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Job description
Overview
The Hospitalist will report to the Hospitalist Medical Director. Hospitalists are engaged in managing the clinical problems of acutely ill, hospitalized patients. The hospitalist will provide teaching, research, and/or leadership in the field of hospital medicine.
Hospitalist physicians will provide clinical care for patients admitted at Eskenazi Hospital, support surgical and specialty services through consultative general internal medicine practice, and teach staff, graduate medical trainees, and medical students on inpatient educational rotations.
Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
Perform in a manner to create and sustain a positive work culture with cross-department collaboration and in alignment with Eskenazi Health and Eskenazi Medical Group initiatives
Provide assessment, diagnostic determination, ongoing clinical management, necessary referral for consultation, care planning, therapeutic orders, transfer authorization, risk assessment, and determination as appropriate for discharge or transfer of patients, both directly and via supervision of trainees
Collaboration, communication and coordination with all physicians and healthcare personnel caring for hospitalized patients
Perform bedside rounds on all patients (either with team members or independently) and provide attending notes on all assigned patients
Perform review of resident notes for format, relevance, and accuracy with correction as needed, including completeness of dates, times, and legible signatures, ensuring timely completion of all professional records and documentation in compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure and accreditation requirements
Review, revise as needed, and co‑sign patient discharge summaries within expected timeframes
Complete all medical record documentation and billing submissions within one business day of service
Provide prompt, effective, and efficient cross‑cover of residents to allow them to attend scheduled educational sessions as well as role‑modeling of handoffs to attending physicians coming on‑service
Provide direct contact and consultation with patient’s family members, friends, advocates, and relevant others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans and to encourage and support a patient‑centered and family‑friendly style within the hospital environment
Academic Responsibilities
Offer clear behavioral expectations for each supervised trainee at rotation start
Provide evaluation of trainees with explicit formative feedback on knowledge, skills, attitude and overall performance at least once before leaving the rotation
Provide supervisory/teaching rounds involving the medical team with emphasis on clinical reasoning and plan of care (diagnostic, therapeutic, and transitional)
Foster self‑directed learning by all trainees and sharing new knowledge with the team
Provide topic related instruction to ward team at least semi‑weekly, preferably article‑based
Contribute evidence‑based presentations for noon conferences, ideally interactive, regularly
Attend and actively participate in rounds regularly
Conduct interviews of prospective resident candidates and potential faculty candidates
Serve as a professional role‑model for trainees in interactions with peers, patients, families, and other members of the health care team
Qualifications
Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and can work effectively with a diversity of personalities; must be approachable, show respect for others and be able to present data with effective communication and presentation skills.
Must have the ability to develop flexible, transferable models for pathways of care.
Actively demonstrates leadership and a mature sense of priorities and solid practical experience who can design and implement systems within the framework of technical boundaries.
Performs as a strong team player who builds consensus and promotes the concepts of people working together versus individual performance.
Possesses high degree of mental effort, concentration and accuracy.
Demonstrates critical thinking.
Flexibility to changing work schedule and changing demands.
Exercises judgment/makes decisions to determine extent of problems and to decide on appropriate course of action.
Demonstrates the ability to see the big picture to implement change in patient care.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
MD/DO with Medical Staff privileges at Eskenazi Health
Have an updated and active Medical license to practice in the state of Indiana
Have an updated and active DEA number
Must have completed a residency in Internal Medicine or equivalent training program and be BE/BC or equivalent
CONTACTS-INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
Inter/intra‑departmental contacts within all levels of Eskenazi Health
Contact with outside organizations and individuals, including vendors
RESPONSIBILITY
Maintains patient and family confidentiality
Maintains protected health information in accordance with HIPAA privacy guidelines and regulations
Will be in compliance with Eskenazi Health, Eskenazi Medical Group, Indiana University School of Medicine, and other bylaws and compliance so as…
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Worksite address
indianapolis, IN, 46262, US
Who can apply
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