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Job description
Locum Tenens Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician
Our client is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible (BC/BE) Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician/Practitioner (MD/DO) to provide locum tenens coverage. This role is ideal for a professional with experience in managing acute and chronic adult inpatient populations. The initial appointment is for a three-month assignment, with the possibility of extension if the position remains unfilled. This full-time position offers regular office hours and the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic healthcare setting.
Assignment Details:
Start Date: Immediate (pending credentialing)
Duration: Initial 3-month assignment, with the option to extend for an additional 3-6 months
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch break)
Overtime: Not approved
Weekends/Holidays: None
On-call Duty: None
Cross Coverage: Required, including forensic populations
Lunch Coverage Call: Once a month (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)
Qualifications:
Experience: 3+ years as a Physician/Practitioner preferred
Specialization: Experience with inpatient adult admissions, geriatric admissions, and managing acute and chronic health issues in adult, forensic, and geriatric populations preferred
Skills: Ability to handle admissions work-ups and manage rapid patient turnover, work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
Certification: BLS Healthcare Provider certification required
Position Details:
Facility: Hospitalizations in acute, adult, inpatient wards (male & female, Co-ED)
Patient Demographics: Forensic, NGRI, Civil, Jail Transfer, and Geriatric populations
Stay Length: Both short and long-term
Caseload: Varies by ward and assignment (typically 40-45 patients)
Psychiatry Coverage: Provided
Team: Full complement of interdisciplinary team members
Responsibilities:
Patient Care: Conduct examinations, evaluations, diagnoses, and treatments of medical illnesses for adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient populations
Consultation: Serve as a medical consultant to the attending psychiatrist/practitioner
Assessments: Complete admission medical assessments, including history and physical exams, mental status examinations, and entering admission orders
Diagnostics: Order diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures
Monitoring: Monitor patient progress, including laboratory values and special procedures, with appropriate follow-up or referrals
Collaboration: Consult with authorized representatives/legal guardians on patient medical status and collaborate with psychiatric practitioners to provide DSM-5 diagnoses
Clinic Coverage: Provide coverage to the medical clinic and admission suite to ensure the admission process is completed
Medication Management: Prescribe medications at the lowest effective dose, assess and address medication side-effects, and report adverse drug reactions
Documentation: Ensure timely and quality documentation (admissions, follow-up, and annual assessments) in patient records in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and guidelines
Worksite address
williamsburg, VA, 23187, US
Who can apply
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