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Job Description\ N We are seeking a full-time Family Medicine or MedPeds hospitalist , primarily day shift, to join an established hospitalist group at a northern NH Critical Access Hospital.
\ N *5-bed adult ICU and stepdown unit type patients. Provide care independently or with consultation. Intubate patients, and manage mechanical ventilators. Possess BLS and ACLS for care of adult patients;
NRP and PALS for care of newborn and pediatric patients, and run codes together with ED physician on duty.
\ N Ideally, if appropriately trained and credentialed, provides care for pediatrics, including newborns and attending selected deliveries to care for newborn (e.G., high risk vaginal delivery due to fetal distress or meconium;
Cesarean section).
\ N *After normal business hours (during assigned shift), provides phone coverage for community’s primary care practice (Coos County Family Health Services), including calls from patients/families, 2 local nursing homes (CCFHS serves as attending for all such residents), home health agencies, and pharmacies.
\ N *EMR is Meditech Expanse.
\ N Staffing, schedule, and clinical workload:
\ N 1 day hospitalist 7 am – 7 pm
\ N 1 night hospitalist 7 pm – 7 am
\ N 1 additional rounder, typically for 2-4 hours per morning, depending on census: may be Hospitalist Program Medical Director or hospitalist departing from night shift (especially weekends and holidays)
\ N Typicalworkload for day hospitalist:
\ N 2 to 4 admissions or consults
\ N Rounds on, discharge, or transfer 6 to 12 patients
\ N Total patient encounters 8 to 16
\ N May supervise stress tests during selected day shifts (training provided if necessary)
\ N Typicalworkload for night hospitalist:
\ N 2-4 admissions or consults
\ N Assess 1-2 patients at bedside due to instability or change in clinical condition
\ N If hospitalist clinical work is done or slow and solo ED physician is very busy, hospitalist is expected to help in ED with care of clinically appropriate patients.
\ N Best Fit Candidates/Expectations:
\ N Prefer family medicine or internal medicine/pediatrics (combined).
\ N Will consider internal medicine or family medicine (adult only).
\ N Must be comfortable with rural nature of practice and limited number of specialists on call.
\ N Tertiary care is provided primarily by Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, NH) and Catholic Medical Center (Manchester, NH), both 2.0-2.5 hours away by ground or 25 minutes by helicopter.
\ N Minimum of 2 or 3 yearsof post-residency practice preferred. Selected new graduates will be considered.
\ N H1-B and J-1 visa candidates will be considered if excellent communication skills and 2+ years experience
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If you are interested in this position, please reach out to our hiring team below.\ N We look forward to hearing from you!
\ N For more informationplease contact :
\ N Michael Baker
Wellspring
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Worksite address
city of berlin, NH, 03570, US
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