What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supplemental Hospitalist position at Legacy Health?
Overview
Every day, patients look to the skilled professionals at Legacy to make their lives better. They seek care that is as compassionate as it is innovative. Our patients want to be involved in their healthcare decisions; they want to feel respected. If you strive to deliver this level of care, every day, you may be a perfect fit in our healthcare community.
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital is searching for supplemental hospitalists to join their growing team.
Responsibilities
- Provides prompt and efficient medical care, including call coverage, to patients assigned to inpatient service of the Department of Medicine as scheduled.
- Performs duties at the professional level of quality and efficiency established by Hospital.
- Collaborates with Emergency Department Clinical Staff to determine the most appropriate site of care for individual patients.
- Collaborates with physicians, nursing and administrative staff to maximize cost-effective use of clinical resources.
- Provides prompt and clear communication about patients’ admission, condition changes and discharge to clinicians responsible for outpatient care.
- May manage the care of patients in critical care units with Intensivist support.
- Collaborates with Medical Director in scheduling.
- Employment is to the Legacy Health organization, as a whole, and therefore provides cross-coverage at other Legacy hospitals may be required.
- Supervises patient care delivered by house-staff, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and others as requested.
- Prepares accurate and timely documentation of patient care to maximize Hospital’s accurate billing and collection of services.
Qualifications
- Graduate of a 4-year Medical School or equivalent and completed Internal Medicine residency.
- Minimum of 1-year internal medicine or Chief residency experience required.
- Board certified or board eligible in internal medicine.
- Unrestricted Oregon Medical license.
- Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.
Responsibilities
Working Conditions
Risk of exposure to blood and body fluids . Must be able to lift push pull 0 20 pounds. Risk of exposure to hazardous airborne pathogens particles Annual N95 HMR Full Face fit testing and E required .
