What are the responsibilities and job description for the HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN position at The Provider Finder?

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.

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.

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).

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.

EMR is Meditech Expanse.

Staffing, schedule, and clinical workload :

1 day hospitalist 7 am - 7 pm

1 night hospitalist 7 pm - 7 am

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)

Typical workload for day hospitalist :

2 to 4 admissions or consults

Rounds on, discharge, or transfer 6 to 12 patients

Total patient encounters 8 to 16

May supervise stress tests during selected day shifts (training provided if necessary)

Typical workload for night hospitalist :

2-4 admissions or consults

Assess 1-2 patients at bedside due to instability or change in clinical condition

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.

Best Fit Candidates / Expectations :

Prefer family medicine or internal medicine / pediatrics (combined).

Will consider internal medicine or family medicine (adult only).

Must be comfortable with rural nature of practice and limited number of specialists on call.

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.

Minimum of 2 or 3 years of post-residency practice preferred. Selected new graduates will be considered.

H1-B and J-1 visa candidates will be considered if excellent communication skills and 2 years experience

If you are interested in this position, please reach out to our hiring team below.

We look forward to hearing from you!

For more information please contact :

Michael Baker

Wellspring

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