Hospitalist Inpatient Services, Pediatric ICU, Holtz Children's Hospital, FT, Nights

About the Role

As a Hospitalist of Inpatient Services at Holtz Women's and Children's Hospital, you will provide and manage continuous, intensive direct medical diagnosis and healthcare services to emergency, units, and short-stay hospital inpatients on a 24/7 basis. This role involves maintaining effective communication with medical staff, nursing, social work, and management, while coordinating the development, implementation, and evaluation of patient care standards.

About Holtz Children's Hospital

Holtz Children's Hospital at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center is one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the southeastern United States. It is renowned for:

• Care of critically ill newborns in one of the largest neonatal intensive care units in the U.S., with outstanding medical outcomes
• Specialization in pediatric multi-organ transplants, in collaboration with the Miami Transplant Institute
• One of only three state-accredited comprehensive children's kidney failure centers and one of the largest pediatric kidney transplant programs globally
• The only comprehensive children's heart program in South Florida
• Training the most pediatric physicians of any medical center in the southeastern U.S., in partnership with the University of Miami

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and evaluate medical care for assigned patients using current acceptable medical practices
• Coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and procedures for effective and quality patient care
• Maintain medical records consistent with accepted medical and legal practices
• Collaborate with the Quality Assurance Program to study and document the impact of various programs on healthcare delivery, including costs
• Assist in auditing medical records for proper documentation
• Participate on hospital and healthcare committees as assigned
• Evaluate patients and write admission orders
• Write holding orders for patients already admitted and awaiting team evaluation
• Assist admitting teams as assigned
• Demonstrate behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise)

Requirements

• Doctorate degree in Medicine
• Valid Florida Medical License, DEA board certification, and board certification based on specialty
• American Heart Association and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers (required at the unit level upon hire, with at least 6 months validity)
• Generally requires 3 to 5 years of related experience

Skills

General Competencies

• Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines
• Effective communication in both oral and written form
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with critical thinking and professional composure
• Understanding and following instructions
• Exercising sound and independent judgment
• Proficiency in job-appropriate technology and software applications

Management Competencies

• Knowledge of business and management principles, including strategic planning, resource allocation, and leadership techniques
• Skill in monitoring and assessing performance to make improvements or take corrective action
• Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions
• Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate programs
• Ability to establish goals and objectives
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems

Schedule

Full-Time, Nights (3/3 schedule)

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements

• Extended standing or walking
• Ability to carry objects weighing 21 to 50 pounds
• Able to lift or move objects weighing 51 to 100 pounds with appropriate devices
• Frequent visual acuity for extended computer use

Environmental Conditions

• Fast-paced environment with occasional high pressure or emergent and stressful situations
• Frequent interaction with a diverse population, including team members, providers, patients, insurance companies, and the public
• Subject to inside environmental conditions, with occasional outdoor exposures
• Exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, and other hospital/medical office conditions
• Potential exposure to needle sticks, airborne infections, medical gases, X-rays, and chemical hazards
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when exposed to infectious/clinical hospital environments

Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.