Hospitalist - Nocturnist

About the Role

As a Nocturnist Hospitalist at Legacy, you serve as the physician of record and a trusted advocate for patients during their hospital stay. Your clinical expertise and compassion help create an environment where patients feel supported, informed, and confident in their care, aligning with our mission to make life better for others.

Responsibilities

Clinical Patient Care

• Provides prompt and efficient medical care, including call coverage, to patients assigned to the inpatient service of the Department of Medicine as scheduled.
• Performs duties at the professional level of quality and efficiency established by the 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.
• Participates as a team member at patient care conferences.
• May manage the care of patients in critical care units with Intensivist support.
• Collaborates with the Medical Director in scheduling.
• Provides cross-coverage at other Legacy hospitals as 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 the Hospital’s accurate billing and collection of services.

Teaching Duties (specific to designated Legacy sites)

• Participates in planning and formal educational programs for the Hospital’s Training Program in General Internal Medicine as required by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education.
• Participates in the evaluation of residents and medical students as assigned.
• Acts as faculty advisor for three to four medical residents.
• Supervises research and scholarship by housestaff.

Other Duties

• Participates and provides medical leadership on appropriate clinical committees as requested.
• Participates in the organizational operations of Legacy Health, Legacy Internal Medicine Services, or the formal teaching conferences of the residency program.
• Provides physician input into improvement of quality, patient safety, and patient and family satisfaction.
• Submits billing and patient charges via electronic medical record on the day of service.
• Conducts oneself in a manner consistent with the Legacy Medical Group Guiding Principles and Preferred Provider Profile.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a four-year U.S. Medical School or equivalent.
• Residency completed in Internal Medicine or Family Practice.
• Clinical experience in Internal Medicine or Family Practice, preferred.
• Board eligible or board certified in Internal Medicine or Family Practice.
• Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state(s) of practice.
• Active ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• Active member in good standing of the Hospital Medical Staff.