Hospitalist Physician

About the role

At AMG we offer our employees much more than just a job in the healthcare industry. We offer unique career opportunities for people who are called to make a healing difference in the lives of others and desire to be part of a team that makes a difference each day for our patients. AMG Specialty Hospital - Albuquerque is part of the AMG Integrated Healthcare Management Hospital System, a Top‑5 Post‑Acute Care Hospital System. Our mission is an unyielding commitment to Patients, People, and the Pursuit of Healing. We believe our employees are the asset and heart of our organization. Located in the heart of Albuquerque on the 3rd floor of Gibson Medical Center, we are seeking a highly skilled Part Time Hospitalist for weekends with strong inpatient clinical expertise to join our Long‑Term Acute Care (LTAC) team and provide comprehensive medical care to medically complex patients requiring extended acute‑care hospitalization.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medical management for medically complex LTAC patients.
• Perform initial hospital evaluations, daily progress assessments, and discharge evaluations.
• Develop and oversee individualized treatment plans in collaboration with nursing, respiratory therapy, rehabilitation, pharmacy, nutrition, case management, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Manage patients with complex conditions, including prolonged mechanical ventilation and ventilator weaning, acute and chronic respiratory failure, severe infections and sepsis recovery, complex wounds and wound infections, multiple comorbidities and multisystem disease, renal failure and patients requiring dialysis, neurologic and neuromuscular conditions, post‑surgical complications and recovery, complex medication and nutritional management.
• Provide clinical oversight during changes in patient condition and determine appropriate interventions or transfers when indicated.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with the care team to promote safe, efficient progression of care.
• Identify barriers to recovery and discharge and actively participate in length‑of‑stay and discharge planning.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, referring physicians, consultants, and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete medical documentation supporting the patient's clinical condition, treatment plan, and ongoing need for LTAC‑level care.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, peer review, and other medical staff activities as appropriate.
• Support a culture focused on clinical excellence, patient outcomes, appropriate resource utilization, and compassionate care.

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care, or another appropriate specialty.
• Current, unrestricted state medical license.
• Current DEA registration.
• Eligible for hospital medical staff privileges.
• Hospital‑based critical care SA experience strongly preferred.
• Experience caring for medically complex, critically ill, or post‑acute patients preferred.
• Experience with ventilator management, respiratory failure, wound care, dialysis, and complex medical conditions is highly valued.
• Strong communication, clinical judgment, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Commitment to high‑quality, patient‑centered care.

Benefits

• Higher than market pay rates
• Direct deposit
• Paid vacation time
• Optional credit union membership
• Cellular discount options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
• Participation in our ESOP additional retirement benefit

Schedule

Part Time, weekends