Hospitalist Physician - Medical Oncology Service (NOCTURNIST)

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Pursue your passion for caring with Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently ranked among the best in the United States. The largest of the four Duke Health hospitals with 1,062 patient beds, it features comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center and an endo-surgery center.

About the role

Duke’s Division of Medical Oncology and the Duke Cancer Institute are actively recruiting for a Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician to integrate into our Medical Oncology / Solid Tumor Service. Nocturnist Hospitalist Physicians in Oncology provide clinical care for adult oncology patients admitted at Duke University Hospital during the overnight shift of 7pm – 7am.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of inpatients during the overnight shift, including admissions and transfers.
• Engage in direct patient care activities, including:
  • Assessment, evaluation, pain and symptom management.
  • Care planning and modification, medications/therapeutic recommendations, and medical decision making.
• Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, friends, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans.
• Encourage and support an open visitor-friendly environment within the medical/hospital setting.
• Extensive and ongoing communications with primary oncology teams who routinely manage the cancer care of patients in the outpatient setting.
• Day-to-day patient contact/rounding/care management that actively encourages and includes professional input from all members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements.
• Work to create a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams and align this work with other Oncology initiatives.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited MD or DO medical school.
• Completion of Internal Medicine Residency Program.
• Hematology/Oncology Fellowship preferred, but not required.
• Board Eligible in Internal Medicine (pending or recent graduates may apply).
• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification is required.
• Board Certified in Hematology and/or Oncology is preferred, but not required.
• License to practice medicine issued by the North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB).
• Federal and State DEA License.
• Hospitalist and/or Hematology/Oncology experience preferred but welcome new grad applicants.

Schedule

Day Shift, 16 shifts per month, 7pm – 7am.