Hospitalist - Supplemental

About the role

Legacy Salmon Creek Hospitalist Group is searching for a supplemental hospitalist to join their growing team.

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt and efficient medical care, including call coverage, to patients assigned to inpatient service of the Department of Medicine as scheduled.
• Performs duties at the professional level of quality and efficiency established by 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.
• May manage the care of patients in critical care units with Intensivist support.
• Collaborates with Medical Director in scheduling.
• 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 Hospital's accurate billing and collection of services.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a 4-year Medical School or equivalent and completed Internal Medicine residency.
• Minimum of 1-year internal medicine or Chief residency experience required.
• Board certified or board eligible in internal medicine.

Licensure

• Unrestricted Oregon Medical license.
• Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.

Pay

USD $176.53 - USD $176.53 /Hr.