Physician (Hospitalist)

Scope of Duties

• Provide general Internal Medicine care of inpatient services in keeping with good clinical practice and standards of the Hospitalist Section and Medicine Service at the Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital
• Participation in educational activities related to the Internal Medicine residency program.
• Collaboration with the physician extenders and nursing care providers throughout the hospital.
• Be a resource for Primary Care providers ensuring a smooth transition of patients from inpatient to outpatient settings.
• Provide expertise in multispecialty and patient care-related discussions.
• Provide inpatient General Internal Medicine consultation services to non-medicine teams, including direct supervision and education of medical consultation house staff.
• Provide inpatient Internal Medicine attending services including clinical procedures within your specialty area of expertise on the general medicine teams
• Serve on committees as requested by the Medical Center Director, Chief of Staff, or Deputy Chief of Staff.
• Follow the Medical Staff bylaws and complete all medical records timely through CPRS (Computerized Patient Record System) in accordance with VA Policies and Regulations.
• Participate in ongoing process improvements within their specific areas of expertise thereby promoting quality, efficiency, patient safety, and timely access to care for our Veteran patients.
• Will participate in inter-hospital transfers of patients as needed.
• Responsible for the provision of medical diagnostic evaluation and initial assessment of patients to include a minimum of focused history, physical examinations, and pertinent laboratory investigations.
• Responsible for the evaluation of all new admissions to the medicine team with completion of an admission History and Physical (H&P), or completion of the short-form admission note as appropriate.
• Perform, at a minimum, basic procedures expected of any board-eligible Internist. This includes lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, and paracentesis.
• Supervise any residents, students, fellows, or teams assigned to their areas of responsibility.
• Other related duties as assigned, or as prescribed by the Chief of Staff.

Qualifications

• To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement.
• Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
• Basic Requirements:
• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs).