Surgical Critical Care Intensivist/Nocturnist

About the role

Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Facility Name: Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital
Schedule: Full-Time
CME allowance + dedicated CME days
Malpractice coverage with tail

Life at Ascension

Life at Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together.

Position Highlights

About Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford
- 407 beds, modern facility built in 2010, renovated 16 operating room suite
- Located in the fastest growing county in the state of Tennessee on a beautiful 68-acre campus
- $110M expansion project underway, including new high acuity beds, parking garage, critical care unit beds, NICU bassinets, post-surgery bays
- Well-known in the community for women's services and heart surgery program
- Partnered with UTHSC for training medical residents in various specialties

Responsibilities

• Provide medical services to patients in an assigned area.
• Evaluate and treat patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills.
• Cook up discharge planning with case management.
• Recommend, participate in, and work to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accept patient referrals from other physicians.
• Act as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participate in academic programs (eg medical education and research) as requested.
• Provide appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participate in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

Minimum Requirements

• Licensure / Certification / Registration: Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Additional Preferences

No additional preferences