Hospitalist

Short Description

Provider shall provide Hospitalist Physician(s) as needed to staff the Hospitalist Services at all agreed upon facilities to provide the following services:

Physician Duties:

• Complete all duties of attending physician as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws
• Coordinate all specialty consultations and resource utilization
• Discharge patients in a timely manner
• At time of discharge/transfer will complete Discharge Instructions and medication reconciliation
• Dictate DC Summary at time of discharge and indicate copy to be sent to family doctor and all specialists following patient during stay
• Participate in QI and RM and UM as reasonably requested
• Respond to Hospital codes as Lead Physician as requested
• Participate as a back-up member of Rapid Response Team when Cooper Intensivists are not scheduled to be on the Rapid Response Team
• Perform emergent intubations as needed
• Perform emergent central lines as needed
• Complete Medical Records in a timely fashion
• Adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws and Hospital Rules and Regulations and policies
• Perform other life/limb saving procedures as may from time to time be necessary
• Make best effort to ensure compliance with all Core Measure quality indicators for patients under their care
• Perform the duties as mutually agreed
• Participate in teaching program
• Comply with the requirements of the voluntary teaching faculty
• Respond to PRN calls for evaluation/orders
• Complete miscellaneous procedures e.g. (ACLS, initial EKG interpretations, radiologic interpretations, urinary catheter insertion, ABGs, etc.) as requested/necessary; (House Physician only)

Salary Min ($)

USD $56.73

Salary Max ($)

USD $192.31