Legacy Health

Hospitalist - Supplemental

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
US-WA-VANCOUVER

Job ID: 26-48494
Type: Supplemental
Salmon Creek Medical Ctr campus

Overview

Every day, patients look to the skilled professionals at Legacy to make their lives better. They seek care that is as compassionate as it is innovative. Our patients want to be involved in their healthcare decisions; they want to feel respected. If you strive to deliver this level of care, every day, you may be a perfect fit in our healthcare community.

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.