Hospitalist Physician (Internal Medicine)

Quick Facts

• Role: Intermittent Hospitalist Physician (Internal Medicine)
• Setting: Inpatient internal medicine wards
• Schedule: 7 days on / 7 days off (typically 7:00 AM–7:00 PM; intermittent nights/overnights as needed)

Description

Provide comprehensive inpatient general internal medicine care for Veterans, including patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and management of acute and chronic conditions. Manage patients efficiently with a focus on length of stay and care transitions, and coordinate rounds with the inpatient care team. Maintain highly detailed, timely same-day documentation and complete all electronic medical record notes and orders within required timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Perform admissions history and physical examinations
• Manage acute exacerbations and minor medical changes
• Coordinate rounds on medical wards and supervise/evaluate residents during academic bedside rounds
• Provide consultative care to surgical services when requested
• Respond to after-hours calls from community living center, behavioral health, and intensive outpatient rehab
• Champion initiatives to improve quality, safety, and patient experience
• Sign electronic medical record documents and complete notes/encounters within specified deadlines
• Counsel Veterans and families
• Desired (not required): endotracheal intubation, central line placement, arterial line placement, thoracentesis, paracentesis

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual performance bonus and salary increases
• 50–55 days of paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and potential CME-related absence)
• Traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contribution
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options
• Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement (with full-time and board certification)
• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage
• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting