Hospitalist Physician (Inpatient Medicine)

Quick Facts

• Role: Hospitalist Physician (Inpatient Medicine)

• Coverage: Monday–Friday with a block-style inpatient schedule and assigned weekend duties

• Patient population: Veterans age 18+ in acute care

• Teaching: Supervises and teaches residents and medical students during inpatient rounding and consultative rounding

Description

Provide comprehensive inpatient care for hospitalized Veterans 18 and older, including admission, evaluation, management, and discharge while supervising learners. Coordinate patient care across specialties and settings, maintain high teaching standards, and contribute to quality improvement and committee activities. The role includes on-tour time for self-directed scholarly work as part of dual VA and academic appointments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive health assessments, determine diagnoses, and develop care plans using established guidelines

• Manage patient care and coordinate transitions of care from acute to outpatient settings

• Teach and supervise learners during clinics, inpatient rounding, and consultative rounding (including trainee evaluation)

• Identify opportunities for performance improvement or traditional research

• Support quality monitoring and follow-up care; demonstrate knowledge relevant to invasive procedures

• Stay current with emerging literature and clinical guidelines

• Comply with VA required educational programs and trainings (TMS)

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Current, full, unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or D.C.

• Completion of approved residency training

• Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Background/security investigation and pre-employment physical evaluation

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases

• 50–55 days paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays; possible CME-related paid absence)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• Malpractice liability protection with tail coverage

• CME reimbursement possibility ($1,000/year, with full-time status and board certification)

• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting