Hospitalist Physician

Howard-Sloan Search, Inc.
Berlin, NH, 03570, USA

Healthcare
hospitalist
inpatient care
ICU management

Our job summary

Hospitalist Physician providing comprehensive inpatient care in a 25-bed facility including a 5-bed adult ICU and stepdown unit, managing critically ill adults and pediatrics. Responsibilities include patient admissions, consultations, mechanical ventilation management, emergency response, and after-hours coverage for primary care practices and nursing homes. Utilizes Meditech Expanse EMR system while coordinating with emergency department staff and overseeing patient rounds and discharges during 12-hour day shifts.

7a-7p - Day Hospitalist needed at AVH in Berlin NH

December 23 - December 29, 2024 (holiday rates on 12/25)

5-bed adult ICU and stepdown unit type patients. Provide care independently or with consultation. Intubate patients, and manage mechanical ventilators.
Requires American Heart Association BLS and ACLS with PALS and NRP (if peds) certification, and run codes together with ED physician on duty.
Ideally, if appropriately trained and credentialed, provides care for pediatrics, including newborns and attending selected deliveries to care for newborn (e.g., high risk vaginal delivery due to fetal distress or meconium; Cesarean section).
After normal business hours, provides phone coverage for community s primary care practice (Coos County Family Health Services), including calls from patients/families, 2 local nursing homes (CCFHS serves as attending for all such residents), home health agencies, and pharmacies.

EMR is Meditech Expanse.

Staffing, schedule, and clinical workload:

1 day hospitalist 7 am 7 pm
1 night hospitalist 7 pm 7 am
1 additional rounder, typically for 2-4 hours per morning, depending on census: may be Hospitalist Program Medical Director or hospitalist departing from night shift (especially weekends and holidays)

Typical workload for day hospitalist:

2 to 4 admissions or consults
Rounds on, discharge, or transfer 6 to 10 patients
Total patient encounters 8 to 14

Typical workload for night hospitalist:

2-4 admissions or consults
Assess 1-2 patients at bedside due to instability or change in clinical condition

If hospitalist clinical work is done or slow and solo ED physician is very busy, hospitalist is expected to help in ED with care of clinically appropriate patients.

No Call outside of shifts.

Admissions: 2-5 new admits/consults per shift.

ICU: 2 (daily census)

Inpatient: 8-12 (daily visits or discharge): Observation, inpatient, and SNF/swing status.

Patient mix: 90% adults, 10% peds. 85% Medicine, 14% Surgery, 1% Trauma

EMR- Meditech Expanse 6.16, Dragon

Total # of Beds: 25

Total # of ICU Beds: 5

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