Hospitalist Physician
ProLocums
Springfield, MO, 65801, USA
Springfield, MO, 65801, USA
- Healthcare
- hospitalist
- inpatient care
- patient management
A Hospitalist Physician provides inpatient medical care, managing up to 9 patients per shift in a hospital setting. They coordinate with nursing staff and assist with patient admissions and treatments across day and night shifts. The role involves working in a department with 12 labor/delivery rooms and additional low intervention rooms, supporting patient recovery and clinical operations.
Schedule:
Coverage:
Coverage:
- Patients per shift: 9 max scheduled cases/day (not including unscheduled patients who are admitted) 3 cases night shift, 6 cases day shift
- Beds in Department: 12 LDR + 3 low intervention rooms (midwifery)
- # of RNs: Days average 7-9 floor nurses (plus 1 charge, 2 triage RN s), Nights average 5-6 floor nurses (plus 1 charge, 2 triage RN s) this number drops by about 1-2 nurses on weekend due to lower case-load
- # of MAs: Hospital don t have MA s, but we have OB Assistants (3 on days, 2 on nights) and Surgical Technicians (3 on days, 2 on nights)




