Job Description Summary
As a Hospitalist Physician at SSH, you will report, through the Hospitalist Program directors, to the Chief of the Department of Medicine. You will perform medical services faithfully, with due diligence and efficiency, to the best of your ability, and in accordance with applicable standards of your profession, canons of professional ethics, and all laws and SSH policies. You will render medical services solely on behalf of SSH, and undertake other business engagements only with SSH’s written consent. SSH recognizes that teamwork and flexibility are essential to providing 24-hour patient-centered care. You are expected to be respectful of patients, other health care providers, and staff. You shall be professional at all times and adhere to HIPAA standards regarding confidentiality. You will have several roles as a SSH Hospitalist Physician, including admitting, attending physician coverage, and performing consults at the request of other physicians. You will supervise a SSH Physician Extender and respond to all emergency codes within SSH, be a member of the Rapid Response Team, and participate in educational and policy meetings requiring medical expertise.
Job Description
Essential Functions
1. Patient Care
1. Provide clinically appropriate care, including prompt response to emergency consults and attendance at all codes.
2. Ensure patient care needs are met by prioritizing tasks effectively.
3. Show compassion when dealing with patients.
4. Demonstrate consistent professionalism.
5. Maintain confidentiality of patient information.
2. Communication
1. Keep patients and families informed of medical issues.
2. Keep other hospitalists informed of active issues.
3. Keep referral PCPs and specialists informed.
4. Be receptive to feedback and constructive criticism.
3. Documentation
1. Admission H&P clearly addresses abnormal findings and includes a focused plan for inpatient evaluation.
2. Progress notes are well written, clinically appropriate, and include review of abnormal findings.
3. Daily progress notes indicate why continued inpatient care is necessary.
4. Patients on Telemetry have documented rhythm reviews and rationale for monitoring.
5. Discharge summaries are dictated on the day of discharge, include plans for follow-up, and identify outstanding issues.
6. Primary care physicians are clearly identified in all documentation.
7. Handwriting is legible, and all orders are timed and dated.
8. Medical Records are completed weekly.
9. Adhere to the institutional “Do Not Abbreviate List.
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