Board Certified/Board Eligible Hospitalist

Description

An excellent opportunity exists to work for a government contractor with competitive compensation and work-life balance. Posterity Group is seeking experienced Hospitalist with the Gulf Coast VA Healthcare System.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates, by action and attitude, the general performance standards, treating each patient and referring physician as a cherished customer.
• Develops and nurtures positive and productive working relationships with the nurse director, promoting a culture of teamwork and camaraderie.
• Conducts daily hospital rounds on all patients referred to the service.
• Provides patient care in a manner consistent with hospital medical staff by-laws, LOS standards, pathways/best practices, and referring physician requests.
• Communicates daily with families, referring physicians, specialists, administration, and hospital departments in the care and treatment of patients referred to the service.
• Works with the nurse director to initiate and coordinate early discharge through collaboration with specialists, nursing staff, social services, utilization management, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with hospital departments and hospital administration.
• Demonstrates a commitment to service by providing distinctive, personalized care and services by listening, anticipating, and responding to the needs of both internal (coworkers, fellow employees, etc.) and external (patients, family members, referring physicians/specialists, hospital staff, etc.) customers and striving to exceed customer expectations.
• Contributes to hospital quality improvement activities by actively participating in the medical staff activities, participating and serving on various hospital committees as requested by hospital (pharmacy, patient care coordination, patient safety), and by making suggestions for improvement in processes and supporting change efforts in the hospitalist program.
• Participates in the business development and marketing process as requested by hospital and/or nurse director.
• Serves as a liaison to other physicians, business office, and administration to maximize communication and increase knowledge of the hospitalist program benefits.
• Assumes responsibility for professional practice and personal growth.
• Attends and completes all specific competencies and annual organizational requirements.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to discuss patients' progress, variances, and achievement of expected outcomes and plan of care.
• Assumes responsibility to ensure that all necessary documentation is accurate, complete, and timely, including medical records, billing/coding, and any other such documentation as requested by hospital from time to time. 

Requirements

• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.