Hospital Rounder- Nocturnist

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •MD or DO
• •Board Certified or Eligible in Internal Medicine
• •Currently licensed or able to obtain licenses in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia
• •Provide overnight inpatient medical care, including admissions, Consults, cross-coverage, Rapid clinical assessment, and management of acutely ill hospitalized patients
• •Evaluate the appropriateness of hospitalization for newly admitted patients and collaborate with the Emergency Department, consultants, and care management to ensure patients receive care in the most appropriate setting, including consideration of Advanced Care at Home (ACAH) and other alternative care pathways when appropriate
• •Coordinate overnight specialty consultations, respond to urgent clinical issues, and facilitate safe transitions of care through comprehensive handoffs to the daytime Hospital Medicine team
• •Support patient throughput, utilization management, and quality initiatives by ensuring timely admissions, appropriate level-of-care decisions, and efficient care coordination
• •Practice independently overnight while working collaboratively with nursing, consultants, and the broader Hospital Medicine team to provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered care for inpatient patients as well as providing Cross coverage for some of our core SNFs
• •7 shifts per each 14-day block; shifts 7p to 7a

Desired Qualifications

• •Practice patient-centered, culturally competent medical care
• •Communicate thoughtfully (listen, educate, advocate)
• •Lead with integrity
• •Value teamwork
• •Are transparent and honest
• •Go above and beyond for their patients