AGACNP Hospitalist

POSITION DUTIES

Blessing Hospital Medicine general duties :

Perform daily rounds, taking ownership of the general medicine inpatient service during assigned hours

Perform general medicine consultations

Collaborate with regional providers in the assistance of pre-operative History & Physicals

Attend regular staff meetings with the medical director of the hospitalist program

Attend / participate in the monthly hospitalist program meetings

Attend / participate in the Department of Medicine and General Medical Staff meetings, with at least 50% annual attendance

Become actively involved in various committees and projects as determined by the medical director of the hospitalist program

Follow the hospitalist program policies and hospital policies on patient care, availability and medical education / teaching

Become an integral part of the hospitalist team and be willing to provide backup as needed

Participate in hospital call as scheduled by the hospitalist program

INPATIENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Establishing and maintaining responsibility for inpatient general medicine service.

Providing leadership and education to the entire care team

Working with inpatient care coordinators to ensure appropriate length of stay, efficient use of resources and appropriate follow-up care

Providing direct patient care to general medicine patients

Meeting with families and maintaining a presence on the units

Reviewing (daily or more frequently) all patients on your service with staff and students as needed

Serving as a role model for all staff and colleagues

Serving as a liaison to referring providers – both Blessing Hospital and non-Blessing Hospital to facilitate the growth of the hospitalist service

Understanding, implementing and teaching quality and optimum utilization of services

Assisting in the development of appropriate inpatient clinical pathways

Completing and final signing all histories / physicals, progress notes, procedure notes, consult notes, subsequent follow-ups and discharge documentation. History & Physicals, Consultations and daily progress notes must be recorded in the record at the time of service. Discharge summaries must be complete and final signed within 24 hours of discharge.

Supervising all planned discharges for appropriateness and timeliness, ensuring an order for patients to follow-up with specialists in one week (unless otherwise specified by specialist) and a Primary Care Provider within 2 days of discharge

Working daily with inpatient care coordinators to provide appropriate and timely use of resources (ensuring appropriate and timely use of diagnostic and ancillary services)

Ensure proper communication to the primary care physicians and specialist

About Blessing Health System

Blessing Health System employs almost 300 physicians and advanced practice providers. Blessing is the largest medical provider serving a 300,000+ population region composed of West Central Illinois, Northeast Missouri, and Southeast Iowa. The System operates Blessing Hospital, a 347-bed regional referral center in Quincy, Illinois, (population 45,000) and Illini Community Hospital, a 25-bed critical access facility in Pittsfield, Illinois, (population 4,200).