Hospitalist Physician

Hospitalist Physician at Pacific Companies summary :

A Hospitalist Physician in Savannah, GA, responsible for the care of patients in a long-term acute care hospital. Works on a 7-on-7-off schedule with an average daily census of 25-35 patients, providing comprehensive care from ICU-level patients to those needing long-term IV antibiotics. The physician collaborates with various specialists and is board certified and licensed in Georgia.

Location : Savannah, GA

Duration : March 1, 2024 and ongoing until permanent is hired .

Reason for coverage : Growth

Schedule : 7 on and 7 off

Shift : Day 7a-7p High risk admissions will all be seen by 5pm.

Call : After hours on the 7 days working, mostly phone consults or transfer them out if they re too high risk. Critical care docs usually get called in, not the hospitalist.

Patient volume : AVG 35 internal medicine provider. Avg daily census from 25-35. Rounding and consults.

Scope : Long term acute care hospital. Seeing every patient daily from vented ICU type patients to wound care and long term IV ABX. We do have consultants for pulmonary / critical care, infectious disease, nephrology, etc. Procedures not required, but it is a plus.

EMR : Chart Pad

Hospital : 50 private LTACH beds

Group / support : Pulmonary critical care doctors, nephrologist, infectious disease internal medicine to go with pulmonary group with is usually one additional provider on staff.

Requirements (boards, license) : Board Certified and licensed in GA including DEA

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