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Inpatient Hospitalist AGACNP

Inpatient Hospitalist AGACNP

Blessing Health SystemQuincy, IL, United States
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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
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