Department of Medicine: Hospitalist Admitter

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Position Information

Recruitment / Posting Title

Department of Medicine : Hospitalist Admitter

Department

RWJ-Medicine-General Internal-Meb

Salary

Commensurate With Experience

Posting Summary

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) New Brunswick is seeking a full time Hospitalist Admitter to join our Hospitalist Division with Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The State University of New Jersey.

In this position, the Admitter will primarily manage admitted patients to the hospitalist medicine service in close collaboration with consultants and subspecialists who practice at RWJUH.

Working on a well-established, multidisciplinary team, the hospitalist's main goal is to partner with the emergency department physicians, observation unit physicians, and intensivists for patients who require admission to the hospitalist service for acute inpatient levels of care on medical surgical and intermediate care units.

The hospitalist will coordinate the inpatient care, assist with transitions of care back to the ambulatory setting, and work closely with the medical and surgical support staff, inclusive of advanced practice providers.

Ideal candidates will be joining a busy and growing practice delivering comprehensive care. A core function of the hospitalist will be to support a team-based approach, inclusive of communication with case managers, social workers, bed managers, and others to ensure appropriate patient-centered transitions of care.

Moreover, the hospitalist will work extensively with the case management, social work, bed management, and pharmacy teams to assist in patient and family communications and care planning.

In addition to providing clinical care, our academic institution in collaboration with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School creates unique opportunities for physicians to engage in clinical and research programs, faculty development, quality improvement activities, and participation in a broad range of teaching initiatives.

Position Status

Full Time

Posting Number

24FA0416

Posting Open Date

04 / 16 / 2024

Posting Close Date

04 / 15 / 2025

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

MD / DO or equivalent.

Board eligible in Internal Medicine and / or Family Medicine

Certifications / Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Overview

• The Department of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is comprised of approximately 150 paid and more than 300 volunteer faculty members organized into 11 divisions covering the major medical subspecialties : Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases;
• Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension; Education; Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition; Gastroenterology and Hepatology;

General Internal Medicine; Hematology; Medical Oncology; Nephrology; Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine; and Rheumatology.

The Department's clinical mission encompasses inpatient and ambulatory care settings at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (the primary teaching hospital of the medical school) and at various hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.

Our educational mission is focused on development of the next generation of physicians who will become insightful and caring clinicians, leaders, educators and researchers in the field of medicine.

• Our ACGME-accredited education programs continue to thrive. We have an outstanding Internal Medicine Residency Program and fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease;
• Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Gastroenterology; Hematology / Oncology; Infectious Disease; Interventional Cardiology;

Nephrology; Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine; and Rheumatology.

Statement

New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health.

Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings.

We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state-at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, including Piscataway;

and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

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Campus

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Home Location Campus

Cook (RU-New Brunswick)

City

New Brunswick

State

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