Hospitalist

Job Description

Thriving Medical Center is seeking a Hospitalist to work in Berlin, New Hampshire!

Seeking a Family Medicine / Internal Medicine Hospitalist Physician! - Earn up to $370,000 !

CONTACT: Raymond Stiles

Main information:

Job title:Hospitalist

Non-profit affiliation of four medical facilities in the White Mountains Region of New Hampshire

Job type:Direct hire (permanent)

Annual salary:$327,600 - $371,280 USD

Location:Berlin, NH, USA

Requirements:

Minimum education:Doctor of Medicine

Board Certified / Board Eligible - Internal Medicine Physician / Family Medicine Physician Physician

Years of work experience:2 year(s)

Responsibilities:

Hospitalist, primarily day shift, to join an established hospitalist group at a northern NH Critical Access Hospital.

5-bed adult ICU and stepdown unit type patients.

Provide care independently or with consultation. Intubate patients, and manage mechanical ventilators.

Possess BLS and ACLS for care of adult patients; NRP and PALS for care of newborn and pediatric patients, and run codes together with ED physician on duty.

Ideally, if appropriately trained and credentialed, provides care for pediatrics, including newborns and attending selected deliveries to care for newborn (e.g., high risk vaginal delivery due to fetal distress or meconium; Cesarean section).

After normal business hours (during assigned shift), provides phone coverage for communitys primary care practice (Coos County Family Health Services), including calls from patients/families, 2 local nursing homes (CCFHS serves as attending for all such residents), home health agencies, and pharmacies.

EMR is Meditech Expanse.

Staffing, schedule, and clinical workload:

1 day hospitalist 7 am 7 pm

1 night hospitalist 7 pm 7 am

1 additional rounder, typically for 2-4 hours per morning, depending on census: may be Hospitalist Program Medical Director or hospitalist departing from night shift (especially weekends and holidays)

Clinical schedule: 24 weeks/year; generally 1 week on/1 week off with 2 weeks of paid vacation

Monday through Sunday

Need is primarily day shift; may occasionally be schedule to cover nights.

Call requirements: None

Typical workload for day hospitalist:

2 to 4 admissions or consults

Rounds on, discharge, or transfer 6 to 12 patients

Total patient encounters 8 to 16

May supervise stress tests during selected day shifts (training provided if necessary)

Typical workload for night hospitalist:

2-4 admissions or consults

Assess 1-2 patients at bedside due to instability or change in clinical condition

Best Fit Candidates/Expectations:

Must be comfortable with rural nature of practice and limited number of specialists on call.

Minimum of 2 or 3 years of post-residency practice preferred. Selected new graduates will be considered.

H1-B and J-1 visa candidates will be considered if excellent communication skills and 2+ years experience

Required:

Endotracheal intubation

Ventilator management (initial, maintenance, withdrawal)

Use of BiPAP and CPAP

Manage codes via ACLS protocols

Optional:

Arterial puncture for blood gases

Arthrocentesis and joint injections

Central venous catheter insertion and management

Lumbar puncture

Paracentesis

Thoracentesis

Point-of-care ultrasound

Quality/citizenship bonus:

Up to $15,000 per fiscal year, awarded in November. Depending on performance, each hospitalist could achieve $0; $15,000; or a proportional award in between.

50% of such bonus will be based on hospitalist team goals/ accomplishments, and 50% will be based on individual hospitalist goals/accomplishment.

Benefits

Annual salary: $327,600 - $371,280 USD

Vacation: 2 weeks per year

Holidays: work holiday if during an assigned week

CME funds: $3,500 For license, DEA, Medical Staff dues, professional memberships, tuition and travel for conferences, etc.

Commencement bonus: $25,000, Paid on first pay date following hire (up to 17 days). Not a signing bonus

Relocation: $10,000 to $20,000, Varies depending on distance of move, size of family, etc. Taxable.

Housing stipend: Potentially, Individually negotiated. Taxable.

Educational loan reimbursement: Potentially. Individually negotiated. Taxable.

Retirement plans: Both 457(b) and 403(b)

Plans include a 403(b) qualified plan and a 457(b) non-qualified plan.

Sick time and extended illness:Sick time at 4 days per year. 1 day = 12 hours. Extended illness bank allocation for new hires is 15 days.

Professional liability coverage with tail:$1 million/$3 million

Insurances: health, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, life.

CONTACT: Raymond Stiles