Hospitalist Physician - Veterans Affairs - Any State License
Orlando, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Hospitalist
Salary
$150.00
– $175.00
• hourly
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Moonlighting
Locums/Travel
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC)
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Inpatient
Location
West Virginia, West Virginia, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
9/20/24
Locums Opportunity - Veterans Affairs - Clarksburg, WV
Rate: $150 + Travel
- Malpractice provided with tail coverage
Rate: $150 + Travel
- Malpractice provided with tail coverage
Job Responsibilities
practice/privileging) shall be responsible for providing Hospital Medicine Physician
care, including, but not limited to:
Evaluation, Treatment and Management: Contractor’s physicians shall admit and
coordinate all aspects of care for hospitalized medical patients including:
Admission, including history and physical examinations
Appropriate placement within the Hospital
Evaluation and treatment, including the ordering and interpretation of diagnostic
studies, including laboratory, diagnostic imaging, and electrocardiographic
examinations, and the administration of medications normally considered part of the
practice of hospital medicine.
Discussion of end of life preferences/advanced care planning.
Consultations with sub-specialists
Timely and proactive discharge planning
Coordination of care with primary care physician
Discharge including ensuring appropriate follow-up is arranged
Perioperative care
Contractor’s physicians shall provide care to patients in critical/acute care settings in
conformance with VA policies. Contractor’s physicians shall assess, stabilize, and
determine the disposition of inpatients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services. This includes
running code teams and rapid response teams.
The core privileges in this specialty include the procedures on the procedures
list (below) and such other procedures that are extensions of the same
techniques and skills. This is not intended to be an all-encompassing
procedures list. It defines the types of activities/procedures/privileges that the
majority of practitioners in this specialty perform at the VA and inherent
activities/procedures/privileges requiring similar skill sets and techniques.
Abscess incision and drainage
Nasogastric tube insertion
Reinsertion of gastric tube
Fecal occult blood testing
Placement of transurethral catheter
Aspiration and injection of joints except ankle and hip Injection of lateral
epicondyle (tennis elbow)
All ACLS procedures
Removal of lines and tubes
Qualifications
ACLS/BLS
DEA
Active Physician License (any state)
Working Hours
7:00pm to 7:00am, Wednesday through Tuesday.