ILR Health's hospital partner in the US Virgin Islands is looking to fill fall and winter dates through the end of the 2019. This is the best time to be in the Caribbean and these dates will fill very quickly. Roundtrip airfare, rental car, lodging and your temporary US Virgin license will be provided. If you are ready for the adventure and want to escape the winter blues, please send me your CV quickly to be considered for any of the dates below.

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The assignments run Monday at 8am - the following Monday at 8am when you'd turn over to the incoming physician. You would fly in the Sunday prior and fly out after turning the unit over the following Monday. You are able to cover 1 to 2 weeks in a row and your temporary license will be good for 90 days so multiple assignments are possible under your temp license! Board Certification or Eligibility in Internal Medicine is required. This hospital compensates you directly $1200 per day and $135 per hour for in-hospital work after hours. You will be compensated within 2 weeks of the end of your assignment depending on when your assignment ends and the current payroll bi-weekly rotation. The hospital credentialing and licensing can be accomplished in less than a week!

The dates needing coverage (including travel days) are:

9/29 - 10/7 x 2 providers
10/13 – 10/21
11/3 – 11/11
11/10 – 11/18 x 2 providers
12/8 – 12/16 x 2 providers
12/15 – 12/23
12/22 – 12/30 x 2 providers
12/29 – 1/6

Here are the specific job details:

The Medicine service schedules 2 physicians per week from Monday 8am to the following Monday 8am. Usually 7 days on service followed by 7 days off service. Locum physicians however, may be scheduled for up to 2 weeks based on availability. During the on call week, physicians take call for admissions and consultations every other day (24hrs). The physician is responsible for daily rounds on assigned inpatients during the week, including documenting History and Physicals, daily progress notes electronically with updated care plans and communication with patients, families, consultants, nurses, case managers, and appropriate ancillary services. The average inpatient load is 10-20 daily (shared between 2 doctors). All transfers and discharge summaries should be timely documented. Daily orders are to be clearly written in patients' charts. There is no nocturnist coverage, so nursing calls on inpatients overnight are also the responsibility of the assigned physician. All orders given via telephone must be co-signed, timed and dated within 24hrs. Verbal orders are not generally accepted unless there is an emergency. At the end of the rotation, the physician is responsible for creating a typed sign out list assigning all inpatients to the upcoming on call physicians for the following week. Verbal communication with the upcoming physician is encouraged.

We generally transfer patients off-island for emergency services NOT available including:
Neurosurgery
Pulmonary
Trauma
Other services not available on St. Croix include:
Interventional Radiology
Infectious Disease
Pulmonology
Speech Therapy
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Nursing Homes

Available consulting services include:
Psychiatry
Psychology
General Cardiology
Intervention Cardiology(intermittent), Gastroenterology ICU/ Critical Care(sporadic), Hematology/Oncology Nephrology Interventional Nephrology Physical Therapy General Surgery
ENT(intermittent)
Orthopedics
Urology
Podiatry(Intermittent)
Pediatrics
Anesthesia

Radiology

Let me know ASAP if you are interested and available.

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