Hospitalist: Lead Patient Care, Codes & Discharges

Cooper Norcross University Hospital; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 118,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper University Health Care in New Jersey is seeking Hospitalist Physicians to staff our Hospitalist Services across facilities. You will handle duties of attending physician, coordinate consultations, discharge patients promptly, and ensure accurate discharge instructions and medication reconciliation.

The role involves leading codes when needed, participating in quality improvement, and supporting rapid response and teaching activities as part of a collaborative care team.

Responsibilities

• Complete all duties of attending physician as outlined in the Medical Staff Bylaws
• Coordinate all specialty consultations and resource utilization
• Discharge patients in a timely manner
• At time of discharge/transfer will complete Discharge Instructions and medication reconciliation
• Dictate DC Summary at time of discharge and indicate copy to be sent to family doctor and all specialists following patient during stay
• Participate in QI and RM and UM as reasonably requested
• Respond to Hospital codes as Lead Physician as requested
• Participate as a back-up member of Rapid Response Team when Cooper Intensivists are not scheduled to be on the Rapid Response Team
• Perform emergent intubations as needed
• Perform emergent central lines as needed
• Complete Medical Records in a timely fashion
• Adhere to Medical Staff Bylaws and Hospital Rules and Regulations and policies
• Perform other life/limb saving procedures as may from time to time be necessary
• Make best effort to ensure compliance with all Core Measure quality indicators for patients under their care
• Perform the duties as mutually agreed
• Participate in teaching program
• Comply with the requirements of the voluntary teaching faculty
• Respond to PRN calls for evaluation/orders
• Complete miscellaneous procedures e.g. (ACLS, initial EKG interpretations, radiologic interpretations, urinary catheter insertion, ABGs, etc.) as requested/necessary; (House Physician only)

Job description

Cooper University Health Care in New Jersey is seeking Hospitalist Physicians to staff our Hospitalist Services across facilities. You will handle duties of attending physician, coordinate consultations, discharge patients promptly, and ensure accurate discharge instructions and medication reconciliation.

The role involves leading codes when needed, participating in quality improvement, and supporting rapid response and teaching activities as part of a collaborative care team.