HOSPITALIST PHYSICIAN

Kaizen Lab Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Direct deposit

Paid vacation time

Credit union membership

Cellular discount options

401(k) retirement plan with companycon

Job summary

AMG Specialty Hospital - Albuquerque is seeking a highly skilled Part Time Hospitalist for weekends to join our LTAC team and provide comprehensive medical care to medically complex patients requiring extended acute-care hospitalization.

The Hospitalist will manage complex conditions, oversee treatment plans, and collaborate with nursing, respiratory therapy, rehabilitation, pharmacy, nutrition, and case management.

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care, or another appropriate specialty.
• Current, unrestricted state medical license.
• CurrentDEA registration.
• Eligible for hospital medical staff privileges.
• Hospital-based critical care SA experience strongly preferred.
• Experience caring for medically complex, critically ill, or post-acute patients preferred.
• Experience with ventilator management, respiratory failure, wound care, dialysis, and complex medical conditions is highly valued.
• Strong communication, clinical judgment, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Commitment to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medical management for medically complex LTAC patients.
• Perform initial hospital evaluations, daily progress assessments, and discharge evaluations.
• Develop and oversee individualized treatment plans in collaboration with nursing,respiratory therapy, rehabilitation, pharmacy, nutrition, case management, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Manage patients with complex conditions, including: Prolonged mechanical ventilation and ventilator weaning; Acute and chronic respiratory failure; Severeinfections and sepsis recovery; Complex wounds and wound infections; Multiple comorbidities and multisystem disease; Renal failure and patients requiring dialysis; Neurologic and neuromuscular conditions; Post-surgical complications and recovery; Complex medication and nutritional management.
• Provide clinical oversight during changes in patient condition and determine appropriate interventions or transfers when indicated.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with the care team to promote safe, efficient progression of care.
• Identify barriers to recovery and discharge and actively participate in length-of-stay and discharge planning.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, referring physicians, consultants, and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and complete medical documentation supporting the patient's clinical condition, treatment plan, and ongoing need for LTAC-level care.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, peer review, and other medical staff activities as appropriate.
• Support a culture focused on clinical excellence, patient outcomes, appropriate resource utilization, and compassionate care.

Skills

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

MD/DO

Board certification in Internal Medicine or Pulmonary/Critical Care

Job description

At AMG we offer our employees much more than just ajob in the healthcare industry. We offer unique career opportunities for peoplewho are called to make a healing difference in the lives of others and desireto be part of a team that makes a difference each day for our patients. Weinvite you to join our team and share your gifts and talents. In addition tomarket competitive pay rates and benefits in the Albuquerque market, you willhave the opportunity to work for an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), asAMG is an employee owned company!

AMG Specialty Hospital - Albuquerque is part of the AMGIntegrated Healthcare Management Hospital System - a Top-5 Post-Acute CareHospital System. Our mission is an unyielding commitment to Patients, People,and the Pursuit of Healing. We believe our employees are the asset and heart ofour organization. We are located in the heart of Albuquerque on the 3rd floor of Gibson Medical Center.

AMG Specialty Hospital - Albuquerque is seeking a highlyskilled Part Time Hospitalist for weekends with stronginpatient clinical expertise to join our Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) teamand provide comprehensive medical care to medically complex patients requiringextended acute-care hospitalization.

The AMG Specialty Hospital – Albuquerque Hospitalist plays a critical role in managing patients with complex medical conditions who are nolonger appropriate for short-term acute care but continue to require extendedacute hospital care, close physician oversight, and multidisciplinary care.

Position Responsibilities

• Providecomprehensive medical management for medically complex LTAC patients.
• Performinitial hospital evaluations, daily progress assessments, and dischargeevaluations.
• Developand oversee individualized treatment plans in collaboration with nursing,respiratory therapy, rehabilitation, pharmacy, nutrition, case management,and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Managepatients with complex conditions, including:
• Prolongedmechanical ventilation and ventilator weaning
• Acuteand chronic respiratory failure
• Severeinfections and sepsis recovery
• Complexwounds and wound infections
• Multiplecomorbidities and multisystem disease
• Renalfailure and patients requiring dialysis
• Neurologicand neuromuscular conditions
• Post-surgicalcomplications and recovery
• Complexmedication and nutritional management
• Provideclinical oversight during changes in patient condition and determineappropriate interventions or transfers when indicated.
• Participatein interdisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with the care team topromote safe, efficient progression of care.
• Identifybarriers to recovery and discharge and actively participate inlength-of-stay and discharge planning.
• Communicateeffectively with patients, families, referring physicians, consultants,and members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Maintaintimely, accurate, and complete medical documentation supporting thepatient's clinical condition, treatment plan, and ongoing need forLTAC-level care.
• Participatein quality improvement, patient safety, peer review, and other medicalstaff activities as appropriate.
• Supporta culture focused on clinical excellence, patient outcomes, appropriateresource utilization, and compassionate care.

Join our dynamic team and enjoy a career where you canmake a difference with AMG Specialty Hospital - Albuquerque!

Part Time employees are offered a comprehensivepackage including higher than market pay rates, direct deposit, paid vacationtime, optional credit union membership, cellular discount options, 401(k)retirement plan with company contribution, and participation in our ESOP additionalretirement benefit.

Job Requirements

• MD orDO from an accredited medical school.
• Boardcertification or board eligibility in Internal Medicine,Pulmonary/Critical Care, or another appropriate specialty.
• Current,unrestricted state medical license.
• CurrentDEA registration.
• Eligiblefor hospital medical staff privileges.
• Hospital-basedcritical care SA experience strongly preferred.
• Experiencecaring for medically complex, critically ill, or post-acute patientspreferred.
• Experiencewith ventilator management, respiratory failure, wound care, dialysis, andcomplex medical conditions is highly valued.
• Strongcommunication, clinical judgment, and interdisciplinary collaborationskills.
• Commitmentto high-quality, patient-centered care

Company Overview

AMG Specialty Hospital - Albuquerque is a Long-Term AcuteCare hospital that specializes in the management of complex medical needs.

Our mission is to return patients to their optimal level ofwell-being in the least restrictive medical environment. We accomplish thisthrough a multi-disciplined approach that includes aggressive clinical andtherapeutic interventions, as well as family involvement. Our high staff topatient ratio ensures individualized attention. Our nurses, therapists, andphysicians work with each patient to obtain the best possible outcomes. Learnmore about the quality care we provide by visiting our website at: amgihm.com/albuquerque.

AMG Specialty Hospital - Albuquerque is an equal opportunityemployer and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), an employee ownedcompany.