Join Our Hospitalist Team at a Community-Owned Kentucky Hospital/Campbellsville, KY
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Position Summary
Taylor Regional Hospital is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Hospitalist to join our growing team in the heart of Central Kentucky. This is an outstanding opportunity to practice high-quality inpatient medicine in a physician-friendly, independent community hospital committed to exceptional patient care, collaboration, and work-life balance.
Our Hospital Medicine team enjoys a supportive environment, strong specialty backup, modern technology, and a predictable 7-on/7-off schedule, allowing physicians to maximize both their professional and personal lives.
Job Responsibilities
• Provide comprehensive inpatient medical care to hospitalized adult patients.
• Vent Management
• Perform patient admissions, daily rounding, consultations, and discharges.
• Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans.
• Collaborate with specialists, nursing staff, case management, rehabilitation services, and ancillary departments to ensure coordinated patient care.
• Respond to medical emergencies and changes in patient condition.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete electronic medical records.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, referring providers, and members of the healthcare team.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist in maintaining quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Participate in departmental meetings and hospital committees as requested.
• Provide compassionate, patient-centered care while promoting excellent patient satisfaction.
Qualifications
• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Eligible for unrestricted Kentucky medical license
• DEA certification or ability to obtain
• Excellent clinical judgment and communication skills
• Commitment to quality improvement and evidence-based medicine
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team
Working Hours
Full-time employed, W-2 position
Predictable 7-on/7-off block schedule
Twelve (12) hour shifts
Approximately 168 shifts annually
Alternating weekends and holidays based on the 7-on/7-off rotation
Enjoy half the year off, providing exceptional work-life balance while delivering outstanding inpatient care
Skills
• Strong inpatient diagnostic and clinical decision-making skills
• Expertise in the evaluation and management of acutely ill hospitalized adult patients
• Proficiency in ventilator management and the care of critically ill patients within an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Ability to recognize and respond rapidly to medical emergencies and patient deterioration
• Knowledge of evidence-based hospital medicine practices and quality improvement initiatives
• Experience managing complex medical conditions, including sepsis, respiratory failure, heart failure, stroke, COPD, diabetes, renal disease, and infectious diseases
• Excellent communication skills with patients, families, consulting specialists, nursing staff, and multidisciplinary care teams
• Ability to perform admissions, daily rounding, discharge planning, and care transitions efficiently
• Strong documentation and electronic medical record (EMR) proficiency
• Collaborative team-oriented approach with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and ancillary departments
• Commitment to patient safety, quality outcomes, and exceptional patient satisfaction
• Ability to prioritize multiple patients while maintaining efficiency in a fast-paced hospital environment
• Knowledge of ventilator weaning protocols, respiratory support strategies, and ICU best practices
• Professionalism, leadership, and sound clinical judgment under pressure
• Commitment to continuous learning and maintaining current clinical knowledge in Hospital Medicine