Hospitalist Physician – 7a–7p | Low Census | No Procedures
Job at a glance
Job description
We are seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Internal Medicine physician for a locum tenens Hospital Medicine opportunity in Plainview, Texas.
This acute care hospital has 45 medical/surgical beds, an open ICU, and uses Epic EMR. The hospital admits all patients, including surgical and orthopedic patients.
The hospitalist will work alongside an APP and will be responsible for APP supervision. Hospitalists are responsible for running codes. The Emergency Department physician responds to Rapid Response events initially and will transition care to the hospitalist upon arrival.
Practice Highlights:
- Average daily census: 9–11 patients
- Average daily admissions: 3–9
- Average night admissions: 1–3
- Day shift: 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
- Overnight: 1 APP with physician on night call
- Open ICU
- Epic EMR
- No procedures are required
- Procedures are rare and may be performed by the Emergency Medicine team when needed
Available Specialty Services Include:
Cardiology, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Anesthesiology, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Radiology, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, Wound Care, and Speech Therapy.
Job Responsibilities
* Supervise the overnight APP
* Manage the hospitalist service during assigned shifts
* Respond to Rapid Response events after transition from the ED physician
* Run codes
* Manage medical and surgical/orthopedic patients
* Provide appropriate inpatient evaluation and treatment
* Participate in overnight physician call coverage as assigned
Qualifications
* Internal Medicine only; Family Medicine is not accepted
* Board Certified or Board Eligible
* New graduates accepted
* For Board Eligible physicians, being scheduled for boards is preferred
* BLS certification
* ACLS certification
* COVID vaccination/booster or approved medical exemption
* Notarized identification required
Working Hours
Night: APP coverage 7:00 PM–7:00 AM with physician on night call
Skills
Hospital Medicine
Internal Medicine
APP supervision
Code response
Rapid Response
Preferred but not required: intubation, central line placement, and ventilator management