Hospitalist

Hospitalist duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Function as part of a Hospitalist Medicine team and provide quality inpatient care services in keeping with good clinical practice and standards of the Hospitalist Section and Medicine Service at the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs Medical.
• Provide supervision, admission staffing and education of internal medicine residents and medical students in all their clinical activities.
• Provides inpatient co-care services and internal medicine consultations to other services, including but not limited to, Mental Health and Surgery.
• Supervises residents during codes and rapid responses.
• Participation in educational activities related to the internal medicine residency program.
• Communicates with incoming and off going Hospitalists to ensure continuity of care.
• Procedural skills may include but are not limited to arterial puncture, arthrocentesis, abdominal paracentesis, nasogastric tube insertion, and thoracentesis based on credentialing.
• Maintain internal medicine board certification and training.
• Attend regular Hospitalist team meetings.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and serve as a positive role model to others at all levels of the organization.
• Follow the Medical Staff bylaws and complete all medical records timely in accordance with VA Policies and Regulations.
• Ensure timely record completion for all patients as outlined in the Department of Medicine.
• Participate in inter-hospital transfers of patients as needed.
• Maintains clinical privileges in the areas of his/her expertise and in all areas required to carry out the duties of his/her assignments/responsibilities within Medicine Services.
• All attending physicians are expected to participate in ongoing process improvements within their specific areas of expertise thereby promoting quality, efficiency, patient safety, and timely access to care for our veteran patients.

Work Schedule: Variable, may include nights, weekends and holidays.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. .

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be approved for well-qualified candidates
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be approved for well-qualified current VA/Federal employees


Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases. Education and length of practice are considered through a formal pay-setting process to determine the final compensable salary (Base Pay + Market Pay)
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Starting at $121,000 Per Year (VM 15)