Locum Hospitalist needed ASAP ongoing.
Opportunity: 2 fulltime providers needed for both day and night shifts.
FACILITY INFORMATION
- Number of hospital beds: 120 beds (effectively 80 in use)
- Number of ICU beds: 12 ICU beds
- EMR system: MedHost with an MModal dictation system
- Board requirement: Board eligible or certified
LOCUMS NEED ASSESSMENT
- Start date of locums need: January or sooner
- Reason for Locum need? Fulltime resignations
- How many FT positions are open? 1.5
- How many shifts per month? 5-7 nights, 20 days
- Length of assignment? 3 months
- Is your need specific to days, nights, swing shifts, or flexible? Days and nights
- Will nocturnist candidates be considered? yes
- Consider candidates that only want weekends? yes
- Consider candidates who need to travel? Yes
PROGRAM DETAILS
- Shift Times: 7a - 7p and 7p - 7a
- How many MDs/APCs during the day? 2 physicians and 1 APC (APC is Monday - Thursday 7a -6p)
- How many MDs/APCs during the night? 1 physician
- How long is credentialing? can be expedited with CEO approval, otherwise, 2 months.
- Will Temp/Emergency privileges granted? Yes
- Will FP trained physicians be accepted in addition to IM? Yes, prefer IM
CLINICAL DETAILS
- Who responds to codes, EM or HM? HM (EM comes as well but HM runs)
- Will locum providers respond to codes? Yes
- What procedures are required of locums? Intubation preferred (ER is willing), lines preferred but 24/7 surgery call is available.
- What is the total census per provider during the day, including admissions? 18-20
- How many of those are admissions during day? 3-5
- How many admissions per night, on average? 8-10
- What is the total HM census covered at night? 40
- Is beeper call required? No
- Is it an open ICU? Yes
- Are there Intensivists? No
- What subspecialty back-up is available? Surgery, urology, anesthesia, some cardiology call, nephrology