MEDICAL PRACTITIONER/PHYSICIAN (MD/DO)

Company: Eutis Staffing Inc
Location: Williamsburg
Posted on: September 30, 2024

Job Description:

Position Overview: Our client is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible (BC/BE) Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician/Practitioner (MD/DO) to provide locum tenens coverage. This role is ideal for a professional with experience in managing acute and chronic adult inpatient populations. The initial appointment is for a three-month assignment, with the possibility of extension if the position remains unfilled. This full-time position offers regular office hours and the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic healthcare setting. Assignment Details:

• Start Date: Immediate (pending credentialing)
• Duration: Initial 3-month assignment, with the option to extend for an additional 3-6 months
• Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch break)
• Overtime: Not approved
• Weekends/Holidays: None
• On-call Duty: None
• Cross Coverage: Required, including forensic populations
• Lunch Coverage Call: Once a month (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM) Qualifications:
  • Experience: 3+ years as a Physician/Practitioner preferred
  • Specialization: Experience with inpatient adult admissions, geriatric admissions, and managing acute and chronic health issues in adult, forensic, and geriatric populations preferred
  • Skills: Ability to handle admissions work-ups and manage rapid patient turnover, work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Certification: BLS Healthcare Provider certification required Position Details:
    • Facility: Hospitalizations in acute, adult, inpatient wards (male & female, Co-ED)
    • Patient Demographics: Forensic, NGRI, Civil, Jail Transfer, and Geriatric populations
    • Stay Length: Both short and long-term
    • Caseload: Varies by ward and assignment (typically 40-45 patients)
    • Psychiatry Coverage: Provided
    • Team: Full complement of interdisciplinary team members Responsibilities:
      • Patient Care: Conduct examinations, evaluations, diagnoses, and treatments of medical illnesses for adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient populations
      • Consultation: Serve as a medical consultant to the attending psychiatrist/practitioner
      • Assessments: Complete admission medical assessments, including history and physical exams, mental status examinations, and entering admission orders
      • Diagnostics: Order diagnostic and therapeutic tests and procedures
      • Monitoring: Monitor patient progress, including laboratory values and special procedures, with appropriate follow-up or referrals
      • Collaboration: Consult with authorized representatives/legal guardians on patient medical status and collaborate with psychiatric practitioners to provide DSM-5 diagnoses
      • Clinic Coverage: Provide coverage to the medical clinic and admission suite to ensure the admission process is completed
      • Medication Management: Prescribe medications at the lowest effective dose, assess and address medication side-effects, and report adverse drug reactions
      • Documentation: Ensure timely and quality documentation (admissions, follow-up, and annual assessments) in patient records in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and guidelines

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