Permanent Hospitalist: Family Medicine Job in Des Moines, Iowa
Hospitalist (Family Medicine Physician)
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Remote (Work from home, occasionally visit patients in their homes ), Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
- Treat and diagnose patients with Polychronic as well as Kidney and Renal diseases
- Serve as a collaborator, partner/mentor in the training of NPs and other providers to provide high quality care
- Apply evidence-based criteria in determining the appropriateness and necessity of care; in particular, in determining whether dialytic or non-dialytic care is the correct evidence-based pathway
- Reduce unnecessary or preventable episodes of care, including hospital readmissions
- Identify and make practical, pointed interventions to improve member care
- Review Annual Wellness Visit assessments to ensure proper coding and provision of medical diagnoses across multiple comorbid conditions
- Conduct meaningful end-of-life and treatment options discussions with patients
Position Requirements
- 2+ years Internal Medicine or Nephrology, IM, EM, or FP practice experience
- Desire to practice in a forward-looking polychronic, kidney, and renal care environment focused on population health management
- Demonstrated experience applying evidence-base clinical criteria
- Experience in renal care, geriatrics and/or hospitalist medicine
- Comfort and skill in end-of-life discussions and advance care planning
- Experience with high-need Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid populations, as well as commercial populations
- Experience integrating acute and behavioral health care and appreciation of social determinants of health and the value of social workers
- Expertise in managing medication panels for complex patients
Required Licensure
- Current residence and state medical license without restrictions to practice and free of sanctions from Medicaid or Medicare.
- Willingness to become licensed in multiple states as company and patient needs require
Education
- Doctorate Degree in Medicine or Doctorate Degree in Osteopathic Medicine
- Board Certified in Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Emergency Medicine
Benefits
- Competitive salary and opportunity to participate in company’s bonus program
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 401(k) plan with matching contributions