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Locum Tenens Hospitalist: Family Medicine Job in New York

Hospitalist

*New grads accepted

Our client in Western New York is currently seeking locums Hospitalist.

Requirements:

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Practice or Internal Medicine
  • ACLS certified
  • NY license required
  • Must be willing to become NIH-Stroke certified for credentialing (2 hours of supplemental CME training).  A total of 8 Stroke CMEs (which much include the NIH Stroke Scale) must be submitted with application
  • MUST be comfortable managing an airway during urgent or emergent clinical situations.  (Average number of intubations per physician provider/month is about 2-4).
  • MUST be comfortable and willing to supervise NPs and PAs.
  • Not accepting candidates who can only do swing swifts and facility is not offering proctoring.
  • Providers have to be able to do procedures
  • Need at least 6-8 shifts per month and more than just weekends.

Practice Details:

  • Schedule: 5 on 5 off
  • Shifts: 7a-7p; 7p-7a; 3p-11p
  • Minimum Shifts Per Month: Block of 5
  • 5 NP/PA on during the day 7a-5p (the non-physicians providers are autonomous and do their own billing, no physician co-signs required)
  • Average Daily Shift Census: 110-120 total
  • Average Number of Admissions (Day and Nights): 22 total per day
    • Day: 7
    • Nights: 14
  • Number of Hospitalists on Day Shifts: 2
  • Number of Hospitalists on Night Shifts: 2
  • Number of Encounters: 15-17
  • Not required to take call
  • Round and manage ICU patients. Hospitalists are responsible for the first 24 hours of vents. There is not an intensivist in the unit.
  • Not required to back-up the Emergency Department
  • With ICU involvement
  • Will be the 1st responder for codes
  • Providers have to be able to do procedures
    • Required Procedures: Endotracheal Intubation, Ventilation Management
    • Preferred Procedures: Central Lines

I am interested in the Locum Tenens Hospitalist: Family Medicine Job in New York. If the position is still accepting new applicants please respond so I can discuss my qualifications with you.

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