Part-Time Physician Patient Flow Center, Hospital Medicine

Overview

Part-Time Physician for Patient Flow Center, Hospital Medicine-4 at Memorial Hermann Health System. Join to apply for this role.

At Memorial Hermann, we pursue a common goal of delivering high quality, efficient care while creating exceptional experiences for every member of our community. We are looking for a physician who can provide medical expertise and oversight of care across the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, with the highest level of professional standards to optimize quality of care.

• Attend and actively participate in hospital multidisciplinary rounds on all patients for whom the hospitalist service is the primary service, and when appropriate or requested in co-management or consultative roles.
• Cover Code Blue and Rapid Responses per campus code committee recommendations.
• Provide admission services for the Emergency Department, incoming transfers, and direct or emergent admissions according to the hospital on-call schedule and patient assignment guidelines.
• Provide co-management services for subspecialty services within the scope of privileges for the hospitalist provider.
• Provide consultative services for Medical Staff when within the scope and designation of privileges for the hospitalist provider.
• Accept transfers of care from other clinical service lines when appropriate, with physician-to-physician hand-off communication and acceptance by the hospitalist attending.
• Provide transfer center call for incoming non-critical care medical patients per on-call schedule.
• Evaluate admitted patients promptly in accordance with Medical Executive Committee bylaws.
• Abide by and conform to hospital tenants, guidelines, and bylaws.
• Provide physician-to-physician sign-out for patients transitioning to post-acute facilities and internal sign-out at transitions of care.
• Provide 72 hours of narcotic prescriptions for patients transitioning to skilled nursing facilities when clinically appropriate.
• Participate in nursing and staff education as solicited by leadership.
• Respond to clinical queries promptly and document History and Physicals within 12 hours and Discharge Summaries within 48 hours of discharge order.
• Maintain current understanding of regulatory environment related to status patients in line with national guidelines.
• Provide post-discharge coverage for appropriate home health orders for up to 2 weeks or until patients see their primary care physicians.
• Encourage in-network utilization of resources for continuity of care unless specified otherwise by patient preference or system constraints.
• Respond in a timely manner to pages and calls from nursing staff when patient safety or experience is not impacted.
• Provide additional coverage in emergencies or disasters per campus protocol.
• Participate in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills; maintain ACLS certification.
• Direct patient care across the health care system via consult orders and provide consultation in collaboration with attending or primary care providers.
• Communicate with attending physicians, nurses, families, and other treatment team members to obtain appropriate patient care plans; support safe, compassionate, and personalized patient care across the system.
• Adhere to best practices, care directives, performance improvement initiatives, and MH privacy policies.
• Collaborate with Memorial Hermann Physicians, Risk Managers, and Case Managers to resolve clinical or administrative issues; promote professional growth and serve as a preceptor or mentor when appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Education: Graduation from an accredited school of Medicine
• Licenses/Certifications: Current state medical license;
  Current Federal Drug Enforcement Agency license;
  Board certified or board eligible; ACLS certification;
  Staff privileges at all hospitals covered
• Experience / Knowledge / Skills: Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills; teamwork to facilitate multidisciplinary care; strong problem-solving abilities; articulate and active listener; timely handling of issues within Memorial Hermann

• Mid-Senior level

• Part-time

• Health Care Provider
• Industries
• Hospitals and Health Care

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