Hospitalist

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, Life Flight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

Position Summary:

The Central Maine Hospitalist will provide professional medical care, specializing in the assessment and treatment of adult patients admitted within the Central Maine Health Care (CMHC) system.

Essential Duties:

• Interact and communicate with patients, Central Maine Hospitalists and other physician colleagues, nursing and all other CMMC staff members in a courteous and professional manner
• Reliably perform in-hospital medical coverage of patients admitted within CMHC
• Reliably fulfill work shift requirements to include day, night and weekend shift rotations per the schedule set by the Central Maine Hospitalists Medical Director or his/her designee
• Ensure that shifts are covered by another physician if illness or other emergency issues prevent the hospitalist from fulfilling his/her scheduled shift demand
• Medical management of patients cared for by primary care physician practices covered by Central Maine Hospitalists who require hospital admission within CMHC
• Medical management of “unassigned” patients who require admission within CMHC
• Assist with the transfer and care of patients from other facilities who require treatment within CMHC
• Medical co-management or medical consultative support for patients on subspecialty or surgical services
• Evaluation and management of patients requiring admission or medical triage in the Emergency Department (ED) when consulted by the ED provider
• Provide timely, appropriate and thorough patient care documentation in the form of written daily progress notes, and dictated history and physical admit notes and discharge summaries
• Provide comprehensive communication to the patient’s outpatient providers in the form of the dictated reports noted above and by personal communication, when necessary, to report significant findings or changes in a patient’s health or care status
• Competency with and effective use of the multiple forms of electronic record keeping utilized by CMMC and the physician groups covered by Central Maine Hospitalists
• Medical record completion according to the rules and regulations administered by Health Information Management as approved by the Medical Staff and administration at CMMC
• Review and discuss work concerns or complaints within the administrative framework established by Central Maine Hospitalists and CMMC
• Participate in educational efforts initiated by Central Maine Hospitalists
• Participate in the post graduate medical education of CMMC Family Practice residents, including serving as attending on the Internal Medicine Teaching Service
• Participate in the medical training of medical students that work with Central Maine Hospitalists
• Regularly attend meetings mandatory for the medical staff of CMMC
• Participate in and support Quality Improvement initiatives developed by administration and/or medical committees at CMMC, including the development, implementation, or maintenance of clinical pathways, treatment guidelines and diagnosis specific order sets
• Serve on and reliably participate in hospital committees at CMMC when requested by the Central Maine Hospitalists Medical Director or CMMC administration as part of the hospitalist’s regular assigned duties
• Responsible for other duties as outlined and defined by the bylaws of the CMMC Medical Staff and/or as stipulated in the hospitalist’s contract or employment agreement with CMMC

Education and Experience:

• Career interest in hospital medicine
• Lo…