Pediatric Hospitalist

Job title: Pediatric Hospitalist
Posted on: 09/29/2017
Status: Full Time

Company Information

Contact E-mail: hr@cch.flywheelsites.com

Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY OF DUTIES: Primarily provides inpatient care services to infants, children and adolescents of the practice and referring physicians at the hospitals in Lincoln, Nebraska

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

(This list may not include all of the duties assigned)

• Provides medical management of patient care in hospital setting.
• Examines patients, orders, performs and interprets diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition, determine diagnosis and implement appropriate treatment.
• Understands and follows performance standards for hospital providers.
• Supervises assigned personnel.
• Monitors patients’ condition and progress and re-evaluate treatments as necessary.
• Participates in hospital based research projects.
• Communicates and coordinates with other Inpatient and Outpatient physicians.
• Works with hospital team (physicians, PA’s, NP’s and nurses to maximize efficiency.
• Coordinates medical care across service lines to ensure alignment of resources.
• Represents CCH at hospital administrative meetings; community functions, presentations and related forums.
• Maintains organized, clean, efficient and confidential work area.
• Attends CCH meetings as required.
• Maintain satisfactory, regular and predictable attendance by reporting to work as scheduled and keeping unscheduled absences to a minimum.
• Ensures all communications reflect the standards and mission of CCH.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and follows HIPAA Guidelines.
• Displays a consistently positive, cooperative, self-motivated, courteous and professional attitude.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited school of medicine, completed an accredited 3 year pediatric residency and board certified or board eligible.

REQUIREMENTS: Valid Nebraska state license to perform duties of a Physician. PALS and NRP certification.