Jobs at Eskenazi Health (Now Hiring) — 4 open

Overview

Schedule: PRN

Shift: Nights 

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 327-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus as well as at 10 Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

 

Job Role Summary

The Hospitalist will report to the Hospitalist Medical Director. Hospitalists are engaged in managing the clinical problems of acutely ill, hospitalized patients.  The hospitalist will provide teaching, research, and/or leadership in the field of hospital medicine.Hospitalist physicians will provide clinical care for patients admitted at Eskenazi Hospital, support surgical and specialty services through consultative general internal medicine practice, and teach staff, graduate medical trainees, and medical students on inpatient educational rotations.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Perform in a manner to create and sustain a positive work culture with cross-department collaboration and in alignment with Eskenazi Health and Eskenazi Medical Group initiatives•    Provide assessment, diagnostic determination, ongoing clinical management, necessary referral for consultation, care planning, therapeutic orders, transfer authorization, risk assessment, and determination as appropriate for discharge or transfer of patients, both directly and via supervision of trainees•    Collaboration, communication and coordination with all physicians and healthcare personnel caring for hospitalized patients•    Perform bedside rounds on all patients (either with team members or independently) and provide attending notes on all assigned patients•    Perform review of resident notes  for format, relevance, and  accuracy with correction as needed, including completeness of dates, times, and legible signatures, ensuring timely completion of all professional records and documentation in compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure and accreditation requirements•    Review, revise as needed, and co-sign patient discharge summaries within expected timeframes•    Complete all medical record documentation and billing submissions within one business day of service•    Provide prompt, effective, and efficient cross-cover of residents to allow them to attend scheduled educational sessions as well as role-modeling of handoffs to attending physicians coming on-service•    Provide direct contact and consultation with patient's family members, friends, advocates, and relevant others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans and to encourage and support a patient-centered and family-friendly style within the hospital environment

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and can work effectively with a diversity of personalities Must be approachable, show respect for others and be able to present data with effective communication and presentation skills. •    Must have the ability to develop flexible, transferable models for pathways of care. •    Actively demonstrates leadership and a mature sense of priorities and solid practical experience who can design and implement systems within the framework of technical boundaries. •    Performs as a strong team player who builds consensus and promotes the concepts of people working together versus individual performance. •    Possesses high degree of mental effort, concentration and accuracy•    Demonstrates critical thinking•    Flexibility to changing work schedule and changing demands•    Exercises judgment/make decisions to determine extent of problems and to decide on appropriate course of action.•    Demonstrates the ability to see the big picture to implement change in patient care

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications, Training, and Experience

• MD/DO with Medical Staff privileges at Eskenazi Health•    Have an updated and active Medical license to practice in the state of Indiana•    Have an updated and active DEA number•    Must have completed a residency in Internal Medicine or equivalent training program and be BE/BC or equivalent

 

 

Accredited by The Joint Commission and named one of the nation’s 150 best places to work by Becker’s Hospital Review for four consecutive years and Forbes list of best places to work for women, and Forbes list of America’s best midsize employers’ Eskenazi Health’s programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana, the first community mental health center in Indiana and the Eskenazi Health Center Primary Care – Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, just to name a few.