Hospitalist Physicians

Description

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Hospitalist Physicians

Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Inc. (HHCMG) is seeking two full-time Hospitalist Physicians at St. Vincents Medical Center (SVMC) in Bridgeport, CT to: accept admission of adult patients to SVMC in accordance with the patient acceptance policy; meet needs (health care, communication, other as appropriate) of patients and their families in timely manner; engage in consultation with and care for inpatients admitted to or being consulted on by hospital medicine services; deliver documentation in the written and electronic record, consistent with employers clinical documentation and quality metric programs; help to develop, modify, and maintain and adhere to evidenced-based best practice guidelines for patient care; assure effective communication with and transition of patients and optimize quality of patient care by working with emergency department physicians and other specialty services to attain appropriate services and assure consultation to and from other specialty services and by making referrals to community physicians; work with existing programs and help to develop new systems to achieve highest measures of quality for resource utilization and inpatient care; work with other members of medical staff to develop roles and provide leadership in committees, taskforces and other areas related to inpatient care and patient transition; and grow knowledge related to patient care and to SVMC and the Hartford Healthcare system through continuing education and extend knowledge of hospital medicine to others by participating in educational and committee activities.

Qualifications

The minimum requirements for the Hospitalist Physician position are: U.S. M.D. or D.O. degree or its foreign equivalent; completion of three-year residency in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine; board eligibility or certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine; and possession of or eligibility for unrestricted Connecticut medical license.

Applicants should send CVs to:
Aaron Hull, Physician Recruiter
Hartford HealthCare
9 Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032
Via email to: Aaron.Hull@hhchealth.org
Or at www.hhchealth.org/careers