Job ID: 1542

Type: Physicians

State: WV

Area: Northern West Virginia

Specialty: HOSPITALIST

Description: Hospital center is seeking Hospitalist to provide clinical care services to patients. --Provide acute care to patients in hospital setting --Manage entire course of care through hospital stay, recommending & creating specific treatment plans & coordinating & consulting with specialists as needed --Admit patients from emergency dept. & for other consulting services & following care during hospital stay --Order studies, tests, & ancillary services & reviews results of tests --Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, & treatment regimens --Document services inpatient medical record --Remain in close contact with patients’ primary care physician & other related providers, updating as needed on status & creating recovery plans for patients upon discharge --Communicate directly with patients to answer questions & address concerns --Communicate with advanced practice providers, nurses & other staff involved with patient care --Respond to any emergent codes for patients on hospitalist service; Participate in quality improvement, continuing education, & other patient care programs. --Must have a full & unrestricted West Virginia Medical License

Community/Facility info: Provides services to a nine-county area with a population of approximately 200,000. Recreational and cultural opportunities include a well-developed park system, private and public golf courses, a performing arts endowment fund, and a myriad of historical sites. Median age of WV state wide population is 39.5 and increasing as we have the highest population age density in the US now; older than Florida based on population. Resturants, college sports (WVU 35 miles away-Big East) WV theatre, WVU creative arts complex; Pittsburgh is closest true cultural center with symphony, ballet, opera, etc and is 125 miles by interstate and does a great job of marketing to the Saturday/weekend crowd; many of us do that a lot

Contact: For more information please contact Ryan Hawkins at [email protected] or call 716-689-6000.