Florence Metro Area, South Carolina Internal Medicine Need

Job description

• 40 FTE group with 16-17 Hospitalists on shift during the days, 0800 – 2000
• Average 15-20 encounters per shift with target of 17
• Typical day: start with a census of 16 and receive 1-2 additional patients throughout the day in the form of a consultation, admission or transfer; no additional assignments after 1800
• Dedicated admitter (“Swing”) starting daily at 1300
• Patient assignments are largely based on geography, although continuity is also considered for patients moving from one level of care to another or laterally
• No procedures
• Expected to respond to a Code Blue on an assigned patient but not a designated member of the Code Team
• Late backup assignment once every ~14 shifts, 1800 – 2000
• Night shift starts at 1800
• Hospitalist RN Hub is open Monday – Friday from 0800 – 1900, staffed by 2 RNs via an overlapping schedule; they act as the Hospitalist call center
• EMR is Cerner Millennium, transitioning to Epic on 12/3/2022

• ASAP
• Ongoing