Physician Hospitalist; Nocturnist NE Houston, TX

Hospitalist (Nocturnist) Needed in NE Houston, TX

Location:

Humble, TX 77338

• Specialty:
  Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine:
  Nocturnist, Internal Medicine - Peds
• Loan Repayment:
  Not Specified
• Salary Range:
  Not Specified
• Employment Type:
  
  Not Specified
• Bonus Offered:
  None

• Hospitalist (Nocturnist) – Northeast Houston
• Memorial Hermann Medical Group, a large physician‑employed network, is seeking a Board Eligible/Board Certified Hospitalist (Nocturnist) to join the Hospitalist Team at our Northeast Hospital.
• Internal Medicine | Family Medicine
• 7 on 7 off schedule
• EMR training provided for EPIC
• No procedures required
• Closed ICU
• Relocation & Sign‑on Bonus Offered

Principal Accountabilities:

• Attend and actively participate in hospital multidisciplinary rounds on all patients where the hospitalist service is the primary service and when appropriate or requested in a co‑management or consultative role.
• Cover Code Blue and Rapid Responses in accordance with campus code committee recommendations.
• Provide admission services for the Emergency Department, incoming transfer patients, and direct or emergent admissions in accordance with the hospital on‑call schedule and patient assignment guidelines.
• Provide co‑management services for subspecialty services when within the scope and designation of privileges for the hospitalist provider.
• Provide consultative services for members of the Medical Staff when within scope and privileges.
• Accept transfers of care from other clinical service lines if the patient is deemed appropriate for the hospitalist service, provided there is a physician‑to‑physician hand‑off communication related to the patient’s clinical course and the hospitalist attending accepts the patient in transfer.
• Provide transfer center call for incoming non‑critical‑care medical patients in accordance with the hospital on‑call schedule.
• Provide timely evaluation of patients admitted to the hospital in accordance with Medical Executive Committee bylaws.
• Abide and conform to hospital tenants, guidelines, and bylaws.
• Provide physician‑to‑physician sign‑out for patients who are transitioning to post‑acute facilities.
• Provide internal sign‑out at transitions of care consistent with standards of care.
• Provide 72‑hour narcotic prescriptions for patients transitioning to skilled nursing facilities if clinically appropriate.
• Participate in nursing and staff education when solicited by CNO, CMO, or COO.
• Respond to clinical queries in a timely fashion.
• Document History and Physicals within 12 hours.
• Document Discharge Summaries within 48 hours of discharge order.
• Maintain current understanding of the regulatory environment related to status patients consistent with national guidelines.
• Provide post‑discharge coverage for appropriate home health orders for up to 2 weeks or until they have seen their primary care physicians.
• Encourage in‑network utilization of resources for continuity of care unless specified by the patient or expertise is not available in the system.
• Respond in a timely manner to pages and call back from nursing staff unless doing so would impact patient safety or experience.
• In case of emergencies or disaster provide additional coverage per campus protocol.
• Participate in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills.
• Maintain ACLS certification.
• Direct patient care throughout the health care system via consult orders.
• Provides consultation services in collaboration with attending or primary care provider.
• Communicates with the attending physician, nurse, family, and other treatment team members when appropriate, in order to obtain the appropriate patient care plan.
• Effectively communicate with treatment team in a timely and professional manner to provide quality psychiatric care to patients throughout the health care system.
• Complies with best practices and other care directives.
• Follows performance improvement initiatives.
• Works with Memorial Hermann Physicians, Risk Managers, and Case Managers towards resolution of clinical, administrative or technical problems.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and adheres to MH compliance privacy policies.
• Ensures…