Oncology Hospitalist @ DRAH

Overview

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke Raleigh Hospital, A Campus of Duke University Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with the Duke Raleigh Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. With 204 beds, it is the third largest of Duke Health’s four hospitals and offers a comprehensive array of services, including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced gastrointestinal, and wound healing care.

Job Location

Positions available at multiple hospitals within Duke Health System

Hospitalist physicians in the Hospital Medicine Department are clinicians and/or clinician educators who provide clinical care for patients admitted at Duke University Health System hospitals. They support surgical and specialty services through consultative general internal medicine practice, as well as teach staff, graduate medical trainees, and medical students on inpatient educational rotations.

• Hospitalists will engage in direct patient care activities and medical/clinical practice as the principal component of their overall professional responsibility within the Department.
• Assess, evaluate, diagnose, and manage patients; order medications and therapeutic treatments as warranted.
• Refer for consultations when necessary; authorize transfers; conduct risk assessments.
• Plan and coordinate direct care; determine readiness and planning for discharge for inpatients in their care.
• Communicate with patient families, friends, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to encourage a visitor-friendly environment within the hospital.
• Maintain extensive and ongoing communications with community primary care physicians who routinely manage the care of patients in the hospital.
• Engage in day-to-day patient contact, rounding, and care management with active input from all members of the patient care team.
• Complete all clinical and professional records accurately and in a timely manner to comply with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements.
• contribute to a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams and align work with Hospital Medicine initiatives.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

• Technical:
  Clinical training and skills as mandated by the American Board of Internal Medicine for General Internal Medicine physicians.
• Non-Technical:
  Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• For clinician educators: strong clinical teaching skills.

Education

• MD or DO graduate from an accredited medical school program and completion of Internal Medicine Residency.

Licensure

• Unrestricted medical license issued by NC Medical Board.
• Federal and state prescriptive authority.

Certification

• ABIM (ABIM board eligible recent or pending graduates may also apply).

Experience

• Training experiences as mandated by the ABIM for board eligibility are required. Clinical and teaching experience in an inpatient healthcare environment, including experience in both large academic medical centers and community hospital environments is preferred, but would consider new graduates.

• 12 hour shifts, 192 shifts per year

Equal Opportunity

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