Hospitalist Physician

Position Details:

• Specialty: Hospital Medicine / Hospitalist
• Location: Derry, NH
• Position Type: Locum Tenens
• Need: Open FTEs; facility is building a provider bench
• Start Date: Flexible / no specific start date
• Duration: Approximately 3 months
• EMR: Meditech
• Patient Population: Underserved
• Hospital Size: 120 beds
• Average Census: patients
• Daily Admissions: Approximately
• Patient Volume: Approximately patients/day, depending on volume and assigned service
• Experience: Seasoned providers who are comfortable managing + encounters/day are encouraged to apply

Schedule / Coverage:

• Service A: 7 AM 7 PM
• Service B: 8 AM 4 PM
• Service C: 7 AM 3 PM
• Call Coverage: Service C: 7 AM 11 AM Service B: 11 AM 3 PM Service A: 3 PM 7 PM
• When the hospital is busy, all three services transition to 12-hour shifts
• Weekends: Two 12-hour services, with an additional surge service when needed
• No fixed rotation schedule at this time
• Once the call rotation is completed, physicians are not expected to be called back or return to the hospital after their shift

Clinical Details:

• ICU: Open ICU
• Hospitalists round in the ICU with on-site intensivist support
• Intensivist manages drips and vents
• Procedures: No specific procedures required
• Trauma: Level II trauma center; trauma surgery manages trauma cases, and hospitalists are generally not involved
• Consults: Approximately 1 2/day, mainly behavioral health or surgical patients
• Support: PT, OT, SLP, case managers, respiratory therapy, on-site intensivist, and support from ED/surgery/intensivist teams for procedures
• APPs: Not currently being utilized
• Grand Rounds: Not required