Hospitalist

About the Role

Hospitalist at Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority in United States. Benefits: health benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and evaluate students or residents assigned to the Inpatient unit.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Skills in making appropriate diagnoses, choosing, initiating and modifying current therapies. Ability to teach individuals and families.
• Ability to provide emergency treatment as appropriate such as in cardiac arrest, shock or hemorrhage.

Requirements

• Maintains professional certification through participation in appropriate programs of continuing medical education.
• Education/Experience
• Must have BLS and ACLS certification. PALS certification is strongly recommended if pediatric patients are admitted to the unit.
• Must have a current license to practice medicine.
• Must obtain North Carolina medical license within 6 months of entry on duty at the Cherokee Indian Hospital.
• Valid driver’s license is required.

Benefits & Compensation

• Knowledge of the culture and medical health profile of the patient population.
• Supervision Received

Work Schedule

• Provide medical oversight of all medical care provided on the 18-bed Inpatient unit during duty hours.
• Provides professional advice in specialty throughout the hospital system, acting as the Medical Officer of the day during duty shift.
• Specifically, as assigned by the Medical Director of Inpatient Services: