Hospitalist Supervising Physician

Physician Practice Enhancement is seeking an experienced Hospitalist for a supervising position overseeing 1st and 2nd year residents at St. Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers, NY.

Schedule will be 8am-4pm 7 on 7 off

Job Summary

The Supervising Hospitalist serves as a core educator and attending physician within the community hospitalist program, directly overseeing First-Year (PGY-1) and Second-Year (PGY-2) residents. This role balances high-quality, efficient inpatient census management with hands-on clinical teaching.

Because this is a community setting, the attending is heavily relied upon to provide real-time, bedside supervision for critical procedures (central venous catheterization, endotracheal intubation) and to lead or supervise the resident-run Rapid Response Team (RRT) and code blue activations.

Core Responsibilities

1. Clinical Supervision & Procedural Oversight

• Bedside Procedural Teaching: Provide direct, hands-on supervision and credentialing guidance for PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents performing central lines and endotracheal intubations. Ensure strict adherence to sterile techniques, safety checklists, and complication mitigation.
• Rapid Response & Code Leadership: Respond to all Rapid Response Team (RRT) calls and Code Blues alongside the resident team. Act as the ultimate authority during acute clinical deteriorations while actively coaching PGY-2 residents on team leadership and PGY-1 residents on acute stabilization mechanics.
• Graded Autonomy Evaluation: Assess the baseline procedural and clinical competency of early-career residents. Safely transition them from direct sight supervision to indirect supervision as milestone targets are achieved.

2. Educational & Inpatient Team Management

• Teaching Rounds: Lead daily, multidisciplinary family-centered or bedside teaching rounds for an assigned inpatient census. Emphasize cost-effective community medicine, diagnostic reasoning, and evidence-based care transitions.
• Didactic Contribution: Deliver small-group chalk talks, case conferences, and procedural simulation sessions tailored specifically to the learning curves of 1st and 2nd-year trainees.
• Chart Co-Signature & Documentation: Review and co-sign resident admission notes, progress notes, and discharge summaries in a timely manner. Ensure documentation accurately reflects the attending’s physical involvement and medical decision-making.

3. Administrative & Quality Compliance

• Competency Committees: Serve as a core faculty member by providing objective, milestone-based feedback to the Clinical Competency Committee (CCC) regarding resident procedural proficiency and autonomous decision-making.
• Community Care Quality: Model efficient length-of-stay management, readmission reduction strategies, and hospital safety protocols (e. g., CLABSI and VAE prevention bundles) for the trainee team.

Position Requirements

• Education: MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Training: Completion of an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine or Family Medicine residency program.
• Board Status: Current Board Certification (or Board Eligibility if within 3 years of residency completion) in Internal Medicine or Advanced Hospital Medicine.
• Licensure: Unrestricted New York state medical license, active DEA certificate, and current ACLS certification (required for RRT/Code Blue oversight).
• Procedural Competency: Documented proficiency and recent clinical volume in central line placement and airway management/intubation. Prior experience working with early-stage residents in a community hospital setting is highly preferred.

7 on 7 off

8am-4pm