Hospitalist - 370K

Thriving Medical Center is seeking a Hospitalist to work in Berlin, New Hampshire!

Seeking a Family Medicine / Internal Medicine Hospitalist Physician! - Earn up to $370,000 !!

CONTACT: Raymond Stiles 843-574-8233 raymond@nowhealthcare.org

Main information:

• Job title:Hospitalist
• Non-profit affiliation of four medical facilities in the White Mountains Region of New Hampshire
• Job type:Direct hire (permanent)
• Annual salary:$327,600 - $371,280 USD
• Location:Berlin, NH, USA

Requirements:

• Minimum education:Doctor of Medicine
• Board Certified / Board Eligible - Internal Medicine Physician / Family Medicine Physician Physician
• Years of work experience:2 year(s)

Responsibilities:

• Hospitalist, primarily day shift, to join an established hospitalist group at a northern NH Critical Access Hospital.
• 5-bed adult ICU and stepdown unit type patients.
• Provide care independently or with consultation. Intubate patients, and manage mechanical ventilators.
• Possess BLS and ACLS for care of adult patients; NRP and PALS for care of newborn and pediatric patients, and run codes together with ED physician on duty.
• Ideally, if appropriately trained and credentialed, provides care for pediatrics, including newborns and attending selected deliveries to care for newborn (e.g., high risk vaginal delivery due to fetal distress or meconium; Cesarean section).
• After normal business hours (during assigned shift), provides phone coverage for communitys primary care practice (Coos County Family Health Services), including calls from patients/families, 2 local nursing homes (CCFHS serves as attending for all such residents), home health agencies, and pharmacies.
• EMR is Meditech Expanse.
• Staffing, schedule, and clinical workload:
• 1 day hospitalist 7 am 7 pm
• 1 night hospitalist 7 pm 7 am
• 1 additional rounder, typically for 2-4 hours per morning, depending on census: may be Hospitalist Program Medical Director or hospitalist departing from night shift (especially weekends and holidays)
• Clinical schedule: 24 weeks/year; generally 1 week on/1 week off with 2 weeks of paid vacation
• Monday through Sunday
• Need is primarily day shift; may occasionally be schedule to cover nights.
• Call requirements: None

Typical workload for day hospitalist:

• 2 to 4 admissions or consults
• Rounds on, discharge, or transfer 6 to 12 patients
• Total patient encounters 8 to 16
• May supervise stress tests during selected day shifts (training provided if necessary)

Typical workload for night hospitalist:

• 2-4 admissions or consults
• Assess 1-2 patients at bedside due to instability or change in clinical condition

Best Fit Candidates/Expectations:

• Prefer family medicine or internal medicine/pediatrics (combined).
• Will consider internal medicine or family medicine (adult only).
• Must be comfortable with rural nature of practice and limited number of specialists on call.
• Minimum of 2 or 3 years of post-residency practice preferred. Selected new graduates will be considered.
• H1-B and J-1 visa candidates will be considered if excellent communication skills and 2+ years experience

Required:

• Endotracheal intubation
• Ventilator management (initial, maintenance, withdrawal)
• Use of BiPAP and CPAP
• Manage codes via ACLS protocols

Optional:

• Arterial puncture for blood gases
• Arthrocentesis and joint injections
• Central venous catheter insertion and management
• Lumbar puncture
• Paracentesis
• Thoracentesis
• Point-of-care ultrasound

Quality/citizenship bonus:

• Up to $15,000 per fiscal year, awarded in November. Depending on performance, each hospitalist could achieve $0; $15,000; or a proportional award in between.
• 50% of such bonus will be based on hospitalist team goals/ accomplishments, and 50% will be based on individual hospitalist goals/accomplishment.

Benefits

Vacation: 2 weeks per year

Holidays: work holiday if during an assigned week

CME funds: $3,500 For license, DEA, Medical Staff dues, professional memberships, tuition and travel for conferences, etc.

Commencement bonus: $25,000, Paid on first pay date following hire (up to 17 days). Not a signing bonus

Relocation: $10,000 to $20,000, Varies depending on distance of move, size of family, etc. Taxable.

Housing stipend: Potentially, Individually negotiated. Taxable.

Educational loan reimbursement: Potentially. Individually negotiated. Taxable.

Retirement plans: Both 457(b) and 403(b)

Plans include a 403(b) qualified plan and a 457(b) non-qualified plan.

Sick time and extended illness:Sick time at 4 days per year. 1 day = 12 hours. Extended illness bank allocation for new hires is 15 days.

Professional liability coverage with tail:$1 million/$3 million

Insurances: health, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, life.

CONTACT: Raymond Stiles 843-574-8233 raymond@nowhealthcare.org