Hospitalist - Meridian Park

We have a very clear mission at Legacy: to make life better for our patients our community and each other. We show it every day in everything we do. At Legacy we have a fundamental responsibility to improve the wellness of everyone we touch and empower people to live healthier lives. If you are interested in joining a team that is making a difference we would like to talk with you.

Legacy Health is currently seeking an experienced Hospitalistto join our dynamic and wellestablished Meridian Park.

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt and efficient medical care including call coverage to patients assigned to inpatient service of the Department of Medicine as scheduled.
• Collaborates with Emergency Department Clinical Staff to determine the most appropriate site of care for individual patients.
• Collaborates with physicians nursing and administrative staff to maximize costeffective use of clinical resources.
• Provides prompt and clear communication about patients admission condition changes and discharge to clinicians responsible for outpatient care.
• Participates as a team member at patient care conferences.
• May manage the care of patients in critical care units with Intensivist support.
• Collaborates with Medical Director in scheduling.
• Employment is to the Legacy Health organization and therefore providing crosscoverage at other Legacy hospitals may be required.
• Supervises patient care delivered by housestaff physician assistants nurse practitioners and others as requested.
• Prepares accurate and timely documentation of patient care to maximize hospitals accurate billing and collection of services.

Qualification and Licensure Requirements

• Graduate of a 4year Medical School or equivalent and completed Internal Medicine residency.
• Board certified or board eligible in internal medicine.
• Unrestricted Oregon Medical license.
• Current ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.

Benefits of Working for Legacy

• A nonprofit that serves the community.
• Community leader in providing healthcare and healthcare related services to the underserved.
• Full compensation and benefits package to include competitive salary educational loan repayment plan relocation assistance CME allowance full medical plan malpractice coverage retirement and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. Sorry no J1 or H1B visa opportunities.

Education:

Graduate of fouryear U.S. Medical School or equivalent. Residency completed in Internal Medicine or Family Practice.

Experience:

Clinical experience in Internal Medicine or Family Practice preferred.

LEGACYS VALUES IN ACTION:

Follows guidelines set forth in Legacys Values in Action.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled