We are looking for Hospitalist for a leading hospital in Dhahran Saudi Arabia.
Basic Function
The hospitalist physician is an internal medicine consultant who provides direct inpatient medical care by diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries of human internal organ systems.
Scope
The hospitalist physician is responsible for admission workup daily management and ultimately discharge of all medical patients on the medical wards and stepdown ICU level of care. The hospitalist physician works as part of a collaborative team to provide direct inpatient medical care at the consultant level and must promote coordination of care among other consultants care management outpatient primary care providers medical designated facilities and hospital services. The hospitalist physician is responsible for ensuring patients and families receive adequate communication regarding their care and treatment plans. The hospitalist physician facilitates timeliness of care and is accountable for care delivered within the appropriate facilities. The hospitalist physician will also provide a medical consultation service for other specialists who have admitted patients and who require assistance with the management of complex medical conditions. Finally as an expert in the management of hospitalized patients the hospitalist physician will be expected to serve on various hospital committees or task forces in order to help improve the care of patients in the hospital.
Principal Contacts
Has daily direct contact with hospitalized patients and their families other hospitalist physicians other consultant physicians and surgeons primary care physicians care managers nurses other members of the care team (respiratory therapists rehab services dietary etc ).
Principal Duties
Evaluate and manage all inpatients admitted to the Hospitalist service during scheduled hours
Perform initial history and physical exam on admission where appropriate
Lead inpatient team to develop timely and appropriate discharge planning and transition of care to the primary care physician or medical designated facility
Provide coverage for other hospitalists patients when working outside of the regular business hours.
Work closely with acute care managers in order to coordinate both inpatient care smoothly and transition of patient to other care settings
Work closely with and communicate effectively with primary care physicians for all hospital admissions
Evaluate and manage ER admissions as appropriate
Work closely with other consultants and hospital staff in a manner that reflects the hospital s mission and core values
Maintain lines of communication open with patients and families
Advise hospital in the development and implementation of inpatient guidelines to care and critical pathways in conjunction with key specialty partners
Work cooperatively with a chain of command to resolve concerns and complaints
Work with the chain of command to continuously improve the Hospitalist program in a collaborative manner
Assist in administering and operating the program in an efficient and effective manner subject to any directives specific to the program.
Coordinate supervise participate in and evaluate volunteers summer students or trainees enrolled in the professional development program.
Promptly complete all medical records as directed by hospital policies and procedures
Perform other duties relating to the program as requested by the Hospitalist Unit Head or hospital administration
