Physician - Internal Medicine - Hospitalist

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Visas Accepted

N/A

Specialty

Internal Medicine - Hospitalist

Practice Details

Sanford Health has multiple openings for Hospitalists to provide medical care to patients of Bemidji , MN and the surrounding area.

POSITION TITLE: Hospitalist
POSITION DUTIES: Provide internal medicine medical care to adult inpatients in a hospital setting. Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients. Duties include examination, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitative services. More specific duties include but are not limited to: prescribing medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients; admitting patients for hospital stays; writing patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians; conducting discharge planning and discharging patients; ordering or interpreting the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays); communicating with patients’ primary care physicians upon admission, when treatment plans change, or at discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care; referring patients to medical specialists; social services or other professionals as appropriate; participating in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills and attending inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.
EDUCATION: Medical degree or foreign equivalent in Medicine
TRAINING: Internal Medicine residency. Number of months of training required is dependent upon the number of months necessary to complete medical training leading to completion of Internal Medicine residency program.
LICENSE: Minnesota state medical license or ability to obtain. BC/BE

Community Description

Surrounded by breathtaking natural beauty, Bemidji graces the shore of Lake Bemidji, one of more than 400 lakes in the region. Named a top town by Outdoor Magazine, Bemidji is a four-season destination that's full of charm, extraordinary landscapes and diverse culture. With a cost of living 17% below the national average, it offers an exceptional quality of life in a safe, picturesque environment.

Job Description

Hospitalist privileges include the ability to admit, diagnose, evaluate, diagnose, treat and provide consultation to adolescent and adult patients with common and complex illnesses, diseases, and functional disorders of the circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, hematopoietic, gastroenteric, and genitourinary systems.

Qualifications

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Experience can be demonstrated in one of the following ways and should be reflective of the privileges being requested: An applicant who has just completed residency shall provide their residency procedure log and a list of completed rotations, as applicable. OR An applicant who is not applying directly out of a residency shall provide a quality profile from hospital(s) where he/she currently has privileges showing his/her clinical activity for the last 12 months, to include number of procedures performed-morbidity, mortality, infection rates and other complications. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement of inpatient services to be at least 40 patients in the last 12 months. OR If a quality profile is not available from the hospital(s) where the applicant currently has privileges, documentation of the applicant’s hospital activity for the last 12 months is required. The applicant must be able to demonstrate active involvement in the care of 40 patients in the hospital in the last 12 months. More education and experience may be required the more advanced the practice becomes.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate successful completion of an ACGME- or AOA-accredited postgraduate training program in their specialty. These specialties may include internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, critical care medicine, an internal medicine subspecialty, or internal medicine/pediatrics. Certification in the primary area of practice by the appropriate specialty/ subspecialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, as applicable. Those applicants who are not board certified at the time of application but who have completed their residency training within the last five years shall be eligible, however must achieve board certification within five years from the date of completion of their resid