Hospitalist Admitter/Rounder

Rutgers University • New Brunswick, NJ

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About The Position

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital ( RWJUH ) New Brunswick is seeking a full time Hospitalist Admitter to join our Hospitalist Division with Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The State University of New Jersey. In this position, the Admitter will primarily manage admitted patients to the hospitalist medicine service in close collaboration with consultants and subspecialists who practice at RWJUH . Working on a well-established, multidisciplinary team, the hospitalist’s main goal is to partner with the emergency department physicians, observation unit physicians, and intensivists for patients who require admission to the hospitalist service for acute inpatient levels of care on medical surgical and intermediate care units. The hospitalist will coordinate the inpatient care, assist with transitions of care back to the ambulatory setting, and work closely with the medical and surgical support staff, inclusive of advanced practice providers. Ideal candidates will be joining a busy and growing practice delivering comprehensive care. A core function of the hospitalist will be to support a team-based approach, inclusive of communication with case managers, social workers, bed managers, and others to ensure appropriate patient-centered transitions of care. Moreover, the hospitalist will work extensively with the case management, social work, bed management, and pharmacy teams to assist in patient and family communications and care planning. In addition to providing clinical care, our academic institution in collaboration with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School creates unique opportunities for physicians to engage in clinical and research programs, faculty development, quality improvement activities, and participation in a broad range of teaching initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage admitted patients to the hospitalist medicine service
• Partner with emergency department physicians, observation unit physicians, and intensivists
• Coordinate inpatient care
• Assist with transitions of care back to the ambulatory setting
• Work closely with medical and surgical support staff, inclusive of advanced practice providers
• Support a team-based approach, inclusive of communication with case managers, social workers, bed managers
• Assist in patient and family communications and care planning

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed