Physician / Hospitalist / Texas / Locum or Permanent / Hospitalist - Physician - Austin, TX Job
Company: OptumCare
Location: Austin
Posted on: March 17, 2023
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Job Description:
Do you have compassion and a passion to help others?
Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts
with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve
your lifes best work.(sm) The Hospitalist leads a collaborative and
comprehensive health care team who follows patients from a single
payor system. The Hospitalist follows a patient from admission to
discharge and coordinates all aspects of inpatient services.
According to city geography, these inpatient services may be in an
acute hospital setting, Skilled Nursing Facility, or a
Rehabilitation Hospital. The typical hospital census per
hospitalist is 7-15. The Hospitalist performance will be tracked
and comparatively reported using metrics related to the strategic
direction and operational needs of the organization. Primary
Responsibilities: The Hospitalist is expected to be able to provide
care consistent with their licensure and/or certification Provides
diagnosis, treatment and management of inpatients according to
current standards of care and accepted medical practice Utilizes
managed care processes for cost effective use of contracted
specialists, lab, radiology and extended service providers
Completes medical documentation according to acceptable hospital
and company standards Communicates and coordinates with the primary
care providers to ensure prompt post hospitalization follow-up care
Conducts effective and timely communication to patients and/or
families regarding treatment plans, diagnoses, prognosis and
discharge planning Adheres to hospital core measure requirements
Participates in business and patient care meetings, if needed.
Attends medical group educational activities Shares call with the
team to provide on-call coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
onsite or offsite by telephone, responding within time frames
established by Hospitalist Team Director. Call is distributed
equitably among team members and is not determined by seniority
and/or longevity Works side by side with Case Management to ensure
smooth and prompt patient post hospitalization follow-up Performs
all other related duties as assigned Youll be rewarded and
recognized for your performance in an environment that will
challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to
succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles
you may be interested in.
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