Licensure/Certification Qualifications:
Hospitalist - Patient Flow Center
Duluth, MN
The Patient Flow Center (PFC) hospitalist works in our regional PFC with an interprofessional team of triage nurses, patient placement staff, administration representatives, and case managers to accept patients to Essentia Health hospitals. The hospitalist provides phone and video consultation to Emergency and Hospital providers in our regional hospitals to help support patients locally.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS
Established Hospitalist program with 38 physicians and 10 NP/PAs.
Hospitalists cover Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center and Essentia Health Duluth which are located on the same campus and connected via an indoor skywalk system. Provision of secondary and tertiary care services to patients from a wide region including northern Wisconsin and north central and eastern Minnesota
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center is a 350-bed tertiary care hospital, Level I certified Trauma Center with consistently highest ranked cardiovascular program and is a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
Essentia Health Duluth is an attached 140 bed multispecialty hospital with acute dialysis, medical-surgical, psychiatry, and outpatient surgery units
Provide 24-hour onsite coverage with the assistance of a nocturnist program
ICU coverage is primarily non-intubated patients. Critical Care physicians cover most intubated patients
14-16 patients per day (includes admission, consults, rounding and discharge) with assistance of credentialed practitioners in team-based collaborative model
Satisfying balance of attending and consultative responsibilities covering multiple specialties
Opportunities to participate in hospital-based research, quality and clinical initiatives
Teaching service providing internal medicine rotations for 10 Duluth Family Medicine residents
Friendly, collegial environment with 12 day teams of hospitalists and credentialed practitioners, two day admitters, two evening admitters, and a dedicated nocturnist team of two physicians and one credentialed practitioner
Epic Electronic Medical Record utilized throughout the entire Essentia Health healthcare system
7-day on, 7 day off schedule throughout the year; 182 shifts is considered full-time. Flexible schedule options if desired
Generous starting bonus included for qualified candidates
REQUIREMENTS
LOCATION
Duluth, MN - a harbor city which is located at the westernmost tip of beautiful Lake Superior
150 miles north of the metropolitan Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul
Duluth city population: 90,000; Regional service area: 490,000
For more information contact:
Laurie Swor, Physician Recruiter
218-786-1774 - (fax) 218-722-9952
Email: Laurie.Swor@essentiahealth.org
FTE
1
Shift Rotation
Day/Eve Rotation (United States of America)
Effective December 1, 2019: Job offers are contingent upon successful completion of a post-offer assessment, including a urine drug screen, immunization review, proof of required vaccinations, and background check. Essentia Health is committed to maintaining a work environment free from the influence of illegal drugs and alcohol.
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