Physician Nocturnist

This service will provide internal medicine care in all areas of the hospital and will include, but not be limited to, Emergency Room admissions and consults, inpatient internal medicine care, and medical consultation on surgical patients.

Provides cross coverage support to patients on the Adult Hospitalist service.

Facilitates communication and interactions between the patients, families, peers, ancillary staff, and consultants.

Incorporates evidenced based practices in clinical decision making and provides high quality care as judged by medical peers

Ensures accurate and timely completion of medical records, orders, and documentation to maintain compliance with medical staff, local/state/federal, licensure and accreditation requirements

Efficiently uses hospital and healthcare resources OR Generates length of stays and hospital charges that are, on average, below that of non-hospitalist medical peers.

Performs the above mentioned internal medicine care within time frames as established by the department.

Performs duties in accordance with established routine procedures as set forth by the State of Maryland, BPQA (Board of Physicians Quality Assurance), AMA (American Medical Association), HCFA, and AAHS policies.
 

Maintains current licensure and continuing medical education credits as required by Maryland State Law.

Required Minimum Qualifications: The employee must be licensed to practice in the State of Maryland and Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or a comparable adult medical specialty.

The employee must also fulfill the requirements for medical staff membership at Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Required Licenses And Certificates:

• Board certification in Internal Medicine
• Maryland Medical License
• DEA
• CDS