Responsible for providing high quality, cost effective, and evidence based medical care to the hospitalized patients as well as providing support to our surgical and specialty services through consultative general medicine practice. The Hospitalist is responsible for coordinating care for patients at discharge, and facilitating hand-off to the outpatient physician.
Position Requirements:
Formal Education / Training:
1. Current licensure by the State of Tennessee as a medical doctor or osteopathic physician.
2. Current DEA number.
3. Able to demonstrate leadership, managerial ability, good interpersonal relationships, and apply sound administrative principles.
4. Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
5. Obtain ACLS certification within 6 months of hire and maintain certification during employment.
Workplace Experience:
Patient care delivery in the acute care setting, to include floors, Critical Care Units, and Emergency Department.
Equipment and Skills:
Standard patient care equipment and training, including the electronic medical record, is provided. The hospitalist must have the ability to work well under pressure, to function dependently and independently, and to be flexible in applying medical knowledge to a variety of situations.
Physical Effort:
1. Able to communicate in English verbally and legibly.
2. Able to stand/sit/work for up to twelve hours a day.
3. Able to lift/move up to 25 lbs.
Key Results:
Provides information, education, and support to patient and the patient’s family members. Includes the patient and their family in care planning.
Provides information, education, and support to nurses and other staff. Includes nurses and other staff in care planning.
Communicates and works cooperatively with peers, consultants, and ER staff.
Facilitates appropriate and timely admission, discharge, and transfer of patients.
Maintains knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through continuing education, hospital conferences, home study, and use of resources and consultants.
Participates effectively in multidisciplinary rounds by communicating diagnosis, stating clear goals, working cooperatively, being open to feedback, and being efficient.
Participates in building positive culture through honest, constructive, friendly, and team-minded interactions.
Chart documentation is accurate, clear, concise, and conforms to the program’s adopted system of note-writing.
Sign-out communications and hand-offs are up-to-date, clear, concise, and appropriately targeted.
Presents professionally, including appearance and demeanor.
Reports to work on time and assures patient care is appropriately triaged, managed, or assigned prior to leaving.
Attends to assignments, as needed, to reduce cost, maintain safety, or improve efficiency.
Williamson Health is a regional healthcare system based in Williamson County, Tennessee, with more than 2,500 employees across more than 30 locations and more than 860 physicians and advanced care practitioners offering exceptional healthcare across 60-plus specialties and subspecialties close to home. The flagship facility, Williamson Medical Center, a 337-bed facility which recently opened its new Boyer-Bryan West Tower, offers extensive women's services, state-of-the-art cardiology services, advanced surgical technologies, an award-winning obstetrics and NICU, leading-edge orthopaedics, outpatient imaging services, and distinct comprehensive emergency and inpatient services for both adult and pediatric patients. Other Williamson Health service providers include the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, The Turner-Dugas Breast Health Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital Vanderbilt at Williamson Medical Center, Williamson Health physician practices that are strategically located throughout the community, countywide Emergency Medical Services that include 18 rapid response units, Williamson Health Foundation, and multiple joint venture Vanderbilt Health and Williamson Medical Center Walk-In Clinics in Williamson County. Learn more about our many specialized services at WilliamsonHealth.org.
Williamson Health is a system where your talents will be valued and your skillset expanded. We are rooted in our promise to world-class, compassionate care for the residents of Williamson County and surrounding communities, taking exceptional pride in serving our community. We're committed to empowering our employees to work in innovative ways and reserve time and space for curiosity, laughter and creativity. We value and support the diversity and cultural differences among one another and are committed to upholding an inclusive environment that appreciates the uniqueness of all individuals. Our values are at the heart of everything we do: respect for every individual, the health and total well-being of all people, human compassion and integrity. These shape who we are as an organization and are essential for delivering the highest level of culturally competent care and treatment of every patient, family member, visitor, physician and employee.
Company Culture:
We are passionate about the care we offer and also our standards of performance which include compassion, respect, accountability and safety -- toward our patients and also toward our colleagues. We're looking for talented, caring, and mission-minded professionals who view their career in healthcare as more than just a paycheck, but as a true calling. We are proud of our unique culture that balances doing what we love, working alongside a supportive team, and maintaining a good quality of life - all while making a difference no matter your department or position.
Community Overview:
Franklin sits in the heart of Williamson County, which has the top-rated school system in the state, a plethora of parks and green spaces, fabulous restaurants, a rich traditional of hospitality, and of course, world-class healthcare. Various publications have showered Franklin with such accolades as one of the "Best Southern Towns," "Best Place to Live," "Top 10 Community for Job Growth," and "Top 50 Cities to Start a Small Business."
From our award-winning hospital, Williamson Medical Center, to state-of-the-art cardiology services, premier orthopaedics, extensive women’s services, multiple physician practices, comprehensive emergency services and more, exceptional care is here.
