PHYSICIAN - NEURO - HOSPITALIST

Job description

Examines, diagnoses, and treats hospitalized patients. Manages patients through the continuum of hospital care, seeing patients in the ER and following them into the critical care unit and organizing post-acute care. Orders treatments, tests, and consults with specialty physicians and primary care physician where appropriate. Performs a variety of tasks. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Travel between hospital locations as necessary. Essential Job Functions: Competency and Experience [Knowledge, Skills and Abilities] - Refer patients to medical specialists, social services or other professionals as appropriate. - Participate in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge skills. - Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support services. - Write patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians. - Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients. - Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care. - Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients. - Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory t...