Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Department of Hospital Medicine, Nocturnist | UToledo Health

UToledo Health and the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences invite applications as a full-time or part-time nocturnist to the Department of Hospital Medicine.

UTMC is seeking a dedicated in-house Nocturnist to provide consistent overnight coverage for the General Medicine services, with an average admission volume of approximately 10 ± 2 patients per night. The Nocturnist will share new admissions with the senior night-float resident, who will admit up to six patients per night, and will share in-house Internal Medicine cross-coverage with the second night-float resident.

An in-house Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (PCCM) fellow will cover the MICU, evaluate and admit patients requiring ICU-level care, and respond to rapid response calls and other medical emergencies throughout the Internal Medicine services, in collaboration with the on-call Critical Care attending.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Hospital Medicine healthcare team to provide patients with medical care services within the standard of care for Hospital Medicine patients.
• Evaluate, triage, and admit patients from the emergency department/outside facilities
• Cross coverage: Monitor and manage cross-coverage for patients admitted under daytime hospitalists
• Acute care management: respond to rapid responses, code blue calls, and other sudden clinical deteriorations.
• Work closely with night-shift nurses, APPs, and emergency staff.
• Order laboratory and radiology tests and refer patients to specialists when appropriate.
• Analyze reports, test results, medical records and examinations to diagnose condition of patients and propose treatment options.
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens to treat identified and documented medical conditions.
• Discuss potential side effects of medication/treatment with patients and ensure that all allergy information is up to date before prescribing medication/treatment.
• Provide advice to patients for lifestyle and diet changes that may improve their health or help to treat the health issue they are experiencing.
• Adhere to departmental policies, procedures and objectives, ongoing quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with all federal and state health information privacy laws.
• Record complete, timely and legible medical records.
• Participate in the teaching programs of the Department of Medicine, the College of Medicine, and the University.
• Participate in research trials that align with the goals of the Department of Medicine.
• Participate in service assignments of importance to the Department of Medicine, the College of Medicine, and the University.

• Retirement Benefits:
  • 403B Traditional or 403B Roth Plan
  • 403/457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• Pension Plans:
  • UTP Pension Plan with Employer Contribution up to 7.5%.
  • UT Academic Pension Plan
• Eligibility for Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Coverage through the University of Toledo
• Over 9 Weeks of Paid Time Off, Inclusive of Vacation, Holiday, and Sick Time
• University of Toledo Tuition Fee Waiver Program for Employees and Dependents
• Long Term and Short-Term Disability
• CME and Travel Allowance
• DEA Waiver and Licensure Cost Coverage
• UTP opts out of FICA, Reducing the Employee's Payroll Taxes

Minimum Qualifications:

• MD or equivalent required
• Successful completion of an Internal Medicine residency
• Board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine
• Current licensure in the State of Ohio required, prior to beginning the position

Communication & Other Skills:

• Ability to successfully teach and mentor medical students, residents and fellows.
• Experience in collaborating with specialists to explore patient health conditions and diagnose health issues.
• Experience in working as a team of healthcare professionals and collaborating with them to ensure positive, effective patient experiences with our organization.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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