Hospitalist - Physician - (Hospital Medicine) Locum Tenens
Location: Pine Ridge South Dakota
Description: Staff Care is employing Hospitalist - Physician - (Hospital Medicine) Locum Tenens right now, this career will be placed in South Dakota. Detailed specification about this career opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Job Description & Requirements
Hospitalist - Physician - (Hospital Medicine) Locum Tenens
StartDate: 05/13/2013Available ! Shifts: 12 Hour/Day
The Indian Health Service in South Dakota is in need of Hospitalist coverage begining in May for 3 months with possible extension. The Hospitalist will work the daytime shift from 8am to 8pm and cover weekend call. The Hospitalist will perform morning rounds then see patients in the adult walk-in clinic when inpatient medical care has been completed. Weekend call begins 8am Saturday continuously through 8pm on Monday.
A hospitalist (locum tenens) is a physician that is generally Internal Medicine residency trained but can be from Family Medicine or other sub-specialty programs. They specialize in the care of patients who have been admitted into a hospital. These general medicine professionals perform a variety of roles in the hospital and, accordingly, must be familiar with the entirety of human physiology and a wide range of illnesses and medical conditions. Hospitalists complete residencies in internal medicine, much like primary care! physicians. When patients arrive to the hospital, a hospitali! st will take care of them, prescribing treatment as needed, before referring them to a specialist or discharging them from the facility.
Required Qualifications
BLS, ACLS, DEA required prior to start
EHR experience required
Preferred Qualifications
Previous Indian Health experience preferred
Facility Location
The city is the tribal headquarters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the eighth-largest reservation in the United States. The community of Pine Ridge was established in 1889 in the southwest corner of South Dakota which borders with Nebraska. There is a huge variety of plants and animal life, including a type of endangered ferret and mammal fossils dating back to the Oligocene era.
Job Benefits
Staff Care typically arranges medical or dental malpractice insurance for contractor physicians and other specialists with whom we match to client opportunities. In addition, Staff Care loc! um tenens positions regularly receive highly competitive pay and a dedicated team to handle all travel, lodging, rental, and transportation needs.
About the Company
Staff Care, an AMN Healthcare company, is the nation's leader in locum tenens staffing. We provide flexible, temporary employment options for physicians, clinicians, and other allied health professionals in all specialties with a variety of healthcare organizations, typically with interim contracts lasting from one week to one year.
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This career starts available on: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:40:22 GMT
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