Hospitalist Locums Physician Needed Job

Hospitalist - Northern Louisiana Med Ctr - Ruston, LABeds : 160: 80-90 Acute Care Beds 12 SNF Beds 17 ICUBCIM/FM + ACLSEncounters: 45/day (15 per physician on average)Admissions: 7-9/day (3.5 per physician on average)Shifts: Three Doc shifts from 7a-7p, One Doc on night call from 7p-7aPhysicians need to be available for a minimum of 50% of their shifts for night call- This program is still being worked out on how the rotation will workGenerally 3-5 calls a night; this does fluctuate Stable patients admitted at night (7p-7a) can wait to be seen until the next morning. Sick or critical patients admitted after 7 should be seen; this is infrequent. Procedures: Occasionally, hospitalist will perform line placement or intubation, but other staff (ER, Anesthesia, resp) are here to assist.Vents: There is a pulmonologist, but hospitalists occasionally manage vent if he is out of town. Doc should be comfortable running codes, though ER is there to respondEMR system: CernerDocumentation is Athena Health no coding or billingCredentialing time line: Generally 30-45 days Open/Closed ICU: OpenThere are no intensivists. Hospitalists round on ICU patients. Pulmonologist follows as a specialist/consultWith Locums Unlimited, we make locums easy with:Personalized Communication: Single points of contact, 24/7 recruiter access, agility with approval and decision makingOnline time keeping and expense reimbursement: No faxing, handwriting or scanning time cards. All time and receipts are entered into the web portal for reimbursement per pay periodOnline credentialing management: House all of your credentialing documents via upload to your own secure portal provided by Locums Unlimited where they can be retrieved by you at any time. Online signatures (when allowed) through portal and docusignPay breakdown emails: To ensure accuracy, you will receive an email with the breakdown of your pay prior to payroll being processed each pay period for revision if necessaryConfirmation of submissions: You will receive an email from your recruiter anytime you are presented to a hospital, including a breakdown of each site presented to and the detailsContact us asap at .