MICU Night Intensivist

Job Description

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

The primary function of the Physician working for the Hospitalist Service is to provide comprehensive care to medicine inpatients in collaboration with Physician Assistants (PA) and Nurse Practitioners (NP), the Director and Operations Manager of the Hospitalist Service and to teach staff. Exemplifies behaviors reflecting Service Excellence and support of the Strategic Dimensions by modeling the Core Success Factors as described in the Performance Review.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

• 1. Clinical Practice:
• 1.1 At the instruction of the Director or his/her designee, provides care of medicine inpatients assigned to the Medicine Service, ensuring safe, high quality and efficient care.
• 2. Education
• 2.1 Identifies information needs of team members, patients and families. Regularly provides related teaching and education to unit nurses and PAs/NPs, including students from the Yale University School of Medicine Physician Associate Program. May also teach medical students and internal medicine residents.
• 3. Quality Improvement/Customer Satisfaction
• 3.1 Participates in team-based quality improvement and patient/customer satisfaction initiatives.
• 4. Patient Safety
• 4.1 Practices medicine in a manner to maximize patient safety.
• 5. Operations
• 5.1 Follows all YNH Medical Services policies and procedures.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

M.D. degree, full residency training and Board eligibility/certification in internal medicine mandatory. Must have attending medical staff privileges at Yale-New Haven Hospital,.

EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years caring for medicine inpatients with teaching responsibilities/experience preferred.

LICENSURE

Hold a valid Connecticut medical license, Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration and Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Certification.

SPECIAL SKILLS

Excellent clinical, interpersonal and organizational skills. Ability to work independently.

PHYSICAL DEMAND

MMR is required. Varivax (chicken pox vaccine) or evidence of prior chicken pox is required. Hepatitis B (or signed declination) is required for those with potential exposure to blood/body fluids. Tdap and influenza vaccination are strongly encouraged. Works weekends.Reports to work by 8:00 a.m. (7:00 a.m. if making the List) and expected to work until at least 1:00 p.m. on weekend days. Hours may vary as needed dependent on patient volume and acuity.