Hospitalist (CA), PRN, Satellite locations

Overview

Hospitalist (CA), PRN, Satellite locations – (2500013U).

The clinical associate physician is responsible for the care of patients in the hospital and clinics, as well as some advocacy and educational initiatives as determined by the Division Chief and / or the Center leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services for patients at Children’s Hospital and other approved sites in an ethical, professional and timely manner.
• Provide oversight of the medical care team and manage direct patient care for a specified patient population; improve continuity of care, customer service and partnerships with community medical providers through timely completion of records and communication.
• Provide on-call services as determined by the division leadership.
• Actively participate in family centered care and communicate in a professional and compassionate manner; refer patients to specialists and to relevant ancillary services as appropriate.
• Appropriately utilize the defined chain of command and escalation policies.
• Respond to team members and outside medical providers in a timely and respectful manner; communicate clearly to trainees expectations regarding patient updates and notifications of significant clinical changes, and encourage questions from trainees.
• Participate in CNMC’s advocacy initiatives and contribute scholarly effort to the advancement of public policy to promote population-based pediatric health and well being.
• Teach patients and families about treatment, prevention, and care enhancement techniques; participate in health promotion, education and / or prevention programs.
• Participate in hospital / university–wide educational programs; provide timely feedback to trainees; ensure adequate orientation for the care that the trainees deliver.
• Supervise and train clinical professionals and students effectively.
• Follow established bylaws, policies and procedures, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and / or infection control standards.
• Adequately and promptly complete all clinical documentation as required by JCAHO, other regulatory bodies and / or the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations and Policies and Procedures, including complete clinical charge documentation.
• Identify problems related to patient services and make recommendations for improvement; cooperate and participate in the development, implementation and revision of policies affecting medical practice, judgment and quality of care; participate as a member of special care teams, Medical Staff and hospital committees.
• Review and prepare protocol for use by staff; evaluate patient care according to adopted protocol and Quality Assurance program criteria; participate in evaluation of peers and support staff; acknowledge and report medical and / or other errors as well as participate in efforts to prevent them.

Qualifications

Location

Primary Location : Maryland-Rockville; Work Locations : Montgomery County, 9850 Key West Avenue, 2nd Floor, Rockville, 20850

Job : Organization : COE Hospital-Based Specialties. Position Status : R (Regular) - O - PRN. Job Posting : Apr 17, 2025, 7 : 01 : 30 PM. Full-Time Salary Range : 150000 - 450000.

Childrens National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here : and the pay transparency policy is available here : Know Your Rights Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

Please note that it is the policy of Children’s National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment : a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children’s National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.

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