Nocturnist Physician

HOSPITAL MEDICINE NOCTURNIST needed for growing team in New Orleans. The Department of Hospital Medicine at Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans is seeking physicians to expand our night Hospital Medicine team at our tertiary academic referral center. BC / BE Internal Medicine and Family Medicine physicians are encouraged to apply.

Position Highlights :

• Dedicated swing and night hospitalist team with three physicians (2 swing, 1 nocturnist), two advance practice providers, multiple resident physicians, growing to add an additional attending physician.
• This nocturnist role is a second nocturnist who will work simultaneously with our lead nocturnist and swing team to provide care for hospitalized adult patients.
• Large, well-established department with 60 physicians and 16 advance practice providers who care for approximately 250-300 patients daily.
• Clinical duties include inpatient and observation admissions, cross-coverage of inpatients, emergent overnight consults, and supervision of Internal Medicine residents. Triage of admissions is performed by the lead nocturnist on duty.
• Closed ICU, dedicated ICU code blue team 24 / 7, dedicated rapid response team, 24 / 7 procedural support.
• 24 / 7 hospitalist transfer physician at Patient Flow Center to take transfer requests, who provides documentation and handoff for the receiving physicians.
• Integrated Epic EMR.
• 24 / 7 social work and case management support.
• Competitive base salary with annual quality bonus, CME allowance, comprehensive health, paid parental leave.
• Relocation assistance.
• Schedule is 7on / 7off with flexibility, schedule is built annually to facilitate vacation and holiday planning.
• Moonlighting available during off days at any Ochsner Hospital Medicine location (10 hospitals).

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