[Hiring] Telehospitalist - Physician @UnityPoint Health

Role Description

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Telehospitalist Physician to join our system-wide team in IA and IL.

• Provide TeleHospitalist coverage at multiple UnityPoint hospitals
• Position is employed with UnityPoint Clinic
• Flexibility with schedule including nights, weekends, and Holidays
• 12, 12-hour shifts/month
• Self-scheduling
• Response time within 30 minutes
• Utilize Vidyo Telehealth
• Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
• Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills
• Managing cross coverage & low acuity admissions (as needed) on overnight shift for one or more hospitals, depending on the number of beds covered
• Cross cover needs, include but not limited to entering orders, calling nurses, staff, patients, or families
• Helping with transfers to higher level of care if needed overnight, transfer to ICU or other floors within same facility, calling in through Vidyo to evaluate patients if needed
• Documentation per CMS & TH guidelines for H&Ps, cross coverage, significant events, handoff, etc.

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Requires 1 year of bedside clinical experience as a Hospitalist
• Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in your state of residency, AND IA, IL and WI
• Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice
• Credentialed at all UPH hospitals staffed by a TeleHospitalist
• Unemployable states: NY, CA, OR, VT, WA, DC

Benefits

• Shift based compensation with RVU production and performance incentive
• A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in
• Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
• Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation
• A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation
• Support and development opportunities that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience
• A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve