Hospitalist (Workforce/Experienced) Physician

The (Workforce/Experienced) Hospitalist Physician is responsible for providing patient care and fulfilling all related clinical duties. The role includes coordinating multidisciplinary teams in assigned areas, educating residents, interns, and other students, and supporting an environment that advances medical research. The physician independently exercises clinical judgment in diagnosing and treating patients, developing care plans, and guiding the interdisciplinary team toward patient care goals.

Essential Job Function

• Stays current and professionally capable by reviewing relevant literature and attending regional and national meetings.
• Takes part in educational programs designed for patients, staff members, and other professionals.
• Contributes to educational and research initiatives by developing didactic materials, attending formal teaching conferences, providing clinical instruction, participating in staff education sessions, and engaging in clinical research.
• Works with other professional staff on liaison responsibilities and helps build relationships with patient referral sources.
• Provides referring physicians with timely updates on the care delivered and the patient’s outcomes.
• Provides direct and indirect patient care within assigned areas.
• Provides clinical oversight to the interdisciplinary team and guides residents and medical students in carrying out all their assigned responsibilities.
• Takes part in clinical research projects aligned with personal interests.
• Completes and signs care documentation promptly and accurately, keeping medical records current and supporting billing requirements.
• Models and consistently upholds Cone Health’s professional standards, including Medical Staff By-Laws, Service Excellence commitments, practice standards, physician expectations, and professional image requirements.
• Demonstrates behaviors and makes decisions that align with the MCHS Mission, Vision, and Values.
• Treats colleagues, patients, associates, family members, and visitors with courtesy and respect while fostering positive working relationships.
• Remains faithful to the Socratic Oath, protects the privacy of patients, and consistently demonstrates integrity in every action.
• Supports Cone Health’s mission by aligning daily work with the organization’s goals and standards.
• Participates, when required, in medical audits, quality improvement initiatives, investigations, peer reviews, and other inquiries concerning professional standards of care.
• Provides clinical oversight and leads the interdisciplinary team in delivering the greatest possible benefit to every patient.
• Maintains safe working practices and ensures all activities comply with relevant regulations.
• Consistently pursues improvement by applying evidence-based practices to advance exceptional healthcare and service, with the goal of achieving outcomes at or above the 90th percentile.
• Keep records in compliance with Cone Health policies and all relevant laws and regulations.
• Contributes to creating clinical guidelines, procedures, and programs, and recommends ways to enhance the quality and efficiency of care.
• Shares assigned on-call duties with other physicians working in the designated areas.

Education

• Required: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from a Medical School recognized by the North Carolina Medical Board.
• Also, medical degrees from other countries that are equivalent to the United States MD or DO degrees from a Medical School recognized by the North Carolina Medical Board.

Experience

• Required: Completed appropriate residency training (and fellowship training as required).
• Consideration to workforce/experienced hospitalists with North Carolina license or can gain within a 3 6-month period of employment offer.

Licensure/Certification/Listing

• Required: Practitioner must have completed the number of years in a residency program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and met all other requirements for eligibility to receive board certification recognized by either the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association in the primary medical specialty (or subspecialty) for which the Practitioner is applying for Clinical Privileges.
• If five (5) or more years have elapsed since the Practitioner completed such residency program, the Practitioner currently must have board-certification recognized by either the American Board of Medical Specialties or the American Osteopathic Association in such specialty (or subspecialty).
• Fully licensed to practice Medicine in the state of NC. Meets requirements of the Cone Health Medical Staff by-laws and obtains the appropriate level of medical staff privileges.
• The Practitioner must have a current, and valid DEA registration number, with no involuntary limitations on prescriptive authority (schedule limitations) resulting from DEA disciplinary actions.