Hospital-Employed Hospitalist Position in Dothan, Alabama

Hospital-employed Hospitalist group seeks additional Internal Medicine residency-trained physicians to join a robust, rapidly growing practice as Hospitalist in Dothan, Alabama.

This is a 400+ bed regional referral in Dothan, Alabama. It manages its own hospitalist program. The current practice includes more than 25 full-time board-certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist physicians. Daily, 12 physicians work the 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. shift and 2 physicians will each have an IM resident provide care during the 7 PM – 7 AM. shift. The average daily census is 15-20 patients per provider on the day shift and 9-10 patients per provider on the night shift.

HOSPITALIST PRACTICE HIGHLIGHTS

• Provide coverage for unassigned patients who present to ED requiring inpatient care, care for transfers, and in-hospital consults
• Admit and co-manage with intensivist support adult patients in critical care–no procedures required
• 24/7 pulmonary/critical care support for all CC admissions
• Manage patients in the clinical decision unit
• 24-hour subspecialty support is available for all specialties including the presence of a house radiology physician presence 24/7
• 12-hour work shifts, no call required
• The average schedule is 16 shifts per month
• Flexible, individualized scheduling
• Provide limited coverage for select private practice primary care patients
• Utilize in-house electronic medical records, PACS, and physician portal
• Participate in quality initiatives with an emphasis on evidence-based medicine
• Opportunity to precept 3rd and 4th-year medical students
• Opportunity to teach IM residents
• Leading compensation with a robust benefits package

ABOUT DOTHAN, ALABAMA

• Nearby lakes and rivers and less than 100 miles to Gulf Coast Beaches
• Robust business environment ranked #1 in retail sales in Alabama (per capita)
• Highland Oaks, a Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, and other public and private golf courses and driving ranges
• Regional Airport served by Delta Airlines
• Recognized as a “Playful City” with 19 parks, 6 public swimming pools,47 tennis courts including a 20-court complex built to professional standards

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