Published: July 2, 2025 - The Hospitalist provides high-quality inpatient medical care, ensuring efficient call coverage and collaboration with emergency and specialty teams to determine the most appropriate site of care. This role coordinates with clinical and administrative staff to optimize resource utilization and ensure continuity of care through timely communication regarding admissions, condition updates, and discharges. The position also oversees multidisciplinary care delivery, supports accurate documentation for billing purposes, and participates in team conferences, cross-hospital coverage, and scheduling coordination.


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1. Hospitalist, Valley View Medical Center, Fort Mohave, AZ
Job Summary:
- Devote 1.0 effort to clinical service within the Division of Neonatology, primarily seeing patients in the NICU at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Emory University Hospital Midtown
- Devote appropriate effort to the education of fellows, residents, and medical students by sharing in the teaching responsibilities of the Neonatology Division while working in the NICU and by teaching in other venues as opportunity arises
- Attend the Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
- Provide exemplary clinical service and ensure that patients cared for only receive the highest quality care
- Attend monthly Division meetings and attend medical staff meetings and faculty meetings
- Participate in ongoing quality improvement and clinical research activities of the division
- Participate in conferences and didactic lectures for nurse practitioners at Emory
- Maintain Georgia state licensure, DEA certification, and appropriate facility privileges
Skills on Resume:
- Clinical Service (Hard Skills)
- Medical Education (Soft Skills)
- NICU Care (Hard Skills)
- Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)
- Team Meetings (Soft Skills)
- Clinical Research (Hard Skills)
- Public Speaking (Soft Skills)
- Licensure Compliance (Hard Skills)
2. Hospitalist, St. Peter’s Health, Helena, MT
Job Summary:
- Conduct hospital rounds on all patients referred to the service
- Provide patient care in a manner consistent with the hospital medical staff by-laws and referring physician requests
- Communicates with families, referring physicians, specialists, administration and hospital departments in the care and treatment of patients referred to the service
- Work with hospitals and clinical staff, social services, utilization management and other members of the interdisciplinary teams
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to discuss patients' progress, variances and achievement of expected outcomes and plan of care
- Assumes responsibility to ensure that all necessary documentation is accurate, complete, and timely including medical records, billing/coding and any other such documentation as requested by the hospital from time to time
- Attends and completes all specific competencies and annual organizational requirements
- Provides initial care to neonates in the delivery room and NICU
- Daily pre-rounding, work rounds with the clinical team (Neonatologists, ACPs, NICU RNs, dieticians, etc) and safe handoff at change of shift
- Attends high-risk deliveries and leads neonatal resuscitations in conjunction with a Neonatologist
- Document daily progress notes reflecting management of newborns and critical changes in a complete and timely manner
- Appropriately bills for attendance of deliveries, performance of resuscitation and procedures
- Identifies quality improvement issues and participates in unit projects
- Attends and participates in divisional educational activities, ACP meetings, Neonatal Performance Improvement Coordinating Group (PICG) and Leadership meetings
Skills on Resume:
- Hospital Rounds (Hard Skills)
- Patient Communication (Soft Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Care Planning (Soft Skills)
- Medical Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Neonatal Care (Hard Skills)
- Resuscitation Skills (Hard Skills)
- Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)
3. Hospitalist, Tidelands Health, Murrells Inlet, SC
Job Summary:
- Provide patient care, resident supervision and resident/medical student teaching as scheduled by the Hospitalist Director
- Adhere to all responsibilities outlined in the Job Description for Hospitalist Teaching Faculty, set forth below
- Participate in the Residency Program Evaluation Committee
- Represent the Department of Medicine at hospital committee meetings, as determined by the Department Chair
- Perform afternoon Multidisciplinary Patient Flow Rounds, as determined by the Chair
- Visit every patient every clinical day
- Direct care and participate in discharge planning and provide appropriate documentation
- Communicate directly with patients
- Provide status updates and answer questions
- Make sure that patients and their families are informed of the anticipated/actual discharge date
- Retain ultimate responsibility for efficient patient flow and the length of stay of each patient
- Delegate tasks to team members to facilitate diagnostic/therapeutic interventions, to assure adherence to mandated metrics and to assist in discharge preparation/planning
- Work to reduce unnecessary LOS due to inefficiencies in the system by communicating with private attendings, navigators, other team members and departmental leadership to address any issues, problems and opportunities
- Take a leadership role in the development and maintenance of continuous quality improvement and patient satisfaction programs
- Contact private physicians regarding their patients
- Communicate with team members to take all measures necessary to assure smooth patient flow and reduce unnecessary LOS due to inefficiencies in the system
- Assure all core measures and quality indicators are met by intervening with private physicians whenever problems, issues and opportunities are identified
Skills on Resume:
- Resident Teaching (Soft Skills)
- Committee Participation (Soft Skills)
- Patient Rounds (Hard Skills)
- Discharge Planning (Hard Skills)
- Family Communication (Soft Skills)
- Patient Flow (Hard Skills)
- Task Delegation (Soft Skills)
- Quality Leadership (Hard Skills)
4. Hospitalist, Northern Light Mayo Hospital, Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Job Summary:
- Return to the hospital 24 hous while on call to care for changes in status as well as new admissions
- Cover the census for their designated period (day and night) at designated acute care facilities
- Possibility of ECF work, moonlighting opportunities during the off week
- Assist with transitioning patients to the SNF
- Work with hospital coordinators and the care team
- Average admission of 1-2 per night (estimated), and average census of 4-6 (also estimated) at each of the 2 hospitals we intend to cover
- Admitting new patients, attempting to divert the patients from the ER
- Provide nighttime inpatient internal medicine care within the hospital setting
- Admitting patients, performing physical exams, ordering tests, diagnosing, performing hospital rounds, and planning for discharge
- Facilitate coordination and development of a comprehensive and individual plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary team
- Coordinate family education with nursing staff, ancillary staff, and other resources
- Follow all established policies for maintenance and signing of medical records
- Contribute to the achievement of department goals and adhere to policies, procedures, and quality and safety standards
Skills on Resume:
- On-Call Coverage (Hard Skills)
- Patient Admission (Hard Skills)
- Care Transition (Soft Skills)
- Team Coordination (Soft Skills)
- ER Diversion (Hard Skills)
- Inpatient Care (Hard Skills)
- Family Education (Soft Skills)
- Policy Compliance (Hard Skills)
5. Hospitalist, Tanner Health System, Carrollton, GA
Job Summary:
- Provide excellent patient care
- Create and recommend treatment plans
- Take patient medical histories
- Update patient information and charts with the latest findings and treatments
- Order tests for the healthcare staff to administer
- Review and interpret test results
- Respond to questions and concerns from patients about their health care and well-being
- Discuss proper nutrition, hygiene, and self-care with patients to promote good health
- Work with various medical staff such as an anesthesiologist, surgeons, and nurses to provide patient care
Skills on Resume:
- Patient Care (Hard Skills)
- Treatment Planning (Hard Skills)
- Medical History (Hard Skills)
- Chart Updates (Hard Skills)
- Test Orders (Hard Skills)
- Result Interpretation (Hard Skills)
- Patient Communication (Soft Skills)
- Teamwork Collaboration (Soft Skills)
6. Hospitalist, Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, AZ
Job Summary:
- Provide internal medicine care to patients admitted to the non-teaching service by performing physical exams, ordering tests, diagnosing and treating patients and by performing hospital rounds and planning for discharge
- Facilitate coordination and development of comprehensive and individual plans of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and multidisciplinary team
- Prepare written prescription orders, medications, and controlled substances under D.C and federal rules, regulations, and law
- Submit timely and complete patient bills
- Receive inpatient referrals from the primary care center and admit from the emergency department
- Maintain a daily caseload of 10+ hospital inpatients
- Responsible for the delivery of patient care, ensuring the quality of care provided by medical residents and nurse practitioners
- Contribute to the achievement of department goals and adhere to policies, procedures, and quality and safety standards
- Comply with government and accreditation regulations
- Directly supervise a nurse practitioner working on a particular healthcare delivery team
Skills on Resume:
- Internal Medicine (Hard Skills)
- Care Planning (Soft Skills)
- Prescription Management (Hard Skills)
- Billing Accuracy (Hard Skills)
- Referral Admission (Hard Skills)
- Caseload Management (Hard Skills)
- Team Supervision (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
7. Hospitalist, Lakeland Regional Health, Lakeland, FL
Job Summary:
- Facilitates and tracks key onboarding activities for new providers and team members
- Serve as a liaison between Sound and the Hospital Medical Staff Office
- Ensure credentialing and provider enrollment packets are complete and proactively follow up on missing documentation
- Serve as a liaison between Hospital departments and the hospitalist team
- Provide information and resources
- Communicate with the hospitalist team and maintain important team documents
- Serve as a Central Office liaison for Provider Enrollment, Billing, Payroll and Compliance teams
- Coordinate the date/time of the Monthly Site Review and participate with updates and follow up on action items
- Perform a monthly review of outstanding hospital accounts receivable and escalate issues related to unpaid invoices to the Program Manager or Regional Manager
- Provide support for all active service lines within the site
- Perform Sound Connect reconciliation workflows
- Ensure accuracy with the Sound Connect PCP database and communication distribution lists
- Provide administrative support to the Program Medical Director including special projects
- Coordinate monthly and quarterly meetings, both within the hospitalist team and with hospital partner leadership, including scheduling, agenda, room/material facilitation, and meeting minutes
Skills on Resume:
- Onboarding Support (Soft Skills)
- Credentialing Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Team Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Document Management (Hard Skills)
- Account Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Provider Communication (Soft Skills)
- Meeting Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Administrative Support (Soft Skills)
8. Hospitalist, Stormont Vail Health, Topeka, KS
Job Summary:
- Manage incoming phone calls, faxes, and mail
- Maintain a Master team list and hospital contacts
- Assist the hospitalist team with death certificates, home health, DRG worksheets, and other forms completion
- Ensure client-facing materials are polished and professional, utilizing standardized Sound templates
- Maintain awareness and tracking of reconciliation dates, PQI submission dates, contract renewal timelines, and annual escalator anniversary dates
- Prompt review of information 9 months before the contract anniversary date
- Gathers information for contracting support
- Develop effective relationships with hospital data owners and collaborate with the Regional Operations Manager to ensure the timely collection of data
- Identify and problem solve day-to-day site operations issues including matters related to payroll, credentialing, human resources, recruiting, etc., with the assistance of Sound's central services departments
- Provide support for organizational Value-Based Care activities, to include coordination with the hospital business office to verify patient payer designation and PCP Appointment Scheduling
- Ensures coordination and facilitation of Physicians' and Advanced Practice Providers' onboarding/ orientation requirements, training, and utilization of Sound Connect for Hospital Medicine
- Coordinate onsite physician interviews with hospital leadership and follow up on hiring recommendations
- Create and coordinate the service line(s) team schedule with the site Program Medical Director and Staffing Coordinator with proactive 3-6 month planning, labor/staffing mix awareness and escalation of critical staffing gaps
- Drive internal staffing call with Program Medical Director and Staffing coordinator, and timely and appropriately follow up on scheduling issues and/or barriers
- Assist Program Medical Director and regional leadership team in staffing optimization management processes with emphasis on meeting staffing design targets
- Ensure physicians’ shifts for payroll with 100% accuracy including proper documentation of shifts worked and documentation of rates
Skills on Resume:
- Communication Management (Soft Skills)
- Form Completion (Hard Skills)
- Schedule Planning (Hard Skills)
- Contract Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Data Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
- Onboarding Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Payroll Accuracy (Hard Skills)
9. Hospitalist, Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, DE
Job Summary:
- Caring for a panel of patients who are admitted without their physician or whose physicians refer their patients to NYU’s hospitalist service
- Teaching and supervising residents and medical students who care for patients on the teaching service
- Fostering an environment of inquiry for the trainees and enhancing the academic and didactic nature of teaching rounds
- Providing care to patients admitted to the medicine service before a permanent inpatient team is assigned
- Supervising nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the care of patients on the non-teaching service
- Assuring compliance with national and local quality measures for patients who are on the team
- Participating in activities designed to improve high-value patient care, increase efficiency, improve quality and enhance patient-centered care
- Performing Admission, In-hospital, and discharge care documentation
- Providing medical consultation to non-Medicine services when called upon, and engaging in co-management of patients with collaborating non-Medicine services
- Participate in important meetings of the hospitalist program
Skills on Resume:
- Patient Management (Hard Skills)
- Resident Teaching (Soft Skills)
- Academic Mentorship (Soft Skills)
- Team Supervision (Soft Skills)
- Quality Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Medical Consultation (Hard Skills)
- Documentation Accuracy (Hard Skills)
10. Hospitalist, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, ME
Job Summary:
- Examines patient for symptoms of organic or congenital disorders and determines nature and extent of injury or disorder using medical instruments and equipment
- Elicits and records information about the patient's medical history
- Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on the patient's condition
- Analyzes reports and findings of tests and examinations, and diagnoses conditions
- Administers or prescribes therapeutic procedures, treatments, and drugs as indicated by diagnosis
- Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, activities, and methods for prevention of disease
- Refers patients to other medical specialists when indicated
- Maintains patient confidentiality and follows HIPAA guidelines by federal law
Skills on Resume:
- Physical Examination (Hard Skills)
- Medical History (Hard Skills)
- Diagnostic Testing (Hard Skills)
- Condition Diagnosis (Hard Skills)
- Treatment Prescription (Hard Skills)
- Preventive Counseling (Soft Skills)
- Specialist Referral (Hard Skills)
- HIPAA Compliance (Hard Skills)
11. Hospitalist, Reid Health, Richmond, IN
Job Summary:
- Teaching the Intern/Residency Program (6-8 hours /week)
- Maintaining the Standards of the Department of Internal Medicine
- Promoting high-quality, cost-effective care based on the best medical evidence
- Utilization of Care Management initiatives such as Clinical Pathways, standardized orders and discharge summaries
- Conduct themselves in conformity with the HIPAA and Corporate Compliance Programs and Medical Center policies
- Procedures for patient privacy and they shall conduct themselves in conformity with Information Security policies and procedures
- Diagnosis and care of pediatric patients admitted to the hospital with hematologic disorders
- Follow-up of consult patients seen in the hospital
- Participate in on-call rotation for inpatient, excluding overnight
- Collaborate with IHTC physicians and other staff members to coordinate care for IHTC patients when discharged
Skills on Resume:
- Residency Teaching (Soft Skills)
- Standards Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Evidence-Based Care (Hard Skills)
- Care Management (Hard Skills)
- Privacy Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Pediatric Hematology (Hard Skills)
- Consult Follow-Up (Hard Skills)
- Care Coordination (Soft Skills)
12. Hospitalist, Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, OH
Job Summary:
- Performs physical exams and clinical evaluations
- Assists in prompt admissions and critical issues
- Performs procedures based on hospital privileges, i.e., placing intravenous lines, NG tubes, etc.
- Orders and reviews diagnostic tests
- Orders and monitors medications
- Participates in short-term and long-term planning of patient care with members of the inter-professional team
- Coordinates the transition to outpatient care
- Manages communication between the physician and the patient
- Functions as House Provider (responds to all RRTs and leads ACLS/Codes)
- Participates as a Member of the TVH CODE committee
- Assists in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to assure consistent and appropriate levels of care
- Participates in quality assessment and performance improvement activities
Skills on Resume:
- Clinical Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Critical Admissions (Hard Skills)
- Procedure Performance (Hard Skills)
- Medication Management (Hard Skills)
- Care Planning (Soft Skills)
- Care Transition (Soft Skills)
- Code Response (Hard Skills)
- Quality Improvement (Hard Skills)
13. Hospitalist, Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital, Portage, WI
Job Summary:
- Perform physicals, medical history review, and complete all medical documentation according to the study protocol
- Daily assessment of any adverse events from the subjects
- Participate in weekly calls with the client discussing the pharmacokinetics and safety of the drug being studied
- Possess a thorough understanding of the requirements of each clinical protocol
- Determine whether the inclusion/exclusion criteria apply to the study population
- Review the inclusion/exclusion criteria endpoint criteria, and investigational article use with the internal research team
- Provide the IRB with adequate information to review the study
- Secures written IRB approval before initiating the study or instituting any changes to the protocol
- Assesses subject response to therapy, evaluates and addresses adverse experiences
- Meet regularly with the research team to discuss subject participation and protocol progress
Skills on Resume:
- Medical Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Adverse Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Protocol Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Eligibility Review (Hard Skills)
- IRB Communication (Soft Skills)
- Therapy Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Study Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
14. Hospitalist, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby, MN
Job Summary:
- Provide coverage for the Acute Inpatient Medical Unit
- Taking calls on Medicine patients in-house (inpatient, acute) and CLC
- Managing emergencies and writing admission orders and completing paperwork
- Managing transfers into and out of the facility
- Coordinating hand-off communication after hours
- Participate in, and at times lead, clinical and educational administrative committees, task groups, or special projects
- Respond to code blue throughout the campus
- Supervise procedures such as paracentesis, thoracentesis, central lines, POCUS and arterial lines
- Run codes and RRTs only at the Elkins Park location
- Participate in M&Ms, daily interdisciplinary rounds
- Providing quality care in conjunction with a very diverse team
- Help Einstein maintain/improve its highly ranked metrics, which are better than the top quartile of hospitals in the country
Skills on Resume:
- Inpatient Coverage (Hard Skills)
- Emergency Response (Hard Skills)
- Transfer Management (Hard Skills)
- Team Communication (Soft Skills)
- Procedure Supervision (Hard Skills)
- Code Leadership (Hard Skills)
- Interdisciplinary Rounds (Soft Skills)
- Quality Metrics (Hard Skills)
15. Hospitalist, Singing River Health System, Pascagoula, MS
Job Summary:
- Provides prompt and efficient medical care, including call coverage, to patients in the inpatient service of the Department of Medicine as scheduled
- Performs duties at the professional level of quality and efficiency established by the Hospital
- Collaborates with Emergency Department Clinical Staff to determine the most appropriate site of care for individual patients
- Collaborates with physicians, nursing and administrative staff to maximize cost-effective use of clinical resources
- Provides prompt and clear communication about patients’ admission, condition changes and discharge to clinicians responsible for outpatient care
- Participates as a team member at patient care conferences
- Manage the care of patients in critical care units with Intensivist support
- Collaborates with the Medical Director in scheduling
- Employment is to the Legacy Health organization, as a whole, and therefore provides cross-coverage at other Legacy hospitals
- Supervises patient care delivered by house staff, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and others
- Prepares accurate and timely documentation of patient care to maximize the Hospital’s accurate billing and collection of services
Skills on Resume:
- Medical Care (Hard Skills)
- ED Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Resource Management (Hard Skills)
- Clinical Communication (Soft Skills)
- Critical Care (Hard Skills)
- Schedule Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Staff Supervision (Soft Skills)
- Care Documentation (Hard Skills)