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Job Summary

Atrium Health’s Carolinas Hospitalist Group in Monroe, NC (suburb of Charlotte) is searching for a Physician to join our team at our Union location.

Position details include:

• Swing Shift work schedules of 7 on / 7 off, 2 pm – 12 am admin shifts

• 100% inpatient adult medicine, open ICU

• Total Hospitalist team of 15 physicians and 6 APPs

• Internal Medicine Board Certified.

About the facility:

Atrium Health Union is a 182-bed hospital in Monroe, NC, providing comprehensive emergency services and specialty medical care. The campus offers a variety of medical services, including a day surgery center, cancer treatment center, long-term care facility, behavioral health center, specialty care clinics, a community wellness and outreach program, a women and children’s center, interventional heart program and physician practices. Over the past 15-plus years our hospital has been serving the Monroe area, and we have worked to add new services and more specialized physicians and programs to meet the growing healthcare needs of our community.

About the area:

Monroe is located 35 minutes from Charlotte International Airport and within 2 hours of driving to mountains, skiing, and multiple outdoor activities (boating, fishing, hunting). Union county has some of the highest rated public schools in North Carolina.

The Charlotte, North Carolina region is composed of 16 counties, including four counties in South Carolina, with the city of Charlotte serving as the hub. Located in the heart of the Southeast, Charlotte lies within the southern Piedmont of North Carolina, along the state’s border with South Carolina. Charlotte is the largest and most accessible city between Washington, D.C., and Dallas, Texas. Due to its mid-Atlantic location, getting to Charlotte is easy from anywhere in the country or the world, hence its nickname "the International Gateway to the South."

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Degree of MD or DO from accredited medical school

Board Eligibility in a clinical discipline is required; Board Certification in a clinical discipline is required within three years of start date/contract effective date; Once obtained, Maintenance of Certification is required

The physician is a patient-centered, system-oriented teammate who manages the care of all patients within their primary practice/clinical setting. The physician leads an interdisciplinary team to perform assigned clinical duties, while displaying the highest standards of ethical and moral conduct as well as acting in the best interest of Atrium Health, supporting our mission, vision and values.

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all

Essential Responsibilities/Functions:

· Performs medical history, physical examinations, routine assessments and determines treatment plan for patients.

· Documents all patient encounters, records observations, interventions, and actions in a timely and medically appropriate manner on the patient's medical record

· Acts as a patient and family advocate for the population served

· Participates in continuous quality improvement priorities, service delivery processes and service excellence initiatives

· Adheres to access & productivity policies & protocols to ensure that patients’ access to convenient care is optimized

· Adheres to standards and care protocols to deliver appropriate, innovative and cost-effective care management in-person and virtually

· Actively and regularly participates in the assigned meetings/committees

· Models Atrium Health Core Values

· Adheres to Medical Group Minimum Work Standards

Core Competencies:

Patient Care

· Ability to provide patient centered care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health

Medical Knowledge

· Ability to demonstrate knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical and cognate (epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

· Ability to investigate and evaluate patient care practices, appraise and assimilate scientific evidence, and improve their patient care practices

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

· Ability to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, families and professional associates

Professionalism

· Ability to demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles and sensitivity to a diverse patient population

Systems-Based Practice

· Demonstrate an awareness of and responsibilities to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value

Education, Experience and Certification:

Degree of MD or DO from accredited medical school

Board Eligibility in a clinical discipline is required; Board Certification in a clinical discipline is required within three years of start date/contract effective date; Once obtained, Maintenance of Certification is required

PATIENT POPULATION SERVED:

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to respond to age specific issues and data reflective of the patient’s status. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the following age groups:

· N/A

· Neonate

· Infant

· Child

· Adolescent

· Adult

· Geriatric

PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION:

Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job

Will share information only on a need to know basis for work purposes

Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.