Home Hospitalist for Successful Hospital @ Home program - Rhode Island

Kent Hospital, part of the Care New England Health System in Rhode Island, is seeking a physician to join our innovative and successful Hospital at Home (HaH) team. Kent’s HaH program, which had its start in 2022, has served over 1000 patients, delivering high quality hospital-level care to patients in their homes. This care delivery model is part of a growing national trend and has been shown to improve patient outcomes, reduce complications, lower hospital readmission rates, and enhance patient satisfaction - all while easing the strain on hospital capacity.

Kent HaH patients receive two in person nursing visits daily, one physician visit daily (typically in-person, but occasionally virtual), are monitored 24/7 via telemetry via a light-weight biopatch sensor, and have access to a range of inpatient services such as labwork, mobile diagnostic imaging, PT/OT, and physician consults.

This position is well suited to a physician who excels in patient-centered care, builds strong relationships with patients and families, enjoys working in an innovative practice environment, and thrives in a collaborative and multidisciplinary team.

Principal clinical responsibilities:

• Serve as the attending physician for a 10 bed HaH unit (average daily census of 8 patients), providing direct oversight and coordination of patients’ acute care plan.
• Manage a variety of acute inpatient conditions, including but not limited to pneumonia, heart failure, COPD exacerbations, urinary tract infections and cellulitis.
• Conduct home visits either in person or virtually for patient evaluations, utilizing remote patient monitoring technology and virtual care tools to enhance patient management.
• Help facilitate admissions of new patients to the program, either directly from Kent’s emergency department or as transfers from the inpatient units.
• Work in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, advanced practice providers, case managers, social workers, pharmacists, and EMT/paramedics.

Qualifications

• BE/BC Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
• Hospitalist experience is preferred (or equivalent experience managing patients in an acute inpatient setting)
• Rhode Island medical license (or eligibility to obtain one)
• Proficiency or interest in digital and mobile health, healthcare innovation
• Exceptional intrapersonal and communication skills and track record of providing patient- centered care.

Kent Hospital, the second largest hospital in Rhode Island and a Designated Baby-Friendly® USA hospital, provides the spectrum of primary and acute care services, including cardiology enhanced by a clinical affiliation with Brigham and Women’s Hospital; a MBSAQIP-Accredited Comprehensive weight loss surgery center; Emergency Department with rapid assessment; the Breast Health Center at Kent, a collaboration with Women & Infants Hospital; The Spaulding Rehabilitation Center at Kent, offering inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation; the state’s only 24-hour emergency hyperbaric oxygen facility; a CARF-accredited stroke center; and an ambulatory surgery center.

• Rhode Island has abundant cultural, recreational, and modern amenities with a 1.1M population but the friendliness and accessibility of a small town
• Over 400 miles of coastline with easy access to Newport, Block Island, and Martha’s Vineyard
• Exceptional educational opportunities with 12 Universities including Ivy League’s Brown University
• Lifestyle choices include urban, suburban, coastal, and country options
• Boston or Cape Cod-1 Hr, NYC-3hrs and the convenience of a local International Airport

Based in Providence, Rhode Island which combines the accessibility and friendliness of a small town with the culture and sophistication of a big city.  In addition to Brown University, Providence is home to a other well-renowned higher education institutions including Johnson & Wales, Providence College and Rhode Island School of Design.  The newly renovated airport was named the third best in the country by Conde Nast Traveler in 2015 and the railway service is juxtaposed between Boston and New York City. There are numerous destinations within a short drive, including the mansions of Newport the ferry connecting to Block Island as well as an easy drive to the amenities of bordering Massachusetts and Connecticut. Seafood, culture, the arts and sporting events abound. 

Care New England is a four hospital system affiliated with Brown University.  We provide the full range of wellness, primary care, medical and surgical services and home care – including specialty hospitals in psychiatry as well as women and newborn care. Teaching programs include family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, podiatric medicine and surgery as well as general and subspecialty obstetrics and gynecology.