CMH - Hospitalist (M67617)

 Hospitalist (M67617)

VCU Health's Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, VA

Seeking a hospitalist - BC/BE IM or FP, MD or DO - to join our team! 

Location:        Community Memorial Hospital, South Hill, Virginia.  South Hill is located near beautiful Lake Gaston - approximately 75 miles south of VCU Health's main campus in Richmond, VA, and 75 miles north of the Raleigh/Durham, NC area.   

Mission or Goal of Unit: 

• High-quality, evidence-based, efficient, and patient-centered patient care
• Thorough and responsive medicine consultation and co-management of non-medicine patients
• Exemplary teaching and mentoring of students, residents, and other learners
• Leadership of quality improvement efforts inspired by the challenges of inpatient care and that seeks to overcome these challenges
• The pursuit of excellence of clinicians, educators, scholars, and leaders

Chief Purpose of this position: VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital is a small, rural community hospital that provides a wide range of care of subspecialty care to a large region. In 2017, VCU Health System built a beautiful, brand-new hospital that is both aesthetically and clinically spectacular. This facility includes 54 beds on three med-surg floors, a 10-bed ICU, 6 labor and delivery beds, and 16 emergency department beds. The current primary service area is around 80,000 people and includes Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, and Brunswick Counties with a secondary service area extending into North Carolina. Because of the high-quality care provide at the facility, the daily census is growing with a median of about 54 patients and a range up to 74 patients. The EMR is Epic.

Position Responsibilities: 

Schedule

Hospitalists typically work a 7 on, 7 off model of 12-hour shifts. During the week, two physicians and two APPs round with a shift start time of 7 AM. Providers alternate in a round-and-go model with at least one provider staying until 7 PM. An admitter comes in a 10 AM and works until 10 PM. The night provider comes in at 7 PM and works until 7 AM. On the weekends, the admitter become a rounder, and there are no APPs and no admitter; the physicians admit in round robin fashion. Approximately one week in twelve is night coverage. Median census per physician team is 14 patients. Median number of day admissions is 8.5, and median number of night admissions is 6.

Patient Load

The patients are 100% inpatient with an open ICU. Median census per physician team is 14 patients. Median number of day admissions is 8.5, and median number of night admissions is 6. On-site consultation is available from pulmonary/critical care, cardiology, surgery, and anesthesia. Other consultation can be sought from subspecialists at VCU Medical Center in Richmond but may require the patient be transferred.

Procedures

Hospitalists rarely perform procedures, but comfort with central lines is preferred. Providers from surgery and anesthesia perform most procedures. Codes are run by hospitalists and emergency medicine providers.

Teaching

As part of the new family medicine residency in South Hill, physician will regularly supervise second- and third-year residents. Faculty are expected to provide typical supervision, train these residents on the care of adult inpatients, and complete evaluation and feedback of the residents.

Required Qualifications: 

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Practice
• MD or DO degree
• Willingness to engage with the hospital and surrounding community to advance are in the region
• Desire to grow as a clinician and educator

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, Affirmative Action University providing access to education and employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, political affiliation, or disability.

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VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital is dedicated to being the leader in health services for the south-central region of Virginia and portions of northern North Carolina. We offer quality, state-of-the-art healthcare in a convenient, friendly setting, a fact that is born out by our high patient satisfaction scores.

VCU Health CMH is a state of the art facility, opened in 2017, which includes the opening of a labor and delivery unit.  CMH also provides a wide array of in-patient services, including acute care and long-term care along with many outpatient programs such as home health, hospice and many others. Since our inception, we have grown to be one of the area’s largest employers with approximately 800 employees, 200+ volunteers and 85 physicians, representing 30 medical specialties, on staff.

The new 166,700 square foot technologically-advanced facility features 70 private patient rooms and baths, including 10 intensive-coronary care rooms, four LDRP’s (single room obstetrical care) and bariatric rooms that are specially equipped with ceiling mounted lifts to ensure patient and staff safety.

The facility includes three operating room suites, a cesarean section suite, and a 16 bay emergency department.

The hospital has a permanent cardiac catheterization lab to provide the most advanced cardiac care in the region and a full complement of diagnostic services including MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, cardiac, vascular and pulmonary studies.  With the new hospital, obstetrics also return to the region.

VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

South Hill, Virginia, is a small town located in the southern part of the state, close to both Lake Gaston and Kerr Lake. With more than 1,000 feet of combined shoreline, these lakes provide residents with ample opportunities for boating, fishing, water sports, camping, hiking, and cycling. South Hill has a population of 4,000 residents and is known for its scenic landscapes and small-town charm. But don’t let its size fool you—the area is home to multiple golf courses, parks, and museums, as well as the Colonial Center for the Performing Arts, one of the few remaining vaudeville theaters in America. The town also hosts weekly farmers markets and the Southern Virginia Makers Market. This tight-knit town offers its residents a low cost of living, beautiful views, and true community.