Job Title: Physician - Hospitalist

Cost Center: 316000 Mfld-Hospitalist

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Full time

Job Description:

Practice Description
The Hospitalist Program provides a core and essential service to Marshfield Medical Center. The scope of patients on the Hospitalist Service is broadly ranging and includes medical consultation for surgical and surgical subspecialty patients. The scope does not include Critical ICU admissions.

Full-Time Inpatient Physician - The Hospitalist
A full-time new associate physician hospitalist is expected to work 195 shifts annually. The duration and timing of these shifts will vary. Each physician also participates in an emergency "backup" plan for increased service load or unexpected absences.

Daytime Hospital Coverage
Nine total physicians covering day shifts 0700-1700.
This group of physicians will round daily on their inpatients and admit in rotation with the medical education service.
Duration of day shift rotation will be 9 consecutive days and will include weekends.
Each 9 day rotation will start in an integrated fashion with the other daytime hospitalist services such that no more than two of the nine services start or end on the same day.
Continuity of care is expected during the 7 day shifts.
This model presumes an average daily census of 12-17 inpatients with approximately 2-4 new admissions or consults per day.

Nighttime Hospital Coverage
Four physicians covering the night shifts:
Two from 1600 to midnight
One from midnight to 0800
One from 1700 to 0100
Nighttime covering hospitalists will respond to cross-coverage issues and cover admissions.
These three nighttime hospitalists will accept admissions in concert and on a rotating basis with the medical teaching service.

Medical Education Responsibilities
Hospitalist may provide coverage for Medical Education Service.
Hospitalist may play integral role in inpatient medical consultative elective.

Backup Coverage
Scheduled backup for unanticipated staff illnesses or heavy patient census.

About Marshfield Medical Center

Marshfield Medical Center, the primary referral hospital for the region, is physically attached to Marshfield Clinic-Marshfield Center. It is a busy facility providing primary, secondary, and tertiary inpatient services for our 86 specialties and subspecialties. Marshfield Medical Center is also a Level II Trauma Center. Considered a "hospital within a hospital", our Children's Hospital located in Marshfield Medical Center is one of three in the state providing nearly 30 pediatric specialty services.

About the Marshfield Area

Marshfield Clinic campus is located in the city of Marshfield, a welcoming community of 25,000 in central Wisconsin. Recently named by Forbes magazine as one of the top ten small cities to raise a family, Marshfield is a great place to practice medicine and live. The city is located in the heart of the state's winter and summer recreational areas and boasts fine primary and secondary educational facilities. A sizable professional population creates an active cultural life and contributes to our excellent school system. No long daily commute either ... the outskirts of town are a mere five-minute drive from the Clinic complex. This special living environment is enhanced by a practice opportunity that can offer you professional excellence and strong economic stability.

For More information please contact:
Melissa Folz
Physician & APC Recruitment
folz.melissa@marshfieldclinic.org

Marshfield Clinic Health System is committed to enriching the lives of others through accessible, affordable and compassionate healthcare. Successful applicants will listen, serve and put the needs of patients and customers first.

Exclusion From Federal Programs: Employee may not at any time have been or be excluded from participation in any federally funded program, including Medicare and Medicaid. This is a condition of employment. Employee must immediately notify his/her manager or the Health System's Compliance Officer if he/she is threatened with exclusion or becomes excluded from any federally funded program.

Marshfield Clinic Health System is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.