Job Description

Hospitalist - Physician at Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital - Ascension summary:

A Board Certified Hospitalist physician providing inpatient care, including patient rounding, admissions, and discharges during a 13-week seasonal contract at Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. Collaborates with other physicians and specialists to ensure comprehensive patient care using the Cerner EMR system. The role offers competitive seasonal pay, benefits, and supports Ascension's mission of compassionate, faith-based healthcare delivery across a large provider network.

Details

• Specialty: Hospitalist ( Premium Seasonal Pay / 13-week PRN Agreement )
• Schedule: Assisting with PRN shifts during the winter months providing additional Hospitalist support
• Practice Detail: Hospitalist Team providing inpatient rounding on our patients
• EMR System: Cerner
• Facility: Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital
• Location: Nashville, TN
• This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Under-served Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Ascension Saint Thomas is looking for a Board Certified Seasonal (13 - Week Contract) Hospitalist in Nashville, TN.

Position Highlights:

• Excellent Pay (Seasonal)
• Rounding on inpatient units
• Working collaboratively with other Physicians
• Performing Admissions and Discharges as needed
• Communicating with Physician Specialist and Family Members

About Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital

• With 541 licensed beds it provides adult specialty healthcare to the more than two million residents of Middle Tennessee, Southwestern Kentucky and Northern Alabama.
• Comprehensive stroke center
• The largest adult cardiac surgery and most comprehensive structural heart program in the region
• Saint Thomas Health and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have an established partnership in Middle Tennessee for training medical residents in a variety of specialties including internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery.

About Nashville

• Known as the nation’s health care capital
• Home to more than 1.9 million people and more than 40,000 businesses
• Nicknamed Music City USA, Nashville has the strongest concentration of the music industry in America.
• The area has plentiful parks and recreation, professional sports, great shopping and livable neighborhoods and suburbs.
• Ranked Top U.S. City for Job Seekers in 2020 by MoneyGeek

About Ascension Medical Group
When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care.


With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages

Requirements

Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Required Credential(s):
Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. KY License also required if working in a Kentucky facility.

Education:
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Saint Thomas is a leading health care system with a 125-year history of providing care to the community, and is the only faith-based, non profit health system in Middle Tennessee. Today, the health system offers a highly comprehensive system of care, consisting of a network of hospitals, affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and specialty facilities.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of thousands of associates delivering compassionate, personalized care across hospitals, clinics and senior living communities.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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Keywords:

hospitalist, inpatient care, patient rounding, admissions, discharges, Cerner EMR, seasonal physician, hospital medicine, board certified physician, hospitalist team

Job Tags

Temporary work, Relief, Seasonal work, Local area, Shift work,

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