Hospitalist

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick (RWJUH) is seeking a full time Rounding Hospitalist to join our Hospitalist Division with Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The State University of New Jersey. In this position, the Hospitalist will primarily manage admitted patients to the hospitalist medicine service in close collaboration with consultants and subspecialists who practice at RWJUH. Working on a well-established, multidisciplinary team, the hospitalist’s main goal is to partner with the emergency department physicians, observation unit physicians, and intensivists for patients who require admission to the hospitalist service for acute inpatient levels of care on medical surgical and intermediate care units.

The hospitalist will coordinate the inpatient care, assist with transitions of care back to the ambulatory setting, and work closely with the medical and surgical support staff, inclusive of advanced practice providers. Ideal candidates will be joining a busy and growing practice delivering comprehensive care. A core function of the hospitalist will be to support a team-based approach, inclusive of communication with case managers, social workers, bed managers, and others to ensure appropriate patient-centered transitions of care.

Moreover, the hospitalist will work extensively with the case management, social work, bed management, and pharmacy teams to assist in patient and family communications and care planning. In addition to providing clinical care, our academic institution in collaboration with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School creates unique opportunities for physicians to engage in clinical and research programs, faculty development, quality improvement activities, and participation in a broad range of teaching initiatives. Candidate Requirements:

  • Licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of New Jersey
  • Board Eligible/Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine or American Board of Family Medicine
  • Ambitious and seeking opportunities for growth
  • Willing to work 7-on / 7-off / 12-hour shift model of employment to ensure appropriate patient care transitions
Apply Online: If interested, please apply to the link below and one of our recruiters will get back to you: We are open to new graduates as well as experienced physicians! If you are interested in learning more about this position or wish to apply directly, please contact us via email at Lorin Tompkins (lt490@rwjms.rutgers.edu) You may also contact Alexander Basil Physician Recruiter, at alexander.basil@rwjbh.org with any additional questions.
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