Asst/Assoc/Professor of Clinical Medicine - Academic Hospitalist

Asst/Assoc/Professor of Clinical Medicine - Academic Hospitalist

(Search extended until 10/25/2024)

Hiring Department: UICOMP-Internal Medicine

Location: Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID

Posting Close Date:10/25/2024

Academic Hospitalist - The Department of Medicine at the University ofIllinois College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) seeks applicants for academichospitalists/internists to join a growing department known for innovativeeducational programs. The candidate will supervise the performance ofpatient care services on patients at a 642-bed, tertiary care, academic medicalcenter and will fully participate in the teaching programs for undergraduatemedical students and residents.

Theposition requires a medical doctorate (MD or DO) or foreign equivalent.Candidate must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine, eligiblefor licensure in Illinois, and eligible for medical staff appointment at auniversity-affiliated hospital.

UICOMPis one of the three regional campuses of the University of Illinois College ofMedicine, one of the largest public medical schools in the country. TheDepartment of Medicine's hospitalists teach at OSF Saint Francis MedicalCenter, a tertiary care facility serving a 37 county region with a populationof over 2 million people. A joint venture between UICOMP and OSF, the JumpTrading Simulation Education Center (https://www.jumpsimulation.org)is a world-class facility with over 40,000 square feet of space which providesthe highest level of clinical education, medical research, and training.

Position Summary

Providing care to patients and instruction to learners.

Duties & Responsibilities
Patient Care

• Serve as full time hospitalist (attending physician of record or consultant) for twenty-three (23) weeks per year thereafter on the University Hospitalist and Teaching Service (UHATS)
• Perform or supervise the performance of patient care services and procedures on patients
• Collaborate with other attending physicians and consultants
• Assure orderly transfer of care to other physicians when assigned hours of service end
• Reinforce hospitalist processes for patient care
• Document daily involvement in patient care in the medical record and record charges appropriate to the level of service provided and documented
• Participate in performance improvement projects defined by the department chair

Resident/Student Education

• Supervise residents in an Ambulatory office when needed and not on service (average two half-days per month)
• Perform internal medicine bedside teaching when assigned to UHATS to standards of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
• Participate in Morning Report daily while on service and most days when off-service
• Provide at least one Grand Rounds yearly
• Provide lectures to residents and medical students
• Work with the other core members of the faculty on curriculum development and process improvement with the goal of exceptional resident/student education

Administrative/Research

• Assume responsibility for the business and fiscal activities of the department through routine evaluation of coding and documentation, regular review of charges and charge capture, interaction with the University billing department, and other activities as appropriate to maintain the fiscal health and regulatory compliance of the department
• Serve on appropriate educational committees at the College of Medicine
• Serve on appropriate hospital committees to improve the quality of patient care
• Function as a faculty person within the statutes of the University of Illinois and as a staff member within the by-laws of the university-affiliated hospital(s)
• Other duties as assigned and appropriate to advance the mission of the Department of Medicine.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess MD or DO or equivalent degree
• Must be board certified or board eligible for certifying examination of the American Board of Internal Medicine or comparable certifying authority
• Must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois
• Must be eligible for medical staff appointment at university-affiliated hospital

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For FullestConsideration please submit your application by August 19, 2024.

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