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Job Title: Hospitalist
Location: INOVA Alexandria Hospital - Alexandria, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Rotating shifts; may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays
Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with employer match, CME allowance, Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage, and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
$250,000 - $300,000 a year
Position Overview:
INOVA Alexandria Hospital is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Hospitalist (MD or DO) to provide comprehensive inpatient care to adult patients. The Hospitalist will coordinate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure efficient, high-quality, and patient-centered care. The ideal candidate is a compassionate and collaborative physician committed to delivering evidence-based care in a fast-paced hospital environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Admission and Clinical Assessment:
-Perform thorough initial evaluations of patients admitted to the hospital, including comprehensive history, physical exams, diagnostic workup, and risk stratification.
-Determine appropriate level of care (e.g., inpatient vs. observation), initiate evidence-based treatment plans, and communicate findings with referring providers and family members.
Daily Rounding and Inpatient Management:
-Lead structured, goal-directed daily rounds to assess patient progress, update care plans, adjust medications, review diagnostics, and facilitate timely discharge planning.
-Ensure proactive monitoring of acutely ill patients and timely escalation of care, including consultation with intensivists and specialists.
Interdisciplinary Coordination:
-Actively collaborate with nurses, case managers, pharmacists, therapists, and social workers to develop and execute coordinated care plans tailored to each patient's clinical and social needs.
-Participate in multidisciplinary team huddles, care progression rounds, and family conferences to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care delivery.
Clinical Documentation and Compliance:
-Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the Electronic Health Record (Epic), including admission notes, daily progress notes, orders, handoffs, and discharge summaries.
-Ensure all documentation meets hospital, CMS, and Joint Commission standards for coding, billing, and quality reporting.
Discharge Planning and Continuity of Care:
-Lead and coordinate safe, well-communicated discharges by ensuring follow-up care, medication reconciliation, and patient education are completed.
-Engage with community-based providers and services to ensure continuity of care and reduce hospital readmission risks.
Emergency Response and Overnight Duties:
-Respond to rapid response team activations, Code Blue emergencies, and urgent clinical concerns during shifts.
-Provide overnight hospitalist coverage as part of a shared call schedule, ensuring safe and efficient handoffs between shifts.
Procedural Skills (If Credentialed):
-Perform hospitalist-level procedures such as central venous catheter insertion, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, or thoracentesis, as per privileges granted by the hospital.
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety:
-Participate in ongoing hospital quality improvement projects, morbidity and mortality reviews, and patient safety initiatives.
-Monitor and improve metrics such as length of stay, readmission rates, sepsis care bundles, and hospital-acquired condition prevention.
Academic Teaching and Mentorship:
-Serve as a clinical educator for internal medicine residents and medical students from affiliated academic institutions.
-Provide bedside teaching, lead teaching rounds, supervise case discussions, and offer feedback to trainees on clinical reasoning, patient communication, and professionalism.
-Participate in academic conferences, grand rounds, journal clubs, and hospital-wide educational sessions.
-Contribute to curriculum development, quality research initiatives, and mentoring early-career physicians.
Professional Development and Leadership:
-Remain current with continuing medical education (CME), maintenance of certification, and advances in hospital medicine.
-Take an active role in department meetings, strategic planning discussions, and hospital governance committees when assigned or requested.
Minimum Qualifications:
-Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school.
-Board Certified/Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
-Active and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Virginia (or ability to obtain).
-DEA license and ability to prescribe controlled substances.
-Current BLS and ACLS certifications (must be maintained throughout employment).
-Minimum of 2 years of hospital-based experience preferred; new graduates may be considered.
-Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR), preferably Epic.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Fellowship training in Hospital Medicine (if applicable).
-Experience managing complex inpatient cases including sepsis, pneumonia, heart failure, and post-operative care.
-Familiarity with CMS and Joint Commission regulations.
-Experience working within a value-based care model or participating in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
Work Environment:
-Hospital-based, acute care setting.
-Fast-paced environment with multidisciplinary team collaboration.
-Shared responsibilities across day, night, and swing shifts.
-May be required to work holidays and weekends as scheduled.
About INOVA Alexandria Hospital:
INOVA Alexandria Hospital is a 318-bed community hospital that is part of the INOVA Health System, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Known for its high-quality clinical care, INOVA Alexandria is recognized for excellence in cardiovascular, pulmonary, maternal-infant health, and surgical services.
Location: INOVA Alexandria Hospital - Alexandria, VA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: Rotating shifts; may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays
Compensation: Competitive, commensurate with experience
Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with employer match, CME allowance, Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage, and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
$250,000 - $300,000 a year
Position Overview:
INOVA Alexandria Hospital is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Hospitalist (MD or DO) to provide comprehensive inpatient care to adult patients. The Hospitalist will coordinate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure efficient, high-quality, and patient-centered care. The ideal candidate is a compassionate and collaborative physician committed to delivering evidence-based care in a fast-paced hospital environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Admission and Clinical Assessment:
-Perform thorough initial evaluations of patients admitted to the hospital, including comprehensive history, physical exams, diagnostic workup, and risk stratification.
-Determine appropriate level of care (e.g., inpatient vs. observation), initiate evidence-based treatment plans, and communicate findings with referring providers and family members.
Daily Rounding and Inpatient Management:
-Lead structured, goal-directed daily rounds to assess patient progress, update care plans, adjust medications, review diagnostics, and facilitate timely discharge planning.
-Ensure proactive monitoring of acutely ill patients and timely escalation of care, including consultation with intensivists and specialists.
Interdisciplinary Coordination:
-Actively collaborate with nurses, case managers, pharmacists, therapists, and social workers to develop and execute coordinated care plans tailored to each patient's clinical and social needs.
-Participate in multidisciplinary team huddles, care progression rounds, and family conferences to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care delivery.
Clinical Documentation and Compliance:
-Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the Electronic Health Record (Epic), including admission notes, daily progress notes, orders, handoffs, and discharge summaries.
-Ensure all documentation meets hospital, CMS, and Joint Commission standards for coding, billing, and quality reporting.
Discharge Planning and Continuity of Care:
-Lead and coordinate safe, well-communicated discharges by ensuring follow-up care, medication reconciliation, and patient education are completed.
-Engage with community-based providers and services to ensure continuity of care and reduce hospital readmission risks.
Emergency Response and Overnight Duties:
-Respond to rapid response team activations, Code Blue emergencies, and urgent clinical concerns during shifts.
-Provide overnight hospitalist coverage as part of a shared call schedule, ensuring safe and efficient handoffs between shifts.
Procedural Skills (If Credentialed):
-Perform hospitalist-level procedures such as central venous catheter insertion, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, or thoracentesis, as per privileges granted by the hospital.
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety:
-Participate in ongoing hospital quality improvement projects, morbidity and mortality reviews, and patient safety initiatives.
-Monitor and improve metrics such as length of stay, readmission rates, sepsis care bundles, and hospital-acquired condition prevention.
Academic Teaching and Mentorship:
-Serve as a clinical educator for internal medicine residents and medical students from affiliated academic institutions.
-Provide bedside teaching, lead teaching rounds, supervise case discussions, and offer feedback to trainees on clinical reasoning, patient communication, and professionalism.
-Participate in academic conferences, grand rounds, journal clubs, and hospital-wide educational sessions.
-Contribute to curriculum development, quality research initiatives, and mentoring early-career physicians.
Professional Development and Leadership:
-Remain current with continuing medical education (CME), maintenance of certification, and advances in hospital medicine.
-Take an active role in department meetings, strategic planning discussions, and hospital governance committees when assigned or requested.
Minimum Qualifications:
-Medical Degree (MD or DO) from an accredited medical school.
-Board Certified/Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
-Active and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Virginia (or ability to obtain).
-DEA license and ability to prescribe controlled substances.
-Current BLS and ACLS certifications (must be maintained throughout employment).
-Minimum of 2 years of hospital-based experience preferred; new graduates may be considered.
-Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR), preferably Epic.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Fellowship training in Hospital Medicine (if applicable).
-Experience managing complex inpatient cases including sepsis, pneumonia, heart failure, and post-operative care.
-Familiarity with CMS and Joint Commission regulations.
-Experience working within a value-based care model or participating in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
Work Environment:
-Hospital-based, acute care setting.
-Fast-paced environment with multidisciplinary team collaboration.
-Shared responsibilities across day, night, and swing shifts.
-May be required to work holidays and weekends as scheduled.
About INOVA Alexandria Hospital:
INOVA Alexandria Hospital is a 318-bed community hospital that is part of the INOVA Health System, Northern Virginia's leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Known for its high-quality clinical care, INOVA Alexandria is recognized for excellence in cardiovascular, pulmonary, maternal-infant health, and surgical services.