Facility: | Aiken, SC |
Location: | Aiken, South Carolina USA |
Degree: | MD |
Years Partnership: | Negotiable |
Board Status: | N/A |
Fellowship Required: | No |
Certification: | No Preference |
Beginning Comp.: | Negotiable |
Potential Comp.: | Negotiable |
Perm/Locum: | Perm ASAP |
Workload: | Full Time |
Position Type: |
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Directorship: | No |
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Company: | Staff Care |
Hospitalist - Physician - (Hospital Medicine) Locum Tenens
StartDate: ASAP Available Shifts: 12 Hour/Day
An acute care facility in western South Carolina is actively searching for Hospitalist physicians. A typical shift is 7 on/ 7off, working 12-hour shifts, 7a-7p. The average patient census is 15 patients per day, including 2-5 admissions. Call Staff Care today if you would like more information.
A hospitalist (locum tenens) is a physician that is generally Internal Medicine residency trained but can be from Family Medicine or other sub-specialty programs. They specialize in the care of patients who have been admitted into a hospital. These general medicine professionals perform a variety of roles in the hospital and, accordingly, must be familiar with the entirety of human physiology and a wide range of illnesses and medical conditions. Hospitalists complete residencies in internal medicine, much like primary care physicians. When patients arrive to the hospital, a hospitalist will take care of them, prescribing treatment as needed, before referring them to a specialist or discharging them from the facility.
Required Qualifications
Preferred candidates would be board certified and licensed in South Carolina.
Preferred Qualifications
There will be physician assistants on staff helping the hospitalist physicians with their daily duties and routines. There will be no ER involvement; however hospitalist physician will have ICU involvement.
Job Benefits
Staff Care typically arranges medical or dental malpractice insurance for contractor physicians and other specialists with whom we match to client opportunities. In addition, Staff Care locum tenens positions regularly receive highly competitive pay and a dedicated team to handle all travel, lodging, rental, and transportation needs.
About the Company
Staff Care, an AMN Healthcare company, is the nation's leader in locum tenens staffing. We provide flexible, temporary employment options for physicians, clinicians, and other allied health professionals in all specialties with a variety of healthcare organizations, typically with interim contracts lasting from one week to one year. AMN Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer. We encourage minority and female applicants to apply.
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