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Post Date: Mar 13, 2024
Job Type: MD,DO
Position Type: Locum tenens
Specialty: Hospitalist
Location: Louisiana
Job Reference: 1445
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Description
Hospitalist - Northern Louisiana Med Ctr  - Ruston, LA

Beds : 160:  80-90 Acute Care Beds – 12 SNF Beds – 17 ICU


BC IM/FM + ACLS


Encounters: 45/day (15 per physician on average)
Admissions: 7-9/day (3.5 per physician on average)
Shifts: Three Doc shifts from 7a-7p, One Doc on night call from 7p-7a 


Physicians need to be available for a minimum of 50% of their shifts for night call
- This program is still being worked out on how the rotation will work
Generally 3-5 calls a night; this does fluctuate  
Stable patients admitted at night (7p-7a) can wait to be seen until the next morning. Sick or critical patients admitted after 7 should be seen; this is infrequent.  

Procedures: Occasionally, hospitalist will perform line placement or intubation, but other staff (ER, Anesthesia, resp) are here to assist.
Vents: There is a pulmonologist, but hospitalists occasionally manage vent if he is out of town.   
Doc should be comfortable running codes, though ER is there to respond

EMR system: Cerner

Documentation is Athena Health – no coding or billing


Credentialing time line: Generally 30-45 days – 


Open/Closed ICU: Open


There are no intensivists.  Hospitalists round on ICU patients.  Pulmonologist follows as a specialist/consult 
 
 

With Locums Unlimited, we make locums easy with:


  
  Personalized Communication: Single points of contact, 24/7 recruiter access, agility with approval and decision making
  



  
  Online time keeping and expense reimbursement: No faxing, handwriting or scanning time cards. All time and receipts are entered into the web portal for reimbursement per pay period
  



  
  Online credentialing management: House all of your credentialing documents via upload to your own secure portal provided by Locums Unlimited where they can be retrieved by you at any time. Online signatures (when allowed) through portal and docusign
  



  
  Pay breakdown emails: To ensure accuracy, you will receive an email with the breakdown of your pay prior to payroll being processed each pay period for revision if necessary
  



  
  Confirmation of submissions: You will receive an email from your recruiter anytime you are presented to a hospital, including a breakdown of each site presented to and the details
  


 

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