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Company: Mary Washington Healthcare
Location: Fredericksburg, VA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Description

Start the day excited to make a difference...end the day knowing you did. Come join our team.

Mary Washington Healthcare is seeking a fellowship trained Endocrinologists to join our well-established outpatient hospital-based practice in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

We are also looking to hire an MD/DO for an Endocrine Hospitalist position. Enjoy a practice with a robust patient volume in thyroid & diabetes mellitus that has served the community for 17 years.

STRICTLY OUTPATIENT POSITION:

  • Strong referral-based practice.
  • Well-established community-based practice.
  • Experienced support staff.
  • 100% adult endocrinology.
  • Educational support for patients provided by our Diabetes Education Nutrition Counseling program and clinic.
  • Analyzing, examining, and investigating patients and their medical histories for signs and symptoms of hormonal imbalances.
  • Advising, ordering, and performing tests and interpreting the results.
  • Discussing diagnoses with patients, explaining treatment options, and giving advice on medications, lifestyle and dietary changes, and other preventative measures.
  • Carrying out follow-up appointments, monitoring patient progress, adjusting treatment plans and medications, and updating patient records.
  • Supporting patients with serious or complex endocrine conditions and their loved ones.
  • Conducting research and studies on the endocrine system and its diseases, disorders, and conditions to develop new treatment techniques.
  • Remaining up to date on current discoveries, developments, trends, research, and technology.

Requirements:

  • Medical degree (MD or DO).
  • Board certified or eligible in endocrinology.
  • Ability to manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients, including insulin pumps.
  • A thorough understanding of the endocrine system and its diseases, disorders, and conditions.
  • Strong analytical abilities to provide accurate diagnoses.
  • Excellent decision-making, interpersonal, and communication skills.
  • Strong organizational, problem-solving, and researching skills.
  • Proficiency with computers and medical equipment.

FOR INPATIENT:

  • Evaluate and co-manage hospitalized patients with diabetes and endocrine disorders.
  • Provide inpatient consultation for patients in the emergency department, ward floors, labor and delivery, and intensive care units.
  • Order tests, medications and treatments and oversee the direction and treatment of patients.
  • Utilize the electronic medical record to document and bill for patient encounters.
  • Assist in the design and development of hospital-based policies, discharge planning related to diabetes and endocrine disorders.
  • Answers calls from hospitalists and nursing staff concerning patients requiring medical attention.
  • Practices evidence-based medicine utilizing standardized protocols and order sets, and coordinates with nursing staff to achieve the most appropriate length of stay.
  • Prepares medical records and patient progress notes in a timely and accurate fashion, in compliance with applicable facility and governmental guidelines.
  • Prepares and enters appropriate diagnostic and billing codes into facility-designated system within 24 hours of provision of services.
  • Schedule is 7 days on and 7 days off.
  • Outpatient Endocrinology providers will rotate night calls.

Requirements:

  • Must meet all criteria necessary for medical staff privileges in the hospitalist area as approved by Mary Washington Hospital medical staff bylaws and the Mary Washington Healthcare Board of Directors.
  • Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Virginia required.
  • Active DEA license required.
  • AHA BLS Provider CPR required.
  • Must be eligible for participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party insurances.
  • Must complete board certification in endocrinology or board eligible within five years of completion of residency training.
  • Authorized to work in the United States.
  • Prior hospitalist experience preferred.

HYBRID (Inpatient and Outpatient):

  • Your schedule will consist of inpatient consultations, rounding as well as responsibility for diagnosing and treating hormonal imbalance.
  • Providing advice and consultation to patients with endocrine disorders.
  • Advise patients on the best options and associated risks given their condition.
  • Provides medical care services to in-patient and out-patient Endocrinology population, including admission, inpatient care coordination, and discharge.
  • Collaborates with various Endocrinology medical disciplines across the organization while providing excellent patient care and will complete care documentation and other administrative functions required of the physician.
  • Diabetes management team increases access to endocrinology consultations and improves glycemic control and quality metrics such as length of stay and hospital readmission.

About Mary Washington Healthcare:
Mary Washington Healthcare is a non-profit regional system consisting of two hospitals (571 beds), four emergency departments and over 60 healthcare facilities. Serving patients and communities across the greater Fredericksburg Region. We promote a culture of acceptance and innovation where you truly can “Be Heard”.

Come and be part of our academic environment with our Family and Internal Medicine Residency programs!

Community:
The Fredericksburg region includes four counties (Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford) and the City of Fredericksburg, and is ideally located 50 miles south of Washington DC and 55 miles north of the Capital of Virginia, Richmond and is accessible to major cities and markets along the East Coast and the global marketplace.

With a population of 338,000, the area has been designated Virginia's fastest growing for five consecutive years.

If interested, please send your resume to thomas.samuels@mwhc.com

This is not a job that supports J1 or H1B Visa candidates. Please no 3rd party recruiters.


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