Accept patient referrals, and coordinate all aspects of care for hospital, medical patients, referred by medical staff members. Including but not limited to:

Admission

Appropriate placement within the hospital

Case management and effective utilization of appropriate resources

Consultations with sub-specialists

Timely and proactive discharge planning

Coordination of care with primary care and consulting physicians

Discharge including ensuring appropriate follow-up is arranged

Function as the medicine consultant to all areas of the hospital, including timely consultations to the emergency department, surgeons and other medical staff members upon request.

Along with other members of the Hospitalist practice, provide on call coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on-site by telephone, responding within time frames establised by the medical staff for emergency, urgent and routine requests.

Must be BE/BC Internal Medicine Physician