Duties: Interact with the center/hospital medical staff and specialists to ensure appropriate and timely patient care, patient transfers, and patient referrals. Manage patients through the continuum of hospital care. Order treatments, tests, and consult with specialty physicians where appropriate. Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing and support staff. Write patient discharge summaries to summarize hospital stay. The role works exclusively in an inpatient setting, including acute care settings and the emergency room. The hospitalist makes decisions about whether to admit a patient to a hospital for inpatient care. The role manages care throughout a patient’s hospitalized stay, making referrals as necessary to specialists and coordinating with a patient’s primary care provider, as necessary. The Hospitalist is an internal medicine position that provides general internal medicine and treatment to hospitalized adults. The Hospitalist makes referrals to specialists, as needed, and works as part of a comprehensive in-patient treatment team. Multiple Openings. Required Qualifications:

• Medical degree (MD)
• Oregon State medical license
• Completion of Internal or Family Medicine residency program

Where You’ll Work

Providence Medford Medical Center offers comprehensive acute and ancillary services to southern Oregon and northern California on a beautiful, 168-bed campus. Designated a Level III trauma center with its own cancer center, robotic-assisted surgery, stroke center and accredited regional rehabilitation services, Providence Medford provides quality, comprehensive care throughout the region.

Where You’ll Live

In the magnificent Rogue Valley just 30 miles from the California border, Medford is the largest city in the southern Oregon region and serves as the medical hub for a population of more than 510,000. At an elevation of 2,000 feet, Medford has a mild climate and four distinct seasons. The Medford area offers a mix of physical beauty, cultural diversity and recreational opportunities, from Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival to white-water rafting, biking, fishing, skiing and wilderness hiking.

Who You’ll Work For

Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive health care organization spanning seven states with a universal mission – to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 119,000-plus caregivers/employees serve in 51 hospitals, more than 800 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: one name, one family, one extraordinary health system.

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Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran

Job ID Number: 25222