Physician (FT) - Hospital Medicine Nocturnist

Overview

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH is seeking a full-time, BC/BE Hospitalist to join our Academic Section of Hospital Medicine within the Department of Medicine.  Affiliated with The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, this position will involve delivering high-quality, team-based inpatient care and participating in innovative, inpatient resident and medical student teaching.  This position includes a recommendation of a faculty appointment at The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth at a rank commensurate with experience.  Research opportunities are also a possibility.

Hospital Medicine Expectations:

The Physician will be expected to contribute to the clinical activities of the Section of Hospital Medicine Hospital Medicine encompasses the broad spectrum of patient care at an academic tertiary care institution. While the following descriptions of our clinical activities and services represent our best estimate of the Physician's anticipated work assignments under our current structure, they are subject to change as the Section intermittently finds it necessary to adjust the structure to improve care delivery and educational effectiveness.

Traditional hospitalists working 1.0 clinical FTE are assigned 28 weeks of service per year, comprised of the following roles-

• Inpatient Teaching Service (M2)
• Hospitalist Service
• Admitter Service
• Triage/Consult
• Night Coverage

Clinical weeks of service are prorated for faculty who are less than a 1.0 clinical FTE. In addition to the clinical assignments outlined above, backup call is assigned equally to all faculty members, regardless of FTE, with the exception that faculty members who work exclusively as nocturnists are exempt from backup call.

What Dartmouth-Hitchcock has to offer you:

• Established patient base
• Collegial environment and referrals
• Ties to the Academic Medical Center
• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including relocation
• Dedicated CME time and funds 

What New England has to offer you:

• Four seasons and an outdoor lifestyle
• Access to major cities and airports
• Proximity to mountains and hiking trails
• Driving distance to the seacoast/ocean
• The abundance of local lakes for boating and swimming 

Dartmouth-Hitchcock is an academic health system, serving patients across New England. A national leader in patient-centered health care, D-H is on a path to create a sustainable health system for the region and as a model for the nation. Founded in 1893, the system includes New Hampshire's only Level 1 trauma center and its only air ambulance service, as well as the Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. As an academic health system, Dartmouth-Hitchcock provides access to nearly 1,500 primary care doctors and specialists in almost every area of medicine, as well as world-class research with the Audrey and Theodor Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical degree (MD or DO)
• Post graduate training in residency program

Required Licensure/Certifications

• Current New Hampshire Medical License
• Current or eligible for Board Certification (to be obtained within 5 years if BE)
• Active hospital staff membership