What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hospitalist position at St. Catherine of Siena Hospital?
Hospitalist
Catholic Health Services of Long Island (CHS) was founded in 1997 to oversee the Diocese of Rockville Centre's healthcare organization, which now includes six hospitals, three nursing homes, a regional home care, and hospice group and a community based agency for persons with special needs. More than 15,000 staff and 3,300 medical professionals work within the CHS system.
St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center is a proud member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, and has served the residents of the Smithtown area for more than 50 years.
St. Catherine's is located on the north shore of Long Island in Smithtown. The campus is comprised of a 296-bed not-for-profit community hospital; a 240-bed nursing and rehabilitation care center; and a 60,000 square foot medical office building. Our nurses, physicians and support staff are devoted to providing advanced health care in an environment of compassion to our patients, their families and our community.
- Honored by the Healthcare Association of New York State with the 2017 Pinnacle Award for Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care
- St. Catherine of Siena earned the New York State Perinatal Quality Collaborative (NYSPQC) Safe Sleep Project's 2017 Quality Improvement Award in recognition of the hard work and dedication of the facilities' staff to improve safe sleep practices for infants
- Recognized as a 2018 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus & Target Stroke Elite Honor Roll Award by the American Heart Association /American Stroke Association
- In September 2017, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center received the prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly® Designated birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA, the first hospital to earn the designation in Suffolk County.
- Bariatric Center of Excellence, designated by The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Palliative Care Department earned The Joint Commission's Advanced Certification, 2017
- Achieved the American Heart Association /American Stroke Association Gold Plus award for excellence in quality for stroke and TIA management, since 2010. In addition, St. Catherine also received Honor Roll recognition for thrombolytic management of acute ischemic stroke in 2011 and 2013 and 2016-17.
Responsibilities:
Provides and manages the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients alongside an excellent ancillary staff with a Rapid Response Team. The successful candidate will work in a collegial and professional environment in a 7 day Block schedule. Responsibilities include: providing full or partial services to private attending physicians who elect to utilize the Hospitalist Services, attend monthly Hospitalist Meetings, get involved in quality as well as Patient Experience committees, be able to work in a team environment, be able to provide high quality care, be able to manage an average patient caseload of 15-17 patients, and able to adapt and be flexible to new CMS regulations.
Qualifications:
Doctorate degree in Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine, ACLS/BLS Certified, trained in Family Practice or Internal Medicine and be Board Certified or Eligible in Internal Medicine/Family Practice.