Hospitalist and Immediate Care Physician - Baltimore, MD ($15,0
Location: Baltimore Maryland
Description: Cigna is in need of Hospitalist and Immediate Care Physician - Baltimore, MD ($15,0 right now, this vacancy will be placed in Maryland. For complete informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. Job Description
Note: this position qualifies for a $15,000 sign on bonus if hired!
The Hospitalist physician! provides clinical care to health plan members. The Hospitalist physician participates as a part of a multi-disciplinary team providing care to members. Focuses on the management and improvement of health for members with chronic disease(s) in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings. Provides physician services, including clinical care, advising and counseling patients regarding the most appropriate setting to meet their healthcare needs, performing physician assessment and evaluation of problems, and providing the appropriate information regarding specialist services and end of life programs. Participates in the development of appropriate medical management strategies to maximize medical therapy and ensure proper pharmaceutical and home health services to maintain health status.
Clinic Setting (Advanced Care Center) : Diagnoses and treats frail elderly and chronically ill patients experiencing episodes of acute exacerbations and monitors chronic disease ! progression in Advanced Care Center with cardiac monitoring an! d IV therapy as appropriate. Supplements Primary Care Provider Disease Management activities to stabilize patients and gain control of disease processes as a means of avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations. Documents all diagnoses with the highest degree of specificity, ensuring that all aspects of disease progression and manifestation are documented annually. Participates in multi-disciplinary meetings and recommends treatment alternatives designed to keep patients healthy or resolve on-going clinical issues. Communicates all services provided with the patient's Primary Care Physician. Discharge plan for continuing care management is developed and communicated to ensure continuity of care. Actively engages in various clinic initiatives that are supported by the Health Plan. May assist with the management of skilled nursing facility and hospice patients that seek care in the medical clinics. Works closely with onsite Behavioral health, social work, and pharmacist staff to pr! ovide comprehensive care.
Inpatient Hospital Setting : Serves in a hospitalist function. Responds to member presentation after Emergency Department work-up to determine the appropriate level of care, including admission, observation, or facilitating transfers to outpatient care, or alternative providers (SNF, Home Health). Provides inpatient care as the attending of record, takes “call†as required, manages specialty engagement, meets with the family to address care issues. May provide utilization review onsite of inpatients. Works with facility care managers to provide appropriate and timely use of resources. Participates in utilization review meetings. Responsible for transitional care coordination as needed for discharged patients, ensuring continuity of care at the next level of care. Appropriately refers patients to other teams within the organization such as care management and others as needed. Appropriately documents relevant information regardin! g inpatient stay of patients in the EMR. Rotates care between inpatient! and outpatient facility. May act as Team Lead.
Qualifications : Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician with an active and unrestricted medical license and an unrestricted DEA license (in applicable state of practice setting = Maryland). For Inpatient Hospital care, admitting privileges at appropriate hospital. ACLS certification. At least five years experience in a health care related setting. Prior geriatric experience. Knowledge of chronic disease management programs and services and insurance/managed care processes and populations. Adept at marketing and public relations. Ability to travel within market locations.
Preferred Requirements : Background in inpatient care, geriatric, and/or palliative care. Experience with electronic medical record system, physician’s practice operations, health plan operations, or medical management setting.
Schedule : Rotating schedule between Hospital (80%) and Advanced Care Center (2! 0%); weekdays are 8 hour shifts and weekends are 12 hour shifts; total of 40 hours per week
The Organization
Based in Nashville, Tennessee, HealthSpring got its start in 2000 and is now one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing coordinated care plans whose primary focus is Medicare Advantage plans. HealthSpring, a Cigna company, currently owns and operates Medicare Advantage plans in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, D.C., as well as a national stand-alone prescription drug plan.
Cigna is dedicated to improving the health of the communities we serve by delivering the highest quality and greatest value in healthcare benefits and services. .
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This vacancy starts available on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 00:21:26 GMT
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