Historically speaking the hospitalist position was almost unheard of a generation ago. Today, the average hospital medical group employs 7-8 hospitalists if not more. Virtually all of our country's leading hospitals in addition to our large managed care programs already have hospitalist departments or voluntary hospital medicine programs in place. Hospitals and medical groups are also growing their departments in an effort to address and improve the challenges of patient care while enhancing the quality of their services.
Not only is it the fastest-growing specialty in modern healthcare, but more and more physicians are pursuing it as a career alternative on a full-time basis. Many residents are pursuing hospitalist careers upon graduation and many experienced practitioners are returning to inpatient care due to the benefits being provided in this line of work.
Physicians seeking hospitalist positions are usually seeing:
*Higher pay rates
*More diversified schedules
*Average assignments of less than a month at a time
*A greater number of opportunities
*Expanded geographical options
Recently the American Board of Hospital Medicine has started offering certification for this specialty. More and more educational programs are now incorporating the training necessary for those seeking to pursue this avenue of healthcare. Experienced physicians are able to obtain privileges based on recent CME’s, procedure logs, practiced skill sets, and comfort in an inpatient setting.
We are currently staffing hospitalists in the following specialties:
*Internal Medicine
*Obstetrics and Gynecology
*Pediatrics
Please call and speak with one of our experienced staff members to determine your qualifications and the opportunities available. We look forward to working with you!
Source: Locums Life, ABPS
