State Of Virginia Richmond , VA 23234
Posted 1 week ago
Mission or Goal of Unit: To be leaders in the inpatient care of patients at VCU Health System and the training of learners in Internal Medicine through:
High-quality, evidence-based, efficient, and patient-centered patient care
Thorough and responsive medicine consultation and co-management of non-medicine patients
Exemplary teaching and mentoring of Internal Medicine Housestaff, medical students, and other learners
Scholarship inspired by the challenges of inpatient care that seeks to overcome these challenges
The pursuit of excellence of clinicians, educators, scholars, and leaders
Chief Purpose of this position: The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine seeks candidates to admit, provide daily care for, and discharge patients on the General Medicine inpatient services including teams with advanced practice providers and teams with housestaff and students. The Division provides clinical care at:
While specific position responsibilities vary based on service needs, all division members seek to improve the quality and efficiency of inpatient care at VCUHS. Some members provide high-quality General Medicine consults and co-management services to other non-medicine specialties, perform and teach about bedside procedures, care for patients in the Hospital at Home model or at VCU Tappahannock, or work with housestaff and medical students in supervision of the GME nocturnist service. All division members are supported to grow expertise in education, research, quality improvement, informatics, and health system leadership in order to advance inpatient care and support the overarching missions of the institution.
Position Responsibilities:
1.Teaching
Inpatient Teaching Service with learners including medical students, interns and residents
Medicine Consult Service which includes medical students and residents from both internal medicine and other services
Bedside Procedure Service which includes internal medicine residents; and/or
GME Nocturnist Service which includes internal medicine housestaff
Specific teaching responsibilities are identified annually and generally constitute 25-33% of clinical shifts. Faculty are expected to learn about and apply contemporary adult learning methods to promote evidence-based practice and demonstrate effective teaching skills and continually develop as a teacher for learners at all levels. In addition, faculty may participate in other learning activities such as Foundations of Clinical Medicine, morning report, noon conference, and other formal educational programs for undergraduate and post-graduate learners.
2.Research
3.Service
4.Clinical
Required Qualifications:
Board certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine
Direct experience managing complex inpatients
A solid understanding of the hospitalist role and function
An interest in academic work including teaching, professional development, and quality improvement
Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team and effectively communicate in both verbal and written formats
Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated achievement as an educator, scholar, clinician, and/or leader
Experience working with advanced practice providers to support optimal care.
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