As a Hospitalist APP at Memorial Health System, you practice a broad spectrum of inpatient Internal Medicine with a balanced workload that emphasizes quality patient care. You manage medically complex patients collaboratively with Hospitalist physicians while working at the top of your license, with the time to practice meaningful, relationship-based inpatient medicine.
| Metric | Detail |
|---|---|
| Average Hospitalist Census | 13 to 18 patients |
| Daily Admissions | 2 to 3 per physician |
| Annual ER Visits | 80,000 |
| Average Length of Stay | Around 4 days |
| Case Mix Index | 1.4 |
Your responsibilities include:
Procedures are not required for this role, though procedural skills are welcomed. You carry no rapid response or code blue responsibilities, and ICU coverage is not required. Providers interested in higher-acuity medicine can take on ICU exposure if they choose.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Sign-out |
| 7:30 AM | Multidisciplinary rounds |
| 8:00 to 11:30 AM | Patient rounds |
| Noon | Admissions |
| Afternoon | Follow-up patients, discharges, cross coverage |
| Evening | Handoff |
Memorial Health's Open ICU model gives you the opportunity to care for higher-acuity patients while maintaining immediate access to experienced intensivists and specialty consultants.
You work alongside colleagues with backgrounds in Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Internal Medicine, allowing you to continue developing critical care skills within a supportive team structure.
The hospital currently operates on Paragon/Allscripts and is transitioning to Meditech.
This multidisciplinary approach improves communication, streamlines patient transitions, and lets you focus on direct patient care rather than administrative barriers. Throughout each shift you are supported by:
The experienced ICU nursing staff and long-tenured allied health professionals create a stable, efficient clinical environment.