Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician with Duke Health Medical Oncology Inpatient Service

Job Summary

Duke’s Division of Medical Oncology and the Duke Cancer Institute are actively recruiting for a Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician to integrate into our Medical Oncology / Solid Tumor Service. Nocturnist Hospitalist Physicians in Oncology are clinicians and/or clinician educators who provide clinical care for adult oncology patients admitted at Duke University Hospital during the overnight shift of 7 pm – 7 am.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Oncology Nocturnist Hospitalist physicians will provide oversight of inpatients during the overnight shift, including admissions and transfers. At times, the Oncology Nocturnist Hospitalist may need to engage in direct patient care activities. Patient care activities will include, but are not limited to:

• Assessment, evaluation, pain and symptom management, care planning and modification, medications/therapeutic recommendations, and medical decision making.
• Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, friends, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to encourage/support an open visitor- friendly environment within the medical/hospital environment.
• Extensive and ongoing communications with primary oncology teams who routinely manage the cancer care of patients in the outpatient setting.
• Day-to-day patient contact/rounding/care management that actively encourages and includes professional input from all members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory, licensure, and accreditation requirements.
• Work to create a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams and align this work with other Oncology initiatives.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Job Eligibility Requirements

Education

• Graduate of an accredited MD or DO medical school
• Completion of Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Hematology/Oncology Fellowship preferred, but not required

Certification

• Board-eligible IM pending or recent graduates may apply, but otherwise, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification is required.
• Board Certified in Hematology and/or Oncology is preferred but not required.

License

• License to practice medicine issued by the NCMB
• Federal and State DEA License

Experience

• Hospitalist and/or Hematology/Oncology experience preferred, but welcome new grad applicants

Job Hours

• 10 twelve-hour shifts per month, generally 7 pm – 7 am

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