"Hospitalist (Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical FCM) - SMS-3357"

This position is responsible for providing direct patient care to patients of the SIU Center for Family Medicine, a federally qualified health center and residency training program, in the inpatient setting. Duties will include a combination of patient care and teaching activities.

TEACHING (20%): Actively precept as teaching physician to residents on the Family Medicine Inpatient Service including direct patient care, procedural skills if appropriate, doctor-patient relationship/bedside manner, professionalism, ethical and legal considerations, billing and coding. Serve as mentor to family practice residents, including meeting with them on a regular basis to review their progress to counsel and advise them on any problems or issues, and appropriately document findings or results in their professional development folders. Conduct and supervise inpatient-teaching rounds. Develop and facilitate core curriculum conferences for the residency program.

SERVICE (80%): Provide direct inpatient care to patients of the Center. Provide feedback and status of patients to their PCP. Participate in hospitalist family medicine call. Participate in Center Peer Review and Quality Improvement activities. Provide emergency services to patients as needed including those who are identified as having no primary care physician. Serve on the Center-wide Committees, as assigned. Serve on school and department committees, as assigned. Attend faculty meetings and resident conferences.

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Sensitive to the needs of underrepresented minority populations. Must possess an MD/DO degree. Must have graduated from an accredited residency training program at time of hire. Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Medicine at time of hire. Licensed to practice Medicine in the state of Illinois at time of hire. Must be willing to practice inpatient family medicine.

About Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine: SIU School of Medicine was established in 1970 with a mission to educate physicians for central and southern Illinois. We are a medical school with four areas of excellence: medical education, patient care, research and community service. SIU School of Medicine provides education to undergraduate medical students, medical and surgical residents, fellows, and physician assistant students. Our clinical practice, SIU Medicine, includes a team of more than 250 health care professionals including university physicians and faculty members who are collectively dedicated to providing excellent medical care, advancement of care through research, and training the next generation of physicians. As the premier provider of health care services, SIU Medicine offers both primary care and specialized treatment services including preventative and diagnostic. SIU works in partnership with hospitals and clinics throughout central and southern Illinois to meet the health care needs of our communities.