| Some patients may not know they have a hospitalist | | | | complications, pneumonia, or heart failure. The extra |
| caring for them while they are in the hospital. | | | | care by the hospitalist physician has been found to |
| Physicians that take hospitalist jobs tend to devote | | | | release patients a day earlier. |
| most of their clinical hours to inpatient care. Sometimes | | | | Hospitalist jobs are ideal for the physician as well |
| it's because they prefer this kind of work. Other times | | | | because they can visit beautiful places all over the |
| they enjoy the flexibility and ability to see other parts | | | | country. However, not anyone can apply for any |
| of the country. Whatever the case, hospitals that hire | | | | position. Sometimes you need extra training, which |
| hospitalists tend to provide more efficient care. | | | | some doctors already have. Some openings require |
| Hospitals also like to hire hospitalists because it | | | | advanced cardiac life support training and pediatric |
| reduces their costs and patients have a shortened | | | | cardiac life support. Sometimes the doctor will have to |
| stay, while continuing to provide quality patient care. | | | | work in the intensive care unit or work specific shifts. |
| These physicians tend to practice general internal | | | | The nice thing is once you work the shift, significant |
| medicine and serve as the attending doctor for | | | | time is given off. |
| anyone needing inpatient care. These patients are | | | | Every position will vary, but pay is competitive. The |
| usually in the hospital because their primary physician | | | | hospitalist service will coordinate travel, transportation, |
| or the emergency room doctor placed them there. | | | | and housing during the entire stay. Professional liability |
| They are not sick enough to be in the intensive care, | | | | insurance is provided, as well as paid licensure for |
| but still need urgent help. Some of the conditions | | | | wherever the hospitalist jobs are located. |
| people are dealing with are liver disease, diabetes | | | | |