The Department of Hospitalist Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor (HS) / Hospitalist. The successful candidate will:
- Admit adult "unassigned" patients (without a private attending in University Hospital of Brooklyn) from the Emergency Department, MICU and CCU according to the Hospitalist service schedules.
- Diagnose and treat different medical conditions in the adult hospitalized patients on their service.
- Collaborate with the nursing staff and social workers to make appropriate discharge arrangements for the patients admitted to their services.
- Provide consultations for preoperative patients and patients.
- Function as the Teaching Attending for the medical residents/student team for approximately eight months a year;
- Set and communicate expectations and provide individual performance evaluations;
- Mentor 2nd-year students on history taking and physical examination skills;
- Evaluates third-year medical students;
- Teach courses to the Medical Residents and Students.
- Participates in the Hospitalist Service meetings and performs various other hospital administrative tasks as assigned and/or required.
Admits adult “unassigned” patients (without a private attending in UHB) from the Emergency Department, MICU and CCU according to the Hospitalist service schedules. Diagnoses and treats different medical conditions in the adult hospitalized patients on their service. Works in a team with the nursing staff and social worker to make appropriate discharge arrangements for the patients admitted to their service. Provides consultations for preoperative patients and inpatients.
Functions as the Teaching Attending for the Medical Residents/Student Team for approximately eight months a year. Sets and communicates expectations and provides individual performance evaluations. Mentors 2nd-year students on history taking and physical examination skills. Evaluates third-year medical students. Teach courses to the Medical Residents and Students.
Participates in the Hospitalist Service meetings and different hospital administrative tasks.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications
- New York State Medical Licensure.
- Medical Doctor Degree or equivalent.
- Full training in Internal Medicine.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine.
Skills Required
- New York State medical licensure
- Medical Doctor degree or equivalent
- Full training in Internal Medicine
- Board certified or board eligible in Internal Medicine
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is Brooklyn’s only academic medical center and part of the State University of New York. Through five schools and University Hospital at Downstate, it educates physicians, nurses, scientists, public-health leaders, and allied health professionals; advances biomedical, healthcare, and public-health research; and delivers patient-centered care while promoting health equity for New York’s diverse communities across the borough.
