Brooklyn Hospitalist
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- Faculty
- Division of General Internal Medicine
NYU Langone Health is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center. Ranked as the #1 Hospital for quality and patient safety by Vizient, Inc., and with 10 clinical specialties among the top 10 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report, NYU Langone’s culture is rooted in excellence in patient care, education, and research. NYU Langone comprises more than 320 locations throughout the New York area and in Florida, including six inpatient locations, a children’s hospital, and four emergency rooms. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine. For more information, go to nyulangone.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
At NYU Langone Health, there are numerous areas for you as a leadership professional to make an impact on our organization. As one of the nation’s leading medical centers, we need bright, innovative people to step up and take charge of the many initiatives currently taking place here. From our brand new 830,000-square-foot Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion to our new 16 story Science Building, NYU Langone Health is ripe with career-opportunities that are sure to transform the way we think about medical care.
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You will be responsible for providing teaching, supervisory, administrative and professional medical services to patients. You shall report to the Chair of the Department of Medicine in connection with these services and you shall provide the services described below during such hours as assigned by NYU Brooklyn.
The services include but are not limited to the following:
HRP Patients
a. Visit every patient every clinical day; direct care and participate in discharge planning; provide appropriate documentation.
b. Communicate directly with patients; provide status updates and answer questions.
c. Make sure that patients and their families are informed of the anticipated/actual discharge date.
d. Retain ultimate responsibility for efficient patient flow and length of stay of each patient.
All Patients
a. Direct Patient Care Rounds with the house staff team, the patient navigator, case managers/social workers and nursing leadership at the bedside; delegate tasks to team members to facilitate diagnostic/therapeutic interventions, to assure adherence to mandated metrics and to assist in discharge preparation/planning.
b. Work to reduce unnecessary LOS due to inefficiencies in the system by communicating with private attendings, navigators, other team members and departmental leadership to address any and all issues, problems and opportunities.
c. Take leadership role in the development and maintenance of continuous quality improvement and patient satisfaction programs.
Private Patients
a. Contact private physicians regarding their patients when appropriate.
b. Communicate with team members to take all measures necessary to assure smooth patient flow and reduce unnecessary LOS due to inefficiencies in the system.
c. Assure all core measures and quality indicators are met by intervening with private physicians whenever problems, issues and opportunities are identified.
NYU Langone Medical Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.