Hospitalist Job at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Who we are looking for:

Kootenai Health is seeking board certified or eligible, residency trained Internal Medicine physicians to practice at our regional referral center hospital located in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. 

Ideal candidates will have a strong focus on quality, safety, teamwork and patient satisfaction and have experience working in busy, high acuity hospital departments.   

  What you can expect:

·                Full-time definition of 161 shifts per year; each shift is 12 hours in length.  Shifts will typically be scheduled to coincide with working 7 consecutive days on, and 7 consecutive days off to optimize work life balance.  Part time schedule structures offered.

·                Targeted daily census per hospitalist rounding team is 15 patients.  Three triage/admit teams per day.  Dedicated nocturnists.

·                Competitive compensation and retention package with salary plus potential incentives for productivity and quality, and a night shift differential

·                Extra shifts typically available for those interested

·                Robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, CME, sizeable employer retirement contribution, and malpractice (with tail)

·                Formal mentorship program to help new providers succeed

·                24/7 intensivist coverage in addition to full medical and surgical specialty backup; closed ICU

·                Dedicated Rapid Response team and Code Blue team

·                Medical education opportunities teaching medical students and residents

·                331 licensed beds with over 14,500 annual admissions

  Who we are:

Kootenai Health is northern Idaho’s only regional referral health system and the largest employer with over 4,000 employees and over 700 medical staff.  Our service area includes the Panhandle of north Idaho, western Montana, and eastern Washington.  The organization is an independent, not-for-profit, three-hospital system, with an integrated multi-specialty group practice, Kootenai Clinic spanning 30+ specialties at 30+ locations in two states.  Kootenai Health is nationally recognized for clinical excellence and has recently been designated as an ASC level II trauma center. Additional recognitions include Magnet designation for nursing excellence since 2006, a Leapfrog A safety rating, and having achieved the Gallup Great Workplace Award five years in a row.    Kootenai Health started the first graduate medical education opportunity in northern Idaho with a University of Washington affiliated Family Medicine Residency, in 2013.