Internist Job at Brown University Health in Providence, RI

Brown Emergency Medicine is expanding its observation unit at RI hospital and is looking for non-EM physicians (IM, Family practice, or other specialist with an aptitude for this kind of work) to care for patients with our advanced practice providers.

Currently we are staffing a 10 bed unit with one APP for 17 hrs/day and EM physician oversight. Our goal is to provide 17 hrs/day of dedicated MD coverage to work alongside an APP to care for 17-20 patients. With the assistance of an MD, we hope to be able to care for more patients with a slightly higher level of complexity/decision making needs than we do currently. Shifts will be day (7a-4p) and eve (4p-MN) 7 days a week.

What kind of diagnoses are cared for in the observation unit?
The following diagnoses are managed in the CDU with input, as needed, from relevant specialists:

• Chest pain, TIA, cellulitis, pharyngitis, syncope, asthma, allergic reactions, pyelonephritis, renal colic, anemia, case management / social intervention
• Our goal is to capture more patients with problems that are outside the above diagnoses but who are anticipated to need only 24-48 hrs of care
• CDU care starts after emergency care has been performed. The CDU MD will not be providing routine emergency care

Where is the Observation Unit
The observation unit is located inside the emergency department
On the off chance a patient decompensates, they can be quickly moved back to emergency level of care

What is the work schedule like?

• A mix of day and evening shifts that add up to an average of 36 clinical hours/ week
• A full time employee would work, on average, 4-5 days/week
• As the unit runs 24hrs x 7 d/week, a full time FTE should expect to work every other weekend
• There is no "on call". Overnight issues (MN-7a) will be covered by emergency physicians

Salary/Benefits

• Opportunity to work/collaborate with our EM team
• 4 weeks of vacation + 1 week of CME
• Total clinical hours / year = 47x36=1,692
• Professional allowance ($5k/yr)
• Generous compensation and retirement package
• Will consider candidates interested in 0.5-1.0 FTE