Hospitalist Physician - Medical Oncology Service (NOCTURNIST)

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• Job Location Duke University Hospital Job Summary Duke’s Division of Medical Oncology and the Duke Cancer Institute are actively recruiting for a Nocturnist Hospitalist Physician to integrate into our Medical Oncology / Solid Tumor Service.
• Nocturnist Hospitalist Physicians in Oncology are clinicians and/or clinician educators who provide clinical care for adult oncology patients admitted at Duke University Hospital during the overnight shift of 7pm – 7am.
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Duties and Responsibilities

Oncology Nocturnist Hospitalist physicians will provide oversight of inpatients during the overnight shift, including admissions and transfers. At times, the Oncology Nocturnist Hospitalist may need to engage in direct patient care activities. Patient care activities will include, but are not limited to:

• Assessment, evaluation, pain and symptom management, care planning and modification, medications/therapeutic recommendations, and medical decision making.
• Direct contact and consultation with patient family members, friends, advocates, and others to ensure effective communication of patient status and care plans, and to encourage/support an open visitor- friendly environment within the medical/hospital environment.
• Extensive and on-going communications with primary oncology teams who routinely manage the cancer care of patients in the outpatient setting.
• Day-to-day patient contact/rounding/care management that actively encourages and includes professional input from all members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Accurate and timely completion of all clinical and professional records and documentation to assure compliance with local, state and federal regulatory, licensure and accreditation requirements.
• Work to create a positive work culture within cross-departmental teams and align this work with other Oncology initiatives.