Morehouse School of Medicine
The Nocturnists provide clinical services on a 7 day on/off schedule during night shifts from 8 pm to 8 am. They spend half their time supervising resident activities, including overseeing patient care in step-down areas and managing patient decompensations, and half their time working independently by admitting and caring for up to 6 patients and supervising a nurse practitioner.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provide clinical services on a 7 day on/off schedule
- • Work hours are from 8 pm to 8 am
- • Spend half of their service time supervising resident activities and half of their time working independently
- • Be available to residents should questions or problems arise in the care of patients by the residents during supervising weeks
- • Actively supervise the residents in their care of patients admitted to the step-down areas of the hospital and when patients under the care of the residents decompensate
- • Independently admit up to 6 patients and be responsible for the care of those patients on weeks not supervising residents
- • Provide supervision of the nurse practitioner as the nurse practitioner provides cross cover activities
Required
- • MD degree
- • Georgia Medical License Board Certification in Internal Medicine
- • Good interpersonal skills
- • High level of professionalism
Preferred
- • Preferred experience in medical student and/or resident teaching
The Nocturnists position will consist of the following:
- Provide clinical services on a 7 day on/off schedule
- Work hours are from 8 pm to 8 am
- Nocturnists will spend half of their service time supervising resident activities and half of their time working independently
- More specifically, on the week supervising residents, the Nocturnists will be available to residents should questions or problems arise in the care of patients by the residents.
- The Nocturnists will actively supervise the residents in their care of patients that are admitted to the step-down areas of the hospital and when patients under the care of the residents decompensate.
- On weeks when not supervising residents, the Nocturnists will independently admit up to 6 patients and be responsible for the care of those patients. Supervision of the nurse practitioner will also be provided as the nurse practitioner provides cross cover activities.
- MD degree
- Georgia Medical License Board Certification in Internal Medicine
- Preferred experience in medical student and/or resident teaching
- Good interpersonal skills
- High level of professionalism
Preferred Qualifications
Description of Job Duty
The Nocturnists position will consist of the following: - Provide clinical services on a 7 day on/off schedule
- Work hours are from 8 pm to 8 am
- Nocturnists will spend half of their service time supervising resident activities and half of their time working independently
- More specifically, on the week supervising residents, the Nocturnists will be available to residents should questions or problems arise in the care of patients by the residents.
- The Nocturnists will actively supervise the residents in their care of patients that are admitted to the step-down areas of the hospital and when patients under the care of the residents decompensate.
- On weeks when not supervising residents, the Nocturnists will independently admit up to 6 patients and be responsible for the care of those patients. Supervision of the nurse practitioner will also be provided as the nurse practitioner provides cross cover activities.
Minimum Qualifications
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