TeleHospitalist - Physician - PRN - IA, IL and WI

Area of Interest: Physicians and Medical Residents

Job ID: 163769

Overview

UnityPoint Clinic is actively recruiting for a Telehospitalist Physician to join our system-wide team in IA and IL

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare and among America’s Best Employers By State in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

Provide TeleHospitalist coverage at multiple UnityPoint hospitals

Position is employed with UnityPoint Clinic

PRN schedule including nights, weekends, and Holidays

12-hour shifts

Self-scheduling

Response time within 30 minutes

Utilize Vidyo Telehealth

Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options focused on your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Join our team of experts and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care

Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment

Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills

Managing cross coverage & low acuity admissions (as needed) on overnight shift for one or more hospitals, depending on the number of beds covered.

Cross cover needs, include but not limited to entering orders, calling nurses, staff, patients, or families.

Helping with transfers to higher level of care if needed overnight, transfer to ICU or other floors within same facility, calling in through Vidyo to evaluate patients if needed.

Documentation per CMS & TH guidelines for H&Ps, cross coverage, significant events, handoff, etc.

Qualifications

MD or DO

Board Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine

Requires 1 year of bedside clinical experience as a Hospitalist

Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in your state of residency, AND IA, IL and WI

Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice

Credentialed at all UPH hospitals staffed by a TeleHospitalist

Unemployable states: NY, CA, OR, VT, WA, DC

We offer

PRN hourly rate

A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.

Please contact Drew Birdsall, Physician and Provider Recruiter, at 515.471.9761 or Andrew.Birdsall@UnityPoint.org

Source job details

Requisition ID: 2025-163769

Work Type (Portal Searching): As Needed

Location: US-IA-West Des Moines

Department: Hospitalists Admin

FTE: 0.01

Scheduled Hours/Shift: 12