Physician - Internal Medicine Faculty - Ascension Health

Details

• Specialty: Internal Medicine
• Subspecialty Interest: Academics
• Schedule: Full-Time,Monday-Friday from 7am-5pm
• Call Schedule: Rotational
• Practice Detail: Ascension Medical Group is seeking a full-time board-certified or board eligible academic general internist to join Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren Campus as a faculty member.
• EMR System: Athena and Cerner
• Facility: Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital, Warren Campus
• Location: Warren, Michigan
• This job location is notcurrently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.

Responsibilities

Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital is looking for an Internal Medicine Physician for our Internal Medicine Faculty practice.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital to precept and teach medical students and Internal Medicine residents. Duties include outpatient clinic and inpatient rounding responsibilities. In the outpatient clinic, there are approximately 150 outpatient visits per week. For the inpatient census, there are 4-20 patients per day.

Position Highlights:

• The Internal Medicine Faculty assists the Program Director in all facets of the academic program.
• The ACGME accredited program, which is affiliated with Michigan State University, trains 39 residents over a three-year cycle.
• Opportunity to participate in didactics and lectures.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with case management.
• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital

• Level II Trauma Center with advanced Primary Stroke Center
• Recognized as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for joint replacement, spine, and cardiovascular services. - Accredited Chest Pain Center with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
• Our emergency and ER and cardiovascular programs have earned the American Heart Associations Mission: Lifeline award for our fastest response to heart attacks in cooperation with the Rosevilles and Warrens Fire Departments.
• Combined with Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital
• Madison Heights Campus, offering 15 accredited Graduate Medical Education programs
• New patient tower to provide 75 additional private rooms for patients and newly renovated behavioral health unit and acute care of the elderly unit

About Warren

• 15 miles north of Detroit
• Home of the General Motors Technical Center and Warren Community Indoor Waterpark
• Warren is the 3rd largest city in Michigan - Warren is house the United States Army Detroit Arsenal and campus of Macomb Community College
• On the border of Sterling Heights where Freedom Hill is located for outdoor concerts
• Home of the General Motors Heritage Center, a museum housing more than 150 General Motor vehicles.

About Ascension Medical Group

Ascension Medical Group is a clinician-led provider organization focused on delivering high-quality health outcomes and an exceptional patient experience. With 2,000 sites of care and 7,600 providers, physicians and advanced practice providers have the opportunity to collaborate with clinicians across one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the U.S. When you join our team, you'll benefit from competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, innovative technology and countless opportunities for growth.

Requirements

Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Required Credential(s):
Physician MD/DO with Prescriptive Authority credentialed from the Michigan Board of Medicine obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Verified by local Credentialing Office.
Preferred Credential(s):
Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Education:
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Additional Preferences

Completion of an accredited Internal Medicine residency program required.

Requires ABMS or AOA Internal Medicine board certification or board eligible with certificationafter start date.

Interest in teaching.

Special interest in medical education, health services, research, patient safety and quality improvement is highly desirable.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Michigan operates 16 hospitals and more than 300 related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 compassionate associates. When you join our care teams, you join a team dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve throughout Michigan.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

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Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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