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Children's National Hospital

Pediatric hospital network with research institutes

Hospitalist

Physicians & SurgeonsUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeWashington, DC, USA$72.12 - $216.35In-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A medical degree (M.D.) from an accredited medical school is required.
  • The position requires zero years of work experience.
  • Candidates must be fully licensed and credentialed as attending staff on the medical staff of Children’s National Medical Center.
  • Candidates must be board certified or eligible for board certification in their primary practice specialty.
  • Candidates must know current principles, methods, and procedures for medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment in their area of expertise.
  • Candidates must know legal and ethical standards for delivering medical care.
  • Candidates must be able to independently evaluate patient problems and develop patient-care plans.
  • Candidates must be able to incorporate ethical concepts into patient care and discuss them with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
  • Candidates must be able to supervise, advise, and train clinical professionals and/or students in their area of expertise.
  • Candidates must maintain quality, safety, and infection-control standards and keep current with developments in their subspecialty through continuing medical education.

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical services ethically, professionally, and promptly at Children’s Hospital and other approved sites.
  • Oversee the medical care team and manage direct patient care for a specified patient population; improve continuity of care, customer service, and partnerships with community medical providers through timely records and communication.
  • Provide on-call services as determined by division leadership.
  • Participate in family-centered care, communicate compassionately, and refer patients to specialists and ancillary services as appropriate.
  • Use the defined chain of command and escalation policies.
  • Respond respectfully and promptly to team members and outside medical providers; communicate patient-update expectations and significant clinical changes to trainees and encourage their questions.
  • Participate in the hospital’s advocacy initiatives and contribute scholarly effort to public policy promoting population-based pediatric health and well-being.
  • Teach patients and families about treatment, prevention, and care-enhancement techniques, and participate in health-promotion, education, and prevention programs.
  • Participate in medical education with colleagues and trainees and, as appropriate, in hospital-wide, university-wide, local, regional, and national educational programs.
  • Provide timely feedback to trainees, ensure they are oriented to the care they deliver, and supervise and train clinical professionals and students.
  • Follow bylaws, policies, procedures, continuous quality-improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
  • Complete clinical documentation promptly and adequately, including clinical charge documentation required by accrediting and regulatory bodies and medical-staff rules and policies.
  • Identify patient-service problems and recommend improvements.
  • Participate in developing, implementing, and revising policies affecting medical practice, judgment, and quality of care; participate in special-care teams, medical staff, and hospital committees.
  • Review and prepare protocols for staff use, evaluate patient care against adopted protocols and quality-assurance criteria, evaluate peers and support staff, report medical or other errors, and participate in preventing them.

About the Company

Children's National Hospital

Pediatric hospital network with research institutes

Children’s National Hospital is a nonprofit pediatric health system in Washington, D.C., providing primary and specialty medical care for children across the region, with locations in the D.C. metropolitan area and a dedicated research campus. It combines hospital care with pediatric research through the Children’s National Research Institute and Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, and operates the Research & Innovation Campus opened in 2021 to develop new ways to treat kids. Care is delivered by multidisciplinary teams across a network of community-based primary care and specialty locations, with a strong emphasis on nursing excellence reflected in four Magnet designation awards. The hospital also engages in advocacy at local and national levels and relies on donors to fund services. Its goal is to improve children’s health by advancing pediatric medicine and ensuring access to high-quality care and support for families.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$3.4M
Headquarters
Washington DC, United States
Founded
1870

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