Physician Hospitalist - Optum CA - South Bay Community

Optum CA is seeking a Physician Hospitalist to join our team in South Bay. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Schedule; Per Diem
• Examines, assesses, diagnoses, and treats the inpatients that are the responsibility of Optum
• Admits and rounds on Optum patients, patient keeper billing
• Prescribes medications, and treatment regimens appropriate for assessed medical conditions
• Consults with and refers to specialists as appropriate. ER Diversion
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required
• Follows established Torrance Memorial and Optum Group policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards
• Communicates directly and effectively with colleagues, primary care physicians, and transferring physicians to effect successful transfer of care with particular attention to weekends and holidays
• Will follow care guidelines in the hospital in the form of standardized hospital order sets and/or hospitalist manual
• Will discharge patients when medically appropriate and utilize hospital case management and ancillary personnel to do this as efficiently as possible

Required Qualifications:

• Current CA license
• DEA license
• Hospital Privileges
• Will accept FM and IM candidates