Nocturnist Physician
Company: Sound Physicians
Location: Dallas
Posted on: October 22, 2024
Job Description:
To our prospective teammates,I am the medical director for
Sound's hospital medicine practice at Texas Health Presbyterian
Dallas in Dallas, Texas. I have been a part of Texas Health
Presbyterian Dallas for ten years and with Sound for seven. I want
to welcome interest from physicians coming out of training or
looking to make a career change. I want to share more about who we
are and what we do - specifically about our people, practice, and
purpose - as you consider your options. People
- We have a diverse group of physicians with various talents and
skill sets. Our group tends to skew towards mid-career physicians,
although we have a few newer grads. We work collaboratively with a
healthy structure of work/home life balance and try very hard to
separate rounding duties from admitting. Most doctors congregate in
our shared workspace around lunchtime to take care of notes, bounce
questions off each other, and discuss things outside of work. We ve
structured our MDRs so that, Monday through Friday, we get a chance
to interact with each other and other hospitalists during
presentations, and it is a very collegial atmosphere.
- I m a firm believer in an open-door policy. I like interacting
with my team members and helping fix issues in the current system.
I value team members who want to contribute to the growth and
health of the team. I admire doctors who stand up for one another
and understand the group s needs. Doctors who are willing to listen
and ask if they can do better. I strongly believe in giving
physicians autonomy to do what they need to care for patients, but
I won t hesitate to point out when things can be improved.
- We work hard as a group to achieve our shared goals, but we
like to interact and discuss all the joys and headaches of life as
a hospitalist. Everyone has a voice and freedom to speak up at our
monthly team meetings or directly with me anytime. No one is
expected to clock in, but there is a sense of responsibility in
doing what is expected.
- We first started as a physician-owned group of hospitalists. We
became part of a joint venture with Sound, and in 2019, Sound
bought our group outright. What was attractive about Sound was the
infrastructure and wealth of expertise they brought to hospital
medicine and how it can be practiced and measured. I initially
started as an associate medical director. When the medical
directorship opened, I knew I was invested in seeing the group and
the hospital thrive, so I moved into the role. Practice
- We are a large, diverse hospitalist group providing medical
care to a growing population here in Dallas.
- What makes our group unique is the work-life balance we worked
hard to cultivate. We divided the admitter and rounding roles as
much as possible, and the physicians love being able to focus on a
specific role.
- We have specialized in the different admitting shifts and our
admitters, like the caps and built-in protection they receive.
- The other unique aspect of our hospital is the collegial
relationships we ve fostered with the specialists. We pride
ourselves on being a community hospital but also quite capable of
taking care of Level 1 trauma, acute CVA, and complicated heart
issues.
- We have a very successful GME program with residents and
medical students that we help train.
- The chair of medicine also wears the hat of the regional
medical director for Sound and was the former medical director of
the hospitalist program.
- Our work schedule has been carefully crafted, and we ve
established close relationships with specialists in a considerate
manner.
- We seek board-certified, internal medicine-trained physicians.
No procedural skills are needed, and our doctors are not expected
to run codes.
- Ability to deal with complex medical and social situations and
must have a patient-centered and caring mindset.
- We work in EPIC, with access to our own internal informatics
platform.
- Expected compensation per shift is $1400 (day), $1,500 (Swing),
and $1700 (Nights). We also offer quality and productivity
incentives.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D
insurance, long- and short-term disability, 401k with match, paid
medical malpractice and tail coverage, and annual CME allowance.
Purpose
- I am involved in at least half a dozen hospital committees
(co-chair of 2 of the committees), and several other docs are also
on various committees.
- We are not involved in hospital community health initiatives,
but there are opportunities for those interested.
- The main challenge to those in our community is the lack of
healthcare coverage. We have a close connection to UTSW and refer
many cases to Parkland, the county hospital.Dallas, Texas, is a
vibrant and diverse city with a strong economy, offering numerous
job opportunities across industries. Residents enjoy a rich
cultural scene, various recreational activities, and a relatively
affordable cost of living, making it an appealing place to call
home.Want to learn more about this opportunity? Contact my
recruiting partner, who will connect you with me.Dr. Kevin Nguyen,
MD, CPEMedical Director Sound Physicians
Keywords: Sound Physicians, Irving , Nocturnist Physician, Healthcare , Dallas, Texas
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