What is a Hospitalist Physician?

Hospitalists are physicians who provide general medical care to hospitalized patients

Most Hospitalists were residency trained as internal medicine or family medicine physicians

Hospitalist Duties

• Rounding on patients
• Coordination of care
• Create treatment plans
• Order, reiew, & interpret test results
• Provide excellent patient care to hospitalized patients

Hospitalist physicians are a relatively new concept and the career has grown rapidly since it's inception

Today, most hospitals employ hospitalists and most patients see improved care as a result

Sources

• https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/123072/what-hospitalist
• https://www.hospitalrecruiting.com/jobs/Hospitalist-Jobs/
• https://www.recruiter.com/careers/hospitalists/outlook/
• https://www.betterteam.com/hospitalist-job-description