Physician - Hospital at Home

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Hiring Range: $261,000 - 275,000
Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Workload: 165 scheduled shifts annually per 1.0 FTE plus back-up shifts

UMass Memorial Health is the largest health care system in Central Massachusetts and the clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School. With four hospitals and a comprehensive network of outpatient and home-based care, we serve more than one million people across the region. Our academic affiliation ensures access to cutting-edge research, technology, and training.

We are proud to be one of the largest integrated multispecialty medical groups on the East Coast, with more than 2,100 physicians committed to excellence, equity, and innovation in care delivery.

Hospital at Home at UMass Memorial Health first opened in August 2021 and has delivered high-quality, hospital-level care to over 5000 patients.With 24/7 monitoring, in-person visits and easy-to-use technology, we help our patients to feel more at ease and heal faster, surrounded by the familiarity of their home.

About the Role:

We are seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Internal medicine or Family medicine physician to join Hospital at Home. You will care for patients receiving inpatient-level care at home through video visits, working with in-home nurses and paramedics, advanced practice providers (APPs), and referring providers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the attending physician during day shifts (7:00 am - 7:00 pm) for patients receiving inpatient-level care at home through video visits supported by in-home nurses and paramedics.
• For approximately half of your day shifts, serve as second call attending from home overnight (7:00 pm-7:00 am), supporting the first-call in-house APP. Rarely, the attending will cover first-call, which can include phone and video visits, order entry, and care escalations.
• Collaborate closely with Hospital at Home nurses, paramedics, APPs, and referring providers to:
  • Screen and admit patients to the Hospital at Home program.
  • Conduct virtual "admission tuck-in" visits alongside in-home care teams.
  • Manage acute clinical needs using remote and in-person resources.
• Recognize when a patient needs a higher level of care and coordinate transfer back to the brick-and-mortar hospital
• Participate in twice-daily multidisciplinary rounds and coordinate specialty consults.
• Complete timely, accurate documentation that supports compliant billing
• Support the medical education of UMass Chan Medical School students, residents, fellows and APPs.
• Participate in program development, quality improvement initiatives, and team meetings.

Schedule and Work Model

• Hybrid practice: After initial onboarding, you may work from a HIPPA-compliant remote office within Massachusetts, with approximately 2-4 in-person shifts per month at our Worcester command center for clinical, training and team-building activities.

• Weekends and holidays: Coverage is shared equitably with the team.
• Combined Role (optional): Opportunity to combine Virtual and Brick-and-Mortar Hospitalist roles if desired and aligned with departmental needs.

Typical Day Shift Schedule

• 7:00 am-7:30 am: Multidisciplinary rounds
• 7:30 am-2:00 pm: Chart review, patient video visits, orders, consultations, documentation, new admissions, placing transfer orders
• 2:00 pm-2:30 pm: Multidisciplinary rounds
• 2:30 pm-7:30 pm: Chart review, additional patient video visits (if needed), orders, consults, documentation, new admissions, completing "tuck-ins"
• 7:30 pm: Sign-out to overnight first-call APP. If on call, second-call attending coverage runs until 7:00 am.

Qualifications:

Required:

• MD or DO degree
• Board Certified / Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Unrestricted Massachusetts license, DEA, and Massachusetts controlled substances registration (or ability to obtain)
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Recent experience in inpatient acute care
• Comfort with, or willingness to learn, telehealth technology
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Commitment to caring for medically and socially complex patients in non-traditional care environments

Preferred:

• Experience working with geriatric and/or underserved populations
• Prior exposure to home-based or value-based care models
• Interest in innovation and system improvement

Why Join Us?

• An established program, open since August 2021, that has cared for more than 5,000 patients in the home
• Competitive salary and generous benefits
• Flexible, hybrid work model with meaningful autonomy
• Faculty appointment as Assistant at UMass Chan Medical School
• Supportive, mission-driven team culture
• Opportunity to shape the future of care delivery

Interested candidates may apply by submitting their CV and cover letter to Britt Kosiba, Provider Recruiter - Brittany.Kosiba@umassmemorial.organd through our online application portal.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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