Moonlighter Physician

Position Information

The purpose of this position is to provide all physician care coverage needed by patients under care of the NHLBI inpatient services.

Specific Duties

• Communicate with the responsible attending physician or designated fellow for each patient on any questions, concerns, or major events involving these inpatients during their time on call.
• Document any interventions or clinically relevant discussion in the patient's medical record and communicate these to the relevant clinical care team at the conclusion of coverage.
• Distinguish between normal and abnormal findings and determine which findings need further evaluation and/or collaboration assessment.
• Design and perform original immunological research.
• Conduct and evaluate diagnostic tests, balancing risks and benefits to establish treatment plans and conducting immunological therapies.
• Work as a member of a multidisciplinary clinical team to provide comprehensive care to patients in a research environment.
• Evaluate, test and implement new processes, methodologies and tools for complex immunological testing and research.
• Research emerging trends, methodologies and approaches to cellular immunology and immune cell function, as well as relevant cellular and antibody-based immunological techniques.
• Write admission notes on stable patients admitted for routine evaluations, admit acutely ill patients to the NHLBI wards, and assume responsibility for their care during hours covered by the service.
• Medically diagnose common short-term or stable chronic health problems, injuries and illnesses.
• Monitor and evaluate health effects related to new/ongoing protocol studies.
• Provide medical evaluation and longitudinal follow-up of participants enrolled in clinical trials.
• Evaluate, modify and revise care plan at appropriate intervals.
• Assess acute and non-acute clinical problems and toxicities as well as assess needs and/or problem areas and plan appropriate therapeutic measures.
• Document research findings and maintain accurate logs and records of all experimental activities and outcomes.
• Input accurate record of all research activities and findings in in-house databases and repositories.
• Prepare routine status updates and outcome briefings to peer researchers and senior program executives.
• Complete in-depth documentation through written progress notes, dictation summaries and communication with referring physicians according to medical record documentation requirements.
• Perform comprehensive health care assessments by obtaining health and family medical histories.
• Complete physical examinations.
• Perform clinical data recording and medical chart entries.
• Maintain and complete medical records and place orders for medications and tests.
• Perform retrievals from electronic medical information system.
• Interpret and document diagnostic tests and studies related to clinical trial interventions and patient conditions.
• Provide documentation and monitoring/grading of side effects related to a variety of study interventions including drugs and psychological behaviors.
• Provide subject matter expertise to senior scientists and program executives.
• Consult with diverse, cross-functional stakeholder groups to identify opportunities, develop problem statements and understand context to inform research strategies.
• Provide a highly proficient level of professional health care to patients.
• Provide clear communication to the nursing team.
• Explain the plan of care/discharge needs to the incoming on-call resident as well as the patient's assigned case manager at sign out.
• Provide coverage for the post-call resident's patients, while working closely with the inpatient/fellowship staff.
• Prepare results of experimental findings for presentation and publication.
• Produce final reports and presentations of experiments and findings for distribution internally among researchers and senior administrators.
• Review and edit papers, reports, presentations and articles produced by other researchers for distribution internally and externally.
• Participate in clinical rounds and conferences.

Deliverables

• Meet with lab members to present updates weekly.
• Provide weekly updates to the coordinator, Attending Physician and other Medical Staff as needed.
• Provide weekly Statement of Work.