Physician Assistant Medicine Hospitalist Service

University of Maryland Faculty Practice is looking for a Physician Assistant to work on our Downtown Campus to work with our already well-established hospitalist program composed of over 40 hospitalists where you will work side by side with our physicians as clinical colleagues. This position will include 12-hour day shifts with a rotating schedule of days on and off model with swing shifts (including weekends). Our group cares for general internal medicine patients, transplant patients, and medical consultations.  The position requires our physician assistants to function as a primary admitter, rounder, consultant and discharger. Procedures are not required but point of care ultrasound training for peripheral line placement and exams are being developed to provide standard of care. Additionally, we work with the University of Maryland Physician Assistant Program to provide inpatient training to Physician Assistant students. We also have opportunities to engage in patient safety and quality improvement projects across the school of medicine and with the University of Maryland Medical Center.  

As part of our hospitalist team, you have the opportunity to practice within a well-supported environment, to coordinate and provide medical care for patients in a tertiary care facility, to educate future physician assistants, and become involved with projects to help improve the delivery of medical care.

• Graduation from a Physician Assistant Training Program approved by the Board of Physician Quality Assurance is required
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required
• Licensure by Maryland State Board of Physicians as a Physician’s Assistant is required
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification is required
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit.

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of University of Maryland’s Faculty Physician’s Inc. salary range for this position. Some candidates will not be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, internal equity, responsibility factor and span of control, education/training and other qualifications.  University of Maryland Faculty Physician’s Inc. offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://www.umfpi.org/jobs/summary-employee-benefits