Job Post: Physician Advisor

Here's a job post that may be of interest to you. Even though you may not have any direct patient care in this role as a physician advisor, you'll still need an active medical license as you practice "administrative medicine" instead of clinical medicine.

Physician Advisor
Job #: 1122269
Franklin Square Hospital Center
Baltimore, Maryland

Franklin Square Hospital Center, the third-largest hospital in Maryland and part of MedStar Health, can elevate your career to a new level of caring, compassion and clinical excellence.

Were progressive, patient focused and growing: just take a look at the progress on our new, 7-story Patient Care Tower. Opening this Fall, this state-of-the art facility will provide even more opportunities for team members to enhance their dedication and talents. We now have an opening for a:

Physician Advisor
Full-time
1st shift
Mon- Fri / 9:00-5:30

Job Description:
Works closely with the Care Management department to assure cost effective, quality treatment of all patients. Acts as liaison between physicians, payers, hospital administration, and the case management department. Provides ongoing education, both formal and informal, for the purpose of affordable quality care.

Requirements:
- MD Licensure
- Medical Terminology
- Licensed physician
- Clinical practice with understanding of Utilization Review
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Experience with Hospital Information Systems and database software
- Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of hospital staff, physician peers, managed care entities, external regulatory agencies and QM/U&M staff in a verbal and written manner
- Demonstrated ability to be organized and efficient in prioritizing and managing assignments within minimal oversight and direction

Franklin Square offers highly competitive salaries and benefits.

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Should You Become a Nurse Case Manager?

This is a guest post by Susan White.

There are various reasons why registered nurses and others in the nursing profession switch to nonclinical jobs – they’re too stressed out because of the nature of their work and the long hours they have to put in, they suffer from various health problems that prevent them from doing justice to their jobs, or they just don’t have the mental tenacity to deal with patients and their problems on a daily basis. Whatever the reasons for the change, nurses do it because they still want to stay close to the medical field even if they no longer have any kind of direct interaction with patients. But if they’re looking for a job that’s less stressful and easier on their schedule, perhaps they should rethink becoming a nurse case manager.

American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians

How do you pronounce ABQAURP? It stands for the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. They offer Health Care Quality and Management (HCQM) Certification through an online study course and then a certification exam. Once certified, you can hang a certificate that says, "Diplomate of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc." The ABQAURP is the only Health Care Quality and Management organization with an exam developed, administered, and evaluated through the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). So, you may want to learn more if you have an interest in working in quality improvement, utilization management, managed care, risk management, case management and workers' compensation.