Internal Medicine Physician with Nutrition / Procedural Specialization- Akron, Ohio
Summa Health is seeking board certified/board eligible Internal Medicine physician with specialization in nutrition, conscious sedation, and inpatient procedural practice and education. The role is full-time 1.0 FTE (0.5 Nutrition, 0.4 Procedure/Sedation, 0.1 Simulation Lab).
The selected candidate will become a member of Summa Health Medical Group, a multi-specialty group practice of 400+ physicians employed by the Summa Health System. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Summa Health is one of the largest integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems in the state. With 2 hospitals and 20+ health centers, the system provides access to care throughout the region.
As the lead for our inpatient and outpatient parental nutrition service, the candidate will direct the multidisciplinary treatment of patients with malnutrition, malabsorption, and other medical disorders. This entails:
- Coordination with inpatient and outpatient pharmacies and care coordinators
- TPN adjustment due to laboratories and product shortages
- Managing access placement, maintenance, and replacement
- Chairing of Summa’s Health Nutrition Committee
Procedural Team
Within the Division of Critical Care Medicine, the physician would lead a Procedural Team. This entails:
- Assisting in the inpatient placement of arterial and vascular catheters and perform bedside procedures, such as paracentesis, thoracentesis, and lumbar puncture
- Coordination and performance of inpatient and outpatient bone marrow biopsies.
- Utilizing Summa’s Simulation Lab, training and credentialing residents and fellows in the performance of many of these procedures
Other Opportunity Highlights
- During weekdays, the candidate would be available to perform conscious sedations in the Intensive Care Unit, Cardioversion Lab, Echocardiography Lab, and Endoscopy
- The selected candidate will lead Summa’s Sepsis Alert Team (SAT), staffed weekdays by a SAT nurse and all other times by Rapid Response nurses
- Employed position with comprehensive benefit package, competitive compensation with salary guarantee
- Large, established, referral base within the medical group, ACO and community partners
- Strong advanced practice support, tenured nursing and support staff
- Epic System’s EMR
Candidate Requirements
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Cardiology
- Unrestricted Ohio Licensure or willingness to obtain
- Commitment to quality care in a patient centered, team-based environment
- Active involvement in medical student, resident, and fellow education
- Specialization in Nutrition, which is defined as holding or committing to obtaining National Board of Nutrition Support certification or ASHP/ASPEN Nutritional Support certification
Community Information
Rising from the rolling hills of the Western Reserve along the Ohio & Erie Canal, Akron is located within 500 miles of 42 major cities, and surrounded by thousands of acres of national parkland and countryside. As a thriving heartland city Akron provides an ideal living and working environment. The vitality of its people and the unparalleled quality of life offers versatility, a low cost of living, outstanding cultural access and a thriving climate for healthcare, education and business. The downtown hosts a vibrant arts scene and eclectic dining options. Northeast Ohio offers many quality primary and secondary education options.
EOE/AA Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.
Influenza vaccine required for all Summa Health employees.
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