Pulmonology - Critical Care Physician

We are currently seeking a Board-Certified / Board Eligible Perm - Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care in IA

Start Date : As soon as credentialed! Schedule : Monday-Friday + call (1 : 4 every 4th night, every 4th weekend)

Position Overview :

Inpatient, Outpatient, ICU, Shared Call and Procedures

Practice Setting : medical, surgical, trauma, adult

Number of Critical Care Physicians in Group : 4 full-time

Average Number of ICU Patients Per Day : max 20 with nurse practitioner support

Average Number of Inpatient (non-ICU) Patients per Physician per Day : up to 10

Average Number of Admissions per Physician per Day : 5

Trauma Level / Designation III

Total Number of Beds : 500

Number of ICU Beds : 20

Will the physician be required to supervise other health care providers? Yes, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Will the physician be involved in covering / supervising teaching services? Yes, Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Documentation System / EMR : Cerner

Ventilation Management Procedures Required : ETT / NT / Tracheostomy, BiPAP / CPAP

Required Insertions : Central Line, Arterial Line, PA Catheter, Intra-Aortic Balloon pump (IABP), Insertion / Management of Sengstaken / Blakemore Tube

Diagnostic / Therapeutic Taps Required : Thoracentesis, Paracentesis

Procedures Required : Chest tube insertion, Bronchoscopy, Bronchoscopy w / Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL), Evaluation and Management of Acute Volume / BP Issues, Pulmonary Function Testing, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, Bronchoprovocation Testing, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS), Interstitial and Granulomatous Lung Disease

Treatment and Management of Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pneumonia, Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary Nodules, Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Estimated Credentialing Timeframe : 60-90 days

Requirements :

Board Certified or Board Eligible (within 5 years and must have plans to test) in pulmonary disease - REQUIRED

Board Certified or Board Eligible (within 5 years and must have plans to test) in Critical Care Medicine - REQUIRED

IA license (or willing to obtain) - REQUIRED

Completed fellowship in pulmonary disease / Critical Care Medicine prior to start (new grads accepted) - REQUIRED

ACLS - REQUIRED