About this opportunity
Concord Physicians Solutions lists this Pulmonology - Critical Care Physician opportunity in loveland, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are seeking Pulmonary Critical Care Physicians for ongoing locum coverage across multiple hospitals in Colorado. This is a high-acuity inpatient opportunity covering Level I, II, and III Trauma facilities, with approximately 30 shifts per month.
Assignment Details
Pulmonary Critical Care / Intensivist coverage
Each physician is assigned to only one facility per 12-hour shift
Maximum of 7 consecutive coverage days
Schedule
Day coverage: 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
Day shifts include inpatient rounding
Night coverage varies by location:
Level I Trauma site: 7:00 PM 7:00 AM in-house
Level II Trauma site: 7:00 PM 7:00 AM offsite pager call
Level III Trauma site: 7:00 PM 7:00 AM offsite pager call
Practice Setting
Inpatient Pulmonary Critical Care
Level I, II, and III Trauma hospitals
48 ICU beds listed
Epic EMR
Onsite laboratory and X-ray
Clinical Responsibilities
Inpatient Pulmonary and Critical Care management
ICU rounding and management
Mechanical ventilation management
Invasive ventilation, including ETT/NT/tracheostomy
Non-invasive ventilation, including BiPAP/CPAP
Diagnostic bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopy with BAL
Chest tube insertion
Central line insertion
Arterial line insertion
Thoracentesis
Therapeutic bronchoscopy with foreign-body extraction
Critical Care Responsibilities
Physicians should be comfortable managing high-acuity medical ICU patients, including:
Cardiac arrest/failure
Respiratory arrest/failure
Sepsis
Metabolic disorders
Renal failure
Overdose/poisoning
Other critically ill medical patients
Pre- and postoperative surgical patients, including general, vascular, orthopedic, neurological, and cardiovascular/thoracic cases
Additional preferred procedures include PA catheter insertion, dialysis catheter placement, diagnostic/therapeutic taps, lumbar puncture, and paracentesis.
Team Structure
Approximately 20 Pulmonologists in the group
Approximately 10 APPs in the group
Other Pulmonologists are onsite with the locum at the Level I and Level II locations
No other Pulmonologist is onsite with the locum at the Level III location
Requirements
Pulmonary Critical Care Physician
Recent Level I Trauma experience required
Must be comfortable independently managing ICU patients
Critical Care/Intensivist experience required
Proficiency with required pulmonary and Critical Care procedures
Epic experience required
Ideal Candidate
A Pulmonary Critical Care physician with recent Level I Trauma experience who is comfortable managing high-acuity ICU patients and independently performing advanced pulmonary and Critical Care procedures. Physicians with strong Epic experience and the flexibility to rotate among multiple Colorado facilities are particularly desired.
Who can apply
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