Tele-ICU Physician
Tele-ICU Physician
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Job Description
Who We Are
Hicuity Health is the leader in delivering expert telemedicine care in support of patients and bedside care teams in acute and critical care environments. Since our founding in 2006 Hicuity Health has pioneered providertoprovider telemedicine fueling success with clinical and technical innovation.
What Were Solving
Hicuity Health leverages telemedicine to address clinical needs and staffing shortages for a diverse range of clients and care venues nationwide including health systems hospitals postacute care facilities and athome acute care environments.
Our Mission
For nearly two decades Hicuity Health has delivered Care Innovated to its clients and patients. Across a range of services Hicuity offers clinical technical and operational expertise that improves patient care and supports healthcare facilities nationwide.
The Role
Hicuity Health the leading high acuity telemedicine provider in the United States is seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our team as an Intensivist. In conjunction with the attending physician and other consultants the Intensivist assumes responsibility for the care of all patients in the intensive care unit. The Intensivist provides continuous vigilance; early intervention and ongoing care with the goal to decrease ICU related morbidity and mortality. In addition the Intensivist proactively communicates with the other members of the team to assure optimal results. Furthermore the Intensivist attempts to decrease unnecessary nighttime burdens upon the attending physician staff. Finally the Intensivist responds to life threatening emergencies and other duties as assigned.
You Will
Clinical Patient Management TeleICU
Typical Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Evaluate and treat new adult admissions and intervene to prevent further deterioration.
- Diagnose and stabilize critically ill medical and surgical patients with impending or active organ failure (respiratory cardiac neurologic hepatic gastrointestinal hematologic renal etc. or lifethreatening electrolyte and acidbase disturbances or poisonings.
- Initiate advanced cardiac life support until the code team arrives then supervise and support the code team.
- Use data from appropriate monitoring devices to titrate therapy in the ICU.
- Initiate manage and wean patients from mechanical ventilation using a variety of techniques and ventilators.
- Act as the ICU team leader where appropriate and increase the clinical skill of ICU nurse practitioners nurses and ancillary personnel in caring for critically ill patients.
- Institute best practices.
- Respond to patient alarms and alerts.
- Proactively communicate changes in patient status to the appropriate physician(s)
- Effectively communicate with members of the teleICU team in a collegial manner to provide safe and errorfree care during routine care and emergent conditions.
- Participate in the educational programs for the critical care unit personnel as well as the medical staff.
- Participate in monitoring the quality safety and appropriateness of patient care as requested by the director or designee.
What Were Looking For
- Graduation from an accredited School of Medicine.
- Board Certification or eligibility in Critical Care Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine or Anesthesia or the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine or Anesthesia.
- Ability to obtain state medical license in all states where services are provided as well as current Federal Drug Enforcement Agency license and statecontrolled substance license.
- Ability to obtain staff privileges at all the hospitals for which coverage is being provided.
- Current ACLS certification.
As Part Of Our Team Team Members Receive
- Hicuity Health fuses a friendly and collegial work environment with high performance standards.
- Our compensation plans include:
- Competitive Base pay
- Generous paid time off for full time team members
- Competitive benefit programs for full time team members
Hicuity Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.
Employment Type
Full Time
