Physician -Pulmonary Critical Care

Davenport, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

**Job Description:**
- You will work in different areas: Inpatient Outpatient ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and share on-call duties.
- The job includes medical care surgeries trauma cases and treating adults.
- There are 4 full-time Critical Care Physicians in the group.
- Your schedule will be Monday to Friday plus on-call every 4th night and every 4th weekend.
- On average each physician will take care of up to 20 ICU patients during the day with help from nurse practitioners.
- When working with non-ICU patients youll see up to 10 patients a day.
- You may admit around 5 new patients each day.

**Facility Information:**
- The trauma level is III.
- The hospital uses a medical record system called Cerner.

**Procedures You Will Perform:**
- You will manage breathing tubes (like ETT NT and tracheostomy) and machines like BiPAP and CPAP.
- You will insert various lines: Central Line Arterial Line PA Catheter and Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP).
- You will perform certain medical procedures such as Thoracentesis (removing fluid from the chest) and Paracentesis (removing fluid from the abdomen).
- Other procedures include chest tube insertion bronchoscopy (looking inside the lungs) and tests for lung diseases.

**Conditions You Will Treat:**
- You will manage diseases like asthma pneumonia COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) pulmonary fibrosis and more.

**Qualifications Needed:**
- You must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pulmonary Disease (required to test within 5 years).
- You must also be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Critical Care Medicine.
- You need an Iowa medical license or be willing to get one.
- You must have completed a fellowship in Pulmonary Disease/Critical Care Medicine (new graduates are welcome).
- You need ACLS certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support).
- Experience with various medical procedures and conditions is required.
- It is preferred to have no previous malpractice issues.

**Certification Requirements:**
- ACLS certification.
- Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible.
- Must have an Iowa state medical license.

**Additional Requirements:**
- Fellowship-trained and Board Eligible candidates should plan to take the required tests.

**Facility Information:**
- The trauma level is III.
- The hospital uses a medical record system called Cerner.

**Conditions You Will Treat:**
- You will manage diseases like asthma pneumonia COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) pulmonary fibrosis and more.

**Certification Requirements:**
- ACLS certification.
- Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible.
- Must have an Iowa state medical license.

**Additional Requirements:**
- Fellowship-trained and Board Eligible candidates should plan to take the required tests.