CICU Intensivist – Texas Medical Center

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Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is seeking a Neurocritical Care Intensivist to join our team at our campus located at the Texas Medical Center. The physician will have primary responsibility in ICU care trained in managing the complex neurological illnesses and injuries. The potential candidates will need to be fellowship trained in neurocritical care. Candidates must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Neurocritical Care and either have a Texas license or be in the process of obtaining one.

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED
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HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group - As one of the nations leading hospitals and academic medical centers Houston Methodist has brought together some of the nations leading experts in multiple specialties to serve our patients. As part of Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group (HMSPG) these specialists not only provide excellent clinical care but are on the forefront of research developing leading-edge technologies and treatments and teaching the medical pioneers of tomorrow. This combination of clinical service research and academics ensures patients have access to the latest in treatments and technologies while providing the best in comprehensive patient care. Established as a non-profit corporation and certified by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners HMSPG enables physicians to maintain autonomy with respect to their clinical practice while growing their practice within an academic environment.

CICU Intensivist Job Description

Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated intensivist who is American Board of Internal Medicine certified in Critical Care with State of Texas Medical Licensure DEA DPS and an interest in Cardiac and Critical Care Medicine.

The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) is a part of the Center for Critical Care at Houston Methodist Hospital which is located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston Texas the largest medical complex in the world. The CICU is a 30-bed unit which treats acute cardiac patients with a wide variety of illnesses including ACS advanced heart failure atrial and ventricular arrhythmias post-cardiac arrest and post-atrial and ventricular ablation. We also manage pre-transplant patients listed for heart transplants.

The ideal candidate will haveexpertisein managingcritical care and cardiac cases including the management of advanced heart failure mechanical support such as intra-aortic balloon pump management Impella management ECMO management and the use of right heart catheterization. Additional expertise in general critical care including airway management is also required.

The candidate must have an interest in the education of students residents and fellows who rotate through the unit and must be at ease working with a multidisciplinary team in a collaborative fashion managing the critically ill patient. The intensivists are supported in the ICU with 24/7 in-house fellows APP assistance and virtual intensivist support at night. Intensivists work a 12-hour shift-based schedule with 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage.

Successful applicants will be eligible to apply for a Clinical Instructor teaching appointment with our academic affiliate Weill Cornell Medical College.

We have a very inviting work environment great nursing staff and an opportunity for tremendous growth and experience. The Department offers highly competitive salaries flexible scheduling CME and a comprehensive benefits package including malpractice insurances a Defined Contribution Plan 403(b) investments with match as well as medical and dental coverage for applicant and family.

Interested candidates please forward a copy of your CV to Tyler Kinney Show Contact Details