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Critical Care Physician

$420k

Confidential

Live where others vacation. Practice high-acuity critical care on California's Central Coast, then end your week on the beach, the trail or in wine country. San Luis Obispo sits midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, with mild weather year-round, a university-town energy and a pace of life that physicians in larger markets only visit on vacation.

We are an independent, physician-led group. Our physicians make the clinical and business decisions. We are seeking a board-certified or board-eligible intensivist to join our team on a defined path to full shareholder.

The opportunity

  • Full-time ICU practice covering hospitals in San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara County

  • 12-hour shifts, flexible scheduling blocks, Hybrid in-house/telephone night coverage, approximately 168 shifts per year

  • Optional outpatient pulmonary clinic for physicians with pulmonary training

Responsibilities

  • Participate in cardiovascular, neurosurgical and trauma critical care.

  • Provide comprehensive care for critically ill adults, including ventilator management, sepsis and shock resuscitation, and post-operative critical care

  • Perform ICU procedures such as central and arterial lines, intubation, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis and point-of-care ultrasound

  • Lead daily multidisciplinary rounds with nursing, pharmacy, respiratory therapy and case management

  • Respond to rapid responses and codes; provide ICU consultation to hospitalists, surgeons and the emergency department

  • Lead goals-of-care and family conversations, in partnership with palliative care

  • Participate in quality, sepsis, ventilator-associated event and other ICU committees

  • Document accurately and on time to support quality reporting and compliant critical care billing

Qualifications

  • MD or DO

  • Board certified or board eligible in Critical Care Medicine, pulmonary/critical care dual certification preferred

  • Active, unrestricted California medical license, or eligibility to obtain one before start

  • Current DEA registration

  • New fellowship graduates and experienced intensivists are both encouraged to apply

Shareholder track

  • 12-24 month track to full shareholder, with defined criteria shared at hire

  • Equal voice in governance

  • Long-term practice ownership in a community where you can build a career

Compensation and benefits

  • Compensation range: $420,000 - $500,000 per year , based on training, experience and optional pulmonary clinic rotation

  • Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance

  • Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance

  • 401(k) and profit sharing plan

  • CME allowance

  • Malpractice, licensure, DEA and board fees

About San Luis Obispo

  • Coastal living: Beaches are minutes away; hiking the Nine Sisters and Montana de Oro

  • Wine country in Paso Robles and Edna Valley

  • Home to Cal Poly, Cuesta College, highly rated public schools and a lively downtown

  • Easy travel through San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport

Inquire at View email address on click.appcast.io

Compensation Information:
$420000.00 / Annually - $500000.00 / Annually

Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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