Pulmonology - Critical Care Physician

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.