Hospital Medicine - Intensivist

Job Description

Job Description

Faculty Position - BE/BC Critical Care Intensivist

The Department of Critical Care Medicine within our organization is actively looking for board-eligible or board-certified intensivists to enhance our faculty in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) at our facility. We invite applications from dedicated clinicians, clinician-educators, and clinician-scientists who are passionate about providing exceptional multidisciplinary care, mentoring trainees, and advancing the academic goals of our department.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver attending-level critical care to a diverse cardiothoracic patient population, including those recovering from cardiac and thoracic surgeries.
• Manage patients experiencing cardiogenic shock, respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, advanced heart failure, or complex arrhythmias.
• Oversee patients requiring temporary or durable mechanical circulatory support, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ventricular assist devices, Impella support, or intra-aortic balloon pump therapy.
• Exercise clinical judgment and advanced hemodynamic management while fostering effective communication with a multidisciplinary team, including cardiac and thoracic surgeons, cardiologists, heart failure specialists, transplant teams, perfusionists, nursing staff, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.
• Lead multidisciplinary ICU rounds and provide supervision and education to fellows, residents, medical students, and advanced practice providers.
• Engage in quality improvement, patient safety, and operational initiatives.
• Potentially provide clinical care in other ICUs within our health system based on departmental needs and mutual agreement.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree is required.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in critical care medicine by a recognized United States accreditation board.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in Pennsylvania.
• Base training may include internal medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, neurology, or another relevant field with accredited critical care training.
• Strong communication skills, professionalism, sound clinical judgment, and a commitment to teamwork and patient-centered care are essential.
• A dedication to fostering a respectful and inclusive academic environment is crucial.
• Prior clinical experience or specialized training in cardiothoracic critical care, ECMO, mechanical circulatory support, advanced hemodynamic management, perioperative cardiothoracic care, echocardiography, quality improvement, education, or clinical research is preferred but not mandatory.

Working Conditions

Our Department of Critical Care Medicine is committed to providing cutting-edge multidisciplinary care for critically ill adult and pediatric patients throughout our health system. We are recognized nationally for our excellence in critical care education, faculty development, quality improvement, and research, with initiatives that encompass clinical care, translational science, population health, implementation science, and health services research.

Benefits and Growth Opportunities

The academic appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor in a non-tenure stream, depending on qualifications, experience, and academic achievements.