Critical Care Nocturnist

Job Description

Job Description

Critical Care Nocturnist Position

Nocturnist Intensivist Overview:

• We welcome applications from qualified candidates specializing in Family Medicine/Internal Medicine with a focus on Critical Care, Pulmonary Critical Care, Anesthesia Critical Care, or Emergency Medicine Critical Care.
• This role entails overseeing patients during nighttime hours in a 20-bed Medical ICU and a 10-bed Cardiac ICU. Our open ICU model permits admissions by hospitalists, family medicine residents, and surgical teams (including CT Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Cardiology).
• The position also includes admitting patients to the Medical-Telemetry and Progressive Care Units (PCU).
• Our Family Medicine Residency Program acts as the Rapid Response and Code Team for all hospital floors during the night.

A Typical Night Shift: 7 PM to 7 AM. This role focuses on nighttime admissions and ongoing patient care in a combined 30-bed Critical Care/Intensive Care Unit, while also alternating admissions to medical floors with the medical nocturnist. A third physician covers a swing shift from 7 PM to 11 PM, Monday through Thursday (the busiest nights), to assist with admissions and manage phone calls during peak hours. Each nocturnist typically handles 4-6 admissions per night.

About Our Hospital: Our organization is a 358-bed county-owned non-profit regional community hospital serving a 7-county area in the upstate Lakelands region of South Carolina. We have 30 critical care beds in our ICU/CICU and a 32-bed step-down unit. Our service area encompasses a growing population of 250,000 to 300,000, located just one hour south of the Greenville metropolitan area. We maintain close affiliations with Abbeville Area Medical Center and Edgefield County Healthcare.

Required Procedures: Candidates must possess ACLS certification and be skilled in Central Lines, Arterial Lines, Intubation, Mechanical Ventilator Management, with bronchoscopy skills being a plus.

Specialty Support: Our team enjoys strong collaborative relationships with various specialty colleagues, providing extensive backup in areas such as Anesthesia, Cardiology (including interventional, TAVR, and EP), Critical Care/Pulmonology, CT Surgery, Endocrinology, ENT, General Surgery, GI, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Genetics, Nephrology, Neurohospitalists, Neurosurgery, OBGYN, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Palliative Care, Plastic Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Thoracic Surgery, Urology, and Vascular Surgery.

Electronic Medical Records: We utilize Epic, along with Dragon dictation and DAX (AI Dictation)/Insights.

Team Composition: Our group consists of 23 full-time physicians and 1 full-time Physician Assistant focused on surgical co-management.

Leadership: Our CEO, a local Emergency Medicine physician, has been an integral part of our community and has served in our Emergency Department for over 20 years. Our organization exemplifies a successful physician-led hospital system, characterized by a dyad model of leadership across all service lines.

Recruitment Incentives: We offer flexible recruitment packages that may include student loan repayment options, sign-on bonuses, and other incentives tailored to meet the needs of new physicians. Benefits encompass health, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, with relocation expenses potentially covered.

Retirement Savings Options: Our organization provides the opportunity to save through both traditional and Roth methods for 403(b) and 457(b) plans, allowing contributions of up to $24,500 in each account. The hospital generously matches contributions up to 3% of the base salary in the 403(b) plan.

Community Highlights: The Town of Greenwood is situated in the heart of South Carolina's Lakelands, just hours from the Atlantic Coast beaches, one hour from the Blue Ridge Mountains, and 2-3 hours from the metropolitan areas of Charlotte and Atlanta. Nearby lakes, such as Lake Greenwood, Lake Russell, Lake Secession, and Lake Thurmond, offer excellent recreational opportunities. Our downtown area is evolving into a vibrant dining and entertainment hub, featuring a lively community theater and abundant outdoor activities, including several competitive golf courses and the expansive 10,000-acre Sumter National Forest. We invite you to visit and explore our charming community.

Academic Opportunities: If you have a passion for teaching, numerous opportunities exist to mentor medical students from Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and PA students from Presbyterian College. Our organization is home to one of the nation’s leading family medicine residency programs, with many of our hospitalists having trained here. As an unopposed and well-established program with 32 residents, including those specializing in Sports Medicine, we consistently compete for national recognition in USMLE board scores and rankings. Additionally, we host a robust pharmacy residency program that graduates four pharmacists annually.