Medical ICU Intensivist - Providence

Job description

Overview
USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.
Responsibilities
USA Health Providence Hospital is seeking Board Certified/Board Eligible Critical Care Physicians for opportunities in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). Physicians will provide comprehensive critical care for medically complex, high acuity patients in collaboration with physicians, advanced practice providers, nursing professionals, and consulting specialists.
Responsibilities
• Evaluate, diagnose, treat, and manage critically ill patients in the MICU, including complex ventilator and hemodynamic support.
• Perform bedside critical care procedures consistent with training and hospital privileges.
• Coordinate patient care with medical subspecialists, advanced practice providers, nursing, and ancillary teams.
• Support clinical documentation, quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical education initiatives as appropriate.
• Manage critical care admissions, urgent clinical changes, and emergencies; ensure effective communication and patient handoffs.

Additional Information
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered in accordance with USA Health policies and the final employment agreement. Physicians have access to the resources and collaborative clinical environment of an academic health system serving the Gulf Coast.
Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits.
Qualifications
• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school or an equivalent medical degree acceptable for U.S. medical licensure.
• Successful completion of an ACGME accredited U.S. residency program in an appropriate primary specialty and an ACGME accredited U.S. fellowship in Critical Care Medicine or Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, as applicable.
• Board certified or board eligible in Critical Care Medicine through the applicable American Board of Medical Specialties member board; must meet USA Health credentialing and board certification timelines.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an unrestricted Alabama medical license, appropriate DEA registration, and hospital medical staff privileges.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and commitment to multidisciplinary patient care.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer – minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.