Professor - Critical Care

Vitality Healthcare; Bhuj; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Vitality Healthcare in India seeks an accomplished intensivist to lead ICU operations, mentor DM/DNB fellows, and drive academic initiatives. The role covers advanced resuscitation, procedural supervision, and governance of ICU modalities including ECMO and CRRT.

A strong teaching track and research output are expected. Applicants should have MD/DM in Critical Care, with at least 8 years teaching post-specialty experience, and demonstrable leadership in antibiotic stewardship and clinical trials

Qualifications

• MBBS from a recognized medical institution.
• MD or DNB in Critical Care Medicine.
• DM or DNB in Critical Care Medicine (or equivalent).
• Teaching experience: minimum 8 years post-super-specialty, including at least 3 years as Associate Professor.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Masterclass & ICU Management.
• Advanced Resuscitation & Life Support supervision.
• Precision Procedural Supervision: ultrasound-guided cannulation, tracheostomies, chest tube insertions, advanced airway management.
• Technological Governance: overseeing ICU modalities including ventilation, CRRT, POCUS/echocardiography, ECMO.
• Antibiotic Stewardship & Infection Control in ICU.
• Academic Leadership & Fellowship Training.
• Curriculum Architecture for training rosters, CRM, journal clubs, morbidity/mortality reviews.
• Examiner Duties for DM/DNB boards.
• Clinical Research & Scientific Output.
• ICU Quality & Clinical Trials & ICU triage research.

Skills

ICU Leadership

Teaching & Mentoring

Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Research

Education

MBBS

MD/DNB in Critical Care

DM/DNB in Critical Care

Tools

POCUS

ECMO

CRRT

Ventilation Mgmt

Job description

• Advanced Resuscitation & Life Support: Direct the clinical management of critically ill patients presenting with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), severe sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), shock states, and acute toxicological emergencies.
• Precision Procedural Supervision: Perform and teach high-risk bedside procedures, including ultrasound-guided central venous and arterial cannulation, percutaneous dilatational tracheostomies, chest tube insertions, and advanced airway management.
• Technological Governance: Oversee and optimize advanced ICU modalities, including mechanical ventilation (protective lung strategies, advanced modes), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), point-of-care ultrasound/echocardiography (POCUS), and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).
• Antibiotic Stewardship & Infection Control: Lead the formulation and implementation of ICU-specific antibiotic policies and strict infection control protocols to mitigate ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI).
• Academic Leadership & Fellowship Training
• Super-Specialty Mentorship: Act as an accredited postgraduate and super-specialty guide for $DM$ or $DNB$ Critical Care Medicine fellows, supervising their clinical logbooks, bedside decision-making skills, and mandatory theses.
• Curriculum Architecture: Design and execute the academic training roster, incorporating daily multidisciplinary bedside rounds, simulation-based crisis resource management (CRM) training, journal clubs, and morbidity/mortality review meets.
• Examiner Duties: Serve as a designated internal or external examiner for university super-specialty board examinations ($DM/DNB$).
• Clinical Research & Scientific Output
• ICU Quality & Clinical Trials: Initiate and lead clinical research trials or epidemiological registries focused on critical care outcomes, sepsis management bundles, or ICU triage optimization.
• Indexed Publishing: Maintain institutional academic metrics by routinely publishing original research, consensus guidelines, or meta-analyses in indexed, peer-reviewed medical journals (e.g., PubMed, Medline, Scopus) as first or corresponding author.
• Administrative & Regulatory Governance
• Interdepartmental Coordination: Function as the primary bridge between the ICU and other departments (e.g., Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Nephrology) to streamline rapid-response teams and internal code protocols.
• Asset & Capacity Procurement: Oversee ICU bed allocation strategies, manage clinical duty rosters for junior faculty (Associate/Assistant Professors), and direct the budgeting and maintenance of advanced life-support equipment.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure the ICU infrastructure, bed-to-nurse ratios, isolation facilities, and faculty-to-student ratios meet the explicit mandates of the National Medical Commission (NMC) or relevant national governing boards.

Core Responsibilities

• Clinical Masterclass & ICU Management
• Advanced Resuscitation & Life Support: Direct the clinical management of critically ill patients presenting with multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), severe sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), shock states, and acute toxicological emergencies.
• Precision Procedural Supervision: Perform and teach high-risk bedside procedures, including ultrasound-guided central venous and arterial cannulation, percutaneous dilatational tracheostomies, chest tube insertions, and advanced airway management.
• Technological Governance: Oversee and optimize advanced ICU modalities, including mechanical ventilation (protective lung strategies, advanced modes), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), point-of-care ultrasound/echocardiography (POCUS), and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO).
• Antibiotic Stewardship & Infection Control: Lead the formulation and implementation of ICU-specific antibiotic policies and strict infection control protocols to mitigate ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI).
• Academic Leadership & Fellowship Training
• Super-Specialty Mentorship: Act as an accredited postgraduate and super-specialty guide for $DM$ or $DNB$ Critical Care Medicine fellows, supervising their clinical logbooks, bedside decision-making skills, and mandatory theses.
• Curriculum Architecture: Design and execute the academic training roster, incorporating daily multidisciplinary bedside rounds, simulation-based crisis resource management (CRM) training, journal clubs, and morbidity/mortality review meets.
• Examiner Duties: Serve as a designated internal or external examiner for university super-specialty board examinations ($DM/DNB$).
• Clinical Research & Scientific Output
• ICU Quality & Clinical Trials: Initiate and lead clinical research trials or epidemiological registries focused on critical care outcomes, sepsis management bundles, or ICU triage optimization.
• Indexed Publishing: Maintain institutional academic metrics by routinely publishing original research, consensus guidelines, or meta-analyses in indexed, peer-reviewed medical journals (e.g., PubMed, Medline, Scopus) as first or corresponding author.
• Administrative & Regulatory Governance
• Interdepartmental Coordination: Function as the primary bridge between the ICU and other departments (e.g., Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Nephrology) to streamline rapid-response teams and internal code protocols.
• Asset & Capacity Procurement: Oversee ICU bed allocation strategies, manage clinical duty rosters for junior faculty (Associate/Assistant Professors), and direct the budgeting and maintenance of advanced life-support equipment.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure the ICU infrastructure, bed-to-nurse ratios, isolation facilities, and faculty-to-student ratios meet the explicit mandates of the National Medical Commission (NMC) or relevant national governing boards.

Minimum Qualifications & Eligibility Criteria

Criteria Standard Requirement Basic Medical Degree MBBS from a recognized medical institution. Postgraduate Degree MD or DNB in Anesthesiology, General Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, or Pediatrics. Super-Specialty Degree DM or DNB in Critical Care Medicine (or equivalent international fellowship recognitions, such as EDIC or FICM, where officially validated by local regulatory bodies). Teaching Experience A minimum of 8 years of post-super-specialty teaching experience, including at least 3 years as a designated Associate Professor in an NMC-recognized/permitted medical teaching college.