Physician - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Intensivist - Providence

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Predictable scheduling

Supportive practice environment

Job summary

Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics in Mobile, Alabama, is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Critical Care Intensivist to join their Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. This role involves managing high-acuity patients post-surgery and closely collaborating with surgeons in a physician-led ICU.

The position offers a supportive environment, predictable scheduling, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package, all set against the backdrop of coastal living.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-acuity surgical or cardiovascular critical care settings.
• Candidates from various critical care backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
• Preference for those with specific expertise in ECMO management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary critical care physician for postoperative cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery patients.
• Manage complex patients requiring ECMO and other forms of support.
• Play a key role in patient care for cardiogenic shock and severe respiratory failure.

Skills

ECMO management

Advanced ventilator management

Invasive monitoring

Hemodynamic support

Bronchoscopy

Bedside TEE interpretation

Job description

Job Overview

USA Health Providence Hospital in Mobile, Alabama, is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Critical Care Intensivist to join a dedicated Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) supporting a rapidly expanding cardiothoracic and vascular surgery program. This position offers the opportunity to practice in a physician-led ICU with close collaboration alongside cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons.

Responsibilities

The CVICU Intensivist will serve as the primary critical care physician for postoperative cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery patients, including those requiring ECMO and other forms of mechanical circulatory and respiratory support. The clinical practice encompasses the management of complex, high‑acuity patients following CABG, valve and aortic surgery, major thoracic procedures, and advanced open and endovascular vascular surgeries. The intensivist will play a key role in the care of patients with cardiogenic shock, severe respiratory failure, and multiorgan dysfunction.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates should have demonstrated experience in high‑acuity surgical or cardiovascular critical care settings, with specific expertise in ECMO management. Candidates from a variety of critical care backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including Anesthesia–Critical Care, Pulmonary–Critical Care, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine–Critical Care. Experience with advanced ventilator management, hemodynamic support, invasive monitoring, bronchoscopy, percutaneous tracheostomy, chest tube management, CRRT, and bedside TEE interpretation is preferred.

Benefits

USA Health Providence Hospital offers a supportive practice environment with an experienced CVICU nursing team, predictable scheduling, and a collaborative call structure. The institution provides competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. Located in Mobile, Alabama, the position offers the advantages of coastal living with a low cost of living and a high quality of life.

EEO Statement

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.