Pulmonology Physician

Archway Physician Recruitment; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Boston is seeking a Board Certified Pulmonary/Critical Care specialist. The role involves managing ICU and pulmonary patients, establishing an outpatient practice, and providing consultations. This position offers opportunities for clinical research and teaching.

Qualifications

• Board Certified Pulmonary/Critical Care specialist required.

Responsibilities

• Manage both ICU and pulmonary patients.
• Establish outpatient pulmonary practice and provide consultations.

Skills

Board Certification

Pulmonary Care

Critical Care

Job description

Pulmonary/Critical Care opening in Boston, MA

Seeking a Board Certified Pulmonary/Critical Care specialist to join our team.

• This position will split time between perioperative intensive care, inpatient pulmonary consults, and outpatient pulmonary practice.
• Step into an existing general pulmonary practice, consisting of patients with asthma, pulmonary hypertension, emphysema, obstructive sleep apnea, and more.
• Resources and opportunities for clinical research are in place within the hospital, and teaching opportunities exist.

Job Description

Practice responsibilities include management of both ICU and pulmonary patients:

• ICU responsibilities consist of perioperative management of complex orthopedic patients in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
• Pulmonary responsibilities include establishing an outpatient pulmonary practice and providing inpatient and outpatient perioperative consultations.
• ICU and pulmonary responsibilities rotate every other week with another full-time Pulmonologist/Intensivist.
• Manage an 8-bed ICU, primarily caring for post-operative orthopedic and spine patients. The ICU operates as a closed system, with the intensivist managing all patients while patients remain under the surgeon of record.
• In-house hospitalist coverage at night.

ICU clinical responsibilities include:

• Coordinating medical management with surgical attendings and subspecialists.
• Coordinating discharge and transfer processes for patients within the hospital or to/from outside institutions.
• Providing out-of-hospital coverage with callback within 5 to 10 minutes and in-house availability within 30 minutes for emergencies (rare).
• Assisting on-call hospitalists with ICU/pulmonary support during off-hours.
• Hospitalist covers ICU, including post-operative admissions, when the intensivist is out of the hospital.
• One weekend on-call required per month (Friday 7 pm to Monday 7 am), with in-house coverage from 8 am to 4 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Weekend call is shared with per diem intensivists.

Pulmonary clinical responsibilities include:

• Attending five half-day outpatient pulmonary clinics every other week, for general pulmonary referral patients and pre-operative pulmonary consultations.