Sleep Physician

American Academy of Sleep Medicine; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

CME allowance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Vision insurance

Medical insurance

Flexible spending

Job summary

Pulmonary Associates of Richmond, a physician-owned practice in central Virginia, is seeking a full-time Sleep physician on a partner-track path. You will provide expert clinical evaluations for sleep disorders, read sleep studies, and manage CPAP therapy and related treatments.

Educating patients and families about sleep health and treatment options is also required. The practice operates three sleep labs and a busy home sleep testing program with inpatient consults at local hospitals, offering

Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited school of medicine.
• Active Board Certification in Sleep Medicine.
• Experience evaluating and treating sleep disorders.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical evaluations, diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
• Read sleep studies and prescribe/manage CPAP therapy and other treatments.
• Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans accordingly.
• Educate patients and families about sleep disorders and treatment options.

Skills

Sleep medicine

Board certified

Clinical evaluation

CPAP management

Education

MD/DO

Job description

Pulmonary Associates of Richmond, a fully independent, physician-owned, pulmonary, allergy, and sleep medicine practice, is seeking to hire a full-time, partner track, Sleep physician. A Medical degree from an accredited school of medicine. Active Board Certification in Sleep Medicine.

For 50 years, we have been the premier provider of pulmonary outpatient care in central Virginia, with five locations, each offering full PFTs, allergy testing and immunotherapy, and dispensing of biologic therapy. The practice maintains 3 sleep labs with a total of 12 beds and a busy home sleep testing program. We also provide inpatient consultative services at 7 hospitals.

Pulmonary Associates of Richmond at a Glance

• Celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2024
• 21 Pulmonary, 3 Sleep and 1 Allergy Physicians
• 15 Advanced practice clinicians
• In-house administration, billing office and call center
• Clinical research department
• Remote patient monitoring programs

Responsibilities:

• Provide expert clinical evaluations, diagnosis and treatment of patients with sleep disorders.
• Read sleep studies and prescribe and manage CPAP therapy, oral appliances, medication therapy and other treatment modalities as needed.
• Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans accordingly.
• Educating patients and their families on sleep disorders, treatment options and lifestyle modification to approve sleep quality.

Comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Competitive Hourly Rate
• Weekly payments via direct deposit
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Employee referral program
• Company paid medical insurance
• Short term and long-term disability insurance
• Accidental disability & dismemberment Insurance
• Critical Illness
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Professional Development

ENVIRONMENTAL/WORKING CONDITIONS:

Medical office/exam room settings. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, medical preparations, and other conditions common to clinic environments. Frequent contact with a variety of people.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS:

Standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, twisting, some lifting. Occasional stress from dealing with multiple tasks and tense patients. Requires full range of motion, manual dexterity, eye-hand coordination. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. Requires working under stress in emergency situations and irregular hours.