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Physician (Pulmonary Medicine)-Critical Care Nocturnist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
The full-time Physician (Pulmonary Medicine), for a Critical Care Nocturnist Physician (Overnight) in the Intensive Care Unit at The Robley Rex VA Medical Center will perform a wide range of critical care procedures independently and competently. Demonstrate proficiency in critical care management, including mechanical ventilation, invasive monitoring, and emergency interventions. Ability to work efficiently and calmly in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
What You'll Do
- →Duties to include: 1.
- →Patient Care: Assessments and Care Planning: Conduct thorough initial assessments of critically ill patients upon admission to the ICU during night shifts.
- →Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans to address the complex medical needs of these patients.
- →Critical Procedures: Perform, interpret, and manage advanced life support procedures including but not limited to intubation, central and arterial line placement, thoracentesis, paracentesis, and emergency dialysis initiation.
- →Monitoring and Maintenance: Oversee the management of mechanically ventilated patients, ensuring appropriate settings and weaning protocols.
- →Utilize invasive hemodynamic monitoring tools to assess and adjust treatment plans for optimal patient outcomes.
- →Emergency Response: Lead and respond to all code blue situations, rapid response activations, and other emergent clinical scenarios in the ICU and throughout the hospital as needed. 2.
- →Medical Management: Collaboration: Work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including but not limited to nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and consulting specialists, to provide holistic care.
- →Continuity of Care: Facilitate seamless transition of care by conducting thorough handoff reports to daytime critical care teams, ensuring continuity and comprehensive understanding of patient conditions and ongoing treatment plans.
- →Evidence-Based Practice: Stay current with the latest research and advancements in critical care medicine, integrating evidence-based practices into patient care to enhance outcomes and ensure the highest standard of care. 3.
- →Admissions and Procedures: Patient Admissions: Independently manage the admission process for patients presenting to the ICU during night shifts, including timely completion of necessary documentation and initiation of treatment protocols.
- →Some limited admissions to the floor will also be part of the workflow.
- →Clinical Procedures: Assist ICU staff with complex procedures and interventions, providing mentorship and technical expertise to ensure successful outcomes. 4.
- →Resident Support and Education: Performance Feedback: Regularly provide constructive feedback to residents and trainees on their clinical skills, decision-making, and overall Serve as a clinical mentor and supervisor to residents and medical trainees, offering guidance and support in the management of critically ill patients.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
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