Description

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine Hypertension Physician (M68069)

Department of Internal Medicine - VCU Health - Richmond, VA

Mission or goal of unit

The mission of the Internal Medicine Department, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine is to provide superior, compassionate, and innovative clinical care to our patients using state-of-the-art knowledge and resources and to conduct and disseminate clinical, research and scholarship, with a focus on the care of patients and education of future clinicians.

Chief purpose of this position in support of above mission or goal

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine is seeking to recruit and hire a qualified pulmonary and critical care physician interested in supporting the VCU Comprehensive Care Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, while expanding critical care and general pulmonology coverage.

Duties & Responsibilities

Teaching

Although this position has no specific assigned teaching responsibilities, a successful candidate will be expected to integrate students and residents into clinical services provided.

Research

• Although this position has no specific assigned research responsibilities, reasonable scholarly activities, such as publications, presentations at national meetings and participation in appropriate academic organizations, are expected.

Service

• Work with institutional staff and administration to attain the strategic objectives of VCU Medical Center, including patient safety, patient and other customer satisfaction, maintenance and enhancement of public perception, and fiscal health
• Serves on institutional committees, study sections, review groups, as a journal editor, or editorial boards

Clinical

• Primary clinical responsibilities will be to provide exemplary care in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, to include support of the VCU Comprehensive Care Center for Pulmonary Hypertension, while expanding critical care and general pulmonology coverage.

Outpatient

• Clinic/Outreach: The successful applicant will assist with outreach for our general pulmonary and pulmonary hypertension programs. Outreach involves expanding the outpatient clinic footprint of VCU Health and bringing in new patients to the Health System.

Inpatient

• Critical Care Support: The successful candidate will aid in meeting our growing needs for critical care services and essential as we restructure critical care consultation services including night coverage, procedural and sedation services, staffing of new admissions to the ICU, supporting house-staff and the Advanced Practice Providers (APP) team thereby increasing critical care capacity
• Pulmonary Hypertension Consultation services
• Pulmonary Consultation services

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• M.D. or D.O. degree
• Successful completion of an ACGME-approved pulmonary and critical care fellowship
• Board Eligible - American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Preferred Qualifications

• Board Certified - American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine

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