ERG | NY | Critical Care Intensivist | Physicians

Emerald Resource Group • White Plains, NY

4d

About The Position

Lead care for critically ill adults in a high-acuity ICU, directing timely interventions and clear decisions from arrival through stabilization, recovery, or an appropriate care plan. The physician sets standards for resuscitation, airway management, source control, complication prevention, multidisciplinary planning, and communication with families and referring clinicians. The role includes night, weekend, and surge coverage, performing procedures as needed, and teaching residents, advanced practice providers, and nurses at the bedside.

The physician works in an adult ICU with 24/7 intensivist coverage, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and rapid access to interventional and surgical partners. Resources include full EMR order sets, bedside ultrasound, and a dedicated APP or resident team on most shifts. Protected time is provided for quality improvement tied to unit metrics. The role reports to the ICU medical director.

Requirements

• Board certification or eligibility in Critical Care Medicine through a pulmonary, anesthesia, surgery, or emergency medicine pathway.
• Active, unrestricted medical license and current ACLS.
• Procedural competence in airway management, central access, and bedside ultrasound.
• At least two years of independent ICU practice, or completion of fellowship with documented primary responsibility for ventilated and shock patients.
• Demonstrated ownership of outcomes, with specific examples of improvements in complications, throughput, or mortality review follow-through.
• Comfort leading night coverage and multidisciplinary teams.
• Eligibility to work in the United States and obtain privileges at the assigned facility.

Responsibilities

• Direct resuscitation, airway management, and source control to stabilize critically ill adults within the first hour of arrival.
• Reduce preventable ICU complications, including ventilator-associated events, line infections, and unplanned extubations, through daily bundle compliance and rapid course correction.
• Lead multidisciplinary rounds and establish a same-day plan for each patient, including goals of care, weaning, sedation, and disposition.
• Communicate with families and referring clinicians on the same day as major status changes.
• Provide coverage during nights, weekends, and surges, ensuring senior decision-making is available and performing procedures when needed.
• Improve at least one unit metric annually, such as length of stay, mortality review findings, or throughput, and demonstrate the change with data.
• Teach residents, APPs, and nurses at the bedside so the team can execute the care plan across shifts.
• Participate in quality work related to unit metrics.

Benefits

• Schedule designed to support recovery between stretches of high-intensity coverage.
• Placement support that considers shift pattern, procedural mix, and location preferences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed