Pulmonologist - Critical Care

Posterity Group • Des Moines, IA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Weekday pulmonary and critical care practice for Veterans – clinic, bronchoscopy and ICU consults, with phone-first call. The Des Moines VA Medical Center is the main campus of VA Central Iowa Health Care System, serving more than 32,000 Veterans across central Iowa. It is a teaching facility affiliated with the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and Des Moines University, with an on-site intensive care unit, surgical services, pulmonary function and sleep testing, and a dedicated pulmonary nursing team.

Requirements

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
• Current, full and unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state (Iowa license not required); no history of license restriction or surrender
• Current BLS and ACLS
• Current DEA registration and NPI
• Hands-on bronchoscopy and ICU experience

Nice To Haves

• VA or federal experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient pulmonary clinic care (about 10 patients per clinic day) and inpatient pulmonary consults, including e-consults and pre-surgical evaluations.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy (about 15 procedures per week), including lavage, brushings and biopsy, with EBUS and advanced bronchoscopy as privileged.
• Provide critical care services: ventilator and oxygen management, and diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of critically ill patients; round on post-procedure patients in the ICU and on the wards.
• Interpret pulmonary function tests, sleep studies, overnight oximetry and rest/exercise oxygen studies.
• Manage home oxygen and home ventilator orders, serve on the home oxygen committee and complete Compensation & Pension exams.
• Provide clinical direction and support to the pulmonary nursing staff and document all care in the electronic health record.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level