Position: Critical Care Physician

Location: Various Air Force Bases

Overview:

As a Critical Care Physician serving in the Air Force, you’ll have a crucial role in managing the care of Air Force members who have life-threatening injuries or illnesses. Being part of the Air Forces collaborative and dynamic medical team, you’ll employ advanced technologies and practices, while providing compassionate, patient-centered care in a multidisciplinary environment. The position calls for a commitment to excellence, an understanding of military culture, and an unwavering allegiance to the medical oath.

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Care: Provide critical care services to active duty service members, veterans, and their families, ensuring optimal outcomes.

• Leadership: Lead, supervise, and train a multidisciplinary critical care team to guarantee the highest standards of care.

• Emergency Response: Be ready to provide urgent medical services in various scenarios, including during military operations, disasters, or humanitarian missions.

• Research: Engage in research activities related to critical care medicine to facilitate continual advancement in managing critically ill patients.

• Consultation: Act as a consultant to other physicians and healthcare professionals regarding complex critical care management.

• Deployment: Be prepared to be deployed to provide critical care services in varied locations, occasionally in a field setting, where conditions might be austere.

Educational & Professional Qualifications:

• Medical Degree: From an accredited medical school.

• Board Certification: In Critical Care Medicine.

• License: An active and unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the United States.

• Experience: Minimum of two years in a critical care setting.

Core Competencies:

• Clinical Expertise: Profound knowledge in managing critically ill patients, understanding of critical care protocols, and advanced life-saving techniques.

• Decision Making: Ability to make swift, accurate clinical decisions, often under pressure.

• Communication: Effective interpersonal and communication skills to interact with patients, families, and the medical team.

• Adaptability: Flexibility to work in varied environments and adapt to the changing demands of military medical services.

• Teamwork: Collaborate seamlessly within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.

• Ethics: Uphold the highest ethical standards and maintain patient confidentiality and dignity at all times.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary: Enjoy a competitive salary with additional allowances related to deployment and hazardous duty, when applicable.

• Healthcare: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Retirement: Robust retirement plan and pension.

• Leave: Generous leave allowances, including vacation, sick, and family leave.

• Training: Continuous professional development and training opportunities.

Application:

Candidates interested in serving as a Critical Care Physician in the Air Force are encouraged to apply via the Doc Café portal or reach out to our recruitment team for further details.