Urgent Need for a locum Critical Care Physician in Iowa
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Critical Care/Trauma
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Inpatient
Location
Davenport, Iowa, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
6/25/24
- Practice Setting: Inpatient, Call, Rounding/Admitting (special props if the physician can do ION and other pulm procedures)
- Dates of Coverage: mid September
- Call Ratio: 1:4
- Average Number of ICU Patients Per Day: 18, with support of NP
- Average Number of Inpatient (non ICU) Patients per Physician per Day: 10, with support of NP
- Average Number of Admissions per Physician per Day: 3-5
- Trauma Level/Designation: 3
- Total Number of Beds: staff 300 or less
- Number of ICU Beds: 20
- Number of Critical Care Physicians in Group: 3, with one hired for 2025
- Documentation System/EMR: Cerner
Job Responsibilities
• Ventilation Management Procedures Required: Invasive (ETT/NT/Tracheostomy),Non-Invasive (BiPAP/CPAP)
• Required Insertions: Central Line, Arterial Line
• Diagnostic/Therapeutic Taps Required: Paracentesis, Thoracentesis
• Procedures Required: Chest tube insertion, Bronchoscopy, Bronchoscopy w/ Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL), Evaluation and Management of Acute Volume/BP Issues
• Procedures Required: Pulmonary Function Testing, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS), ION
• Treatment and Management of: Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pneumonia, Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Pulmonary Nodules
• Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 60 days
Working Hours