Pulmonology Physician

Pulmonologist Opportunity

Montana Health System is currently recruiting for a progressive Pulmonary physician to join their busy team of Physicians and APPs to support outpatient and procedure volumes. The department currently employs three experienced Critical Care Pulmonologists (who also work in ICU), an Outpatient Pulmonologist (departing), a Nurse Practitioner and a Physician Assistant.

Position Details :

• Ideal candidate will have good bronchoscopy skills including EBUS and navigational bronchoscopy. Specialty procedures performed in the bronch lab include : Bronchothermoplasty, Cryotherapy / Bronchial Blocker, APC Cautery, Super Dimension, EBUS, Lung Stent, Laser Phototherapy, and Pleurex Cath Insertion
• The department is equipped with a plethysmography, a spirometer and complete pulmonary function testing lab as well as a new cardiopulmonary exercise laboratory, state of the art navigational bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound.
• Opportunity to teach 3 rd and 4 th year medical students and to participate in a future internal medicine residency program
• There is also opportunity to participate in / develop pre and post-transplant coordination if desired

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Community Information : This area is known as Montana s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 60,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. They have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. This is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, two accredited colleges, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana, opening Summer 2023. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of their community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Their local outdoor activities include camping, hiking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making their quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub.