Critical Care Physician

Location: Eastern Iowa, the unique city center for arts and culture in the Quad Cities. Its restaurants, breweries, live music, baseball, ice skating, galleries and independent films are popular with young professionals, families and explorers looking for a unique urban experience along the Mississippi River. Opportunity available in other parts of Iowa as well.

Facility: Hospital known for its commitment to patient-centered care and community health. It serves as a major healthcare provider in the Quad Cities area, offering advanced medical technology and a team of skilled healthcare professionals.

Opportunity:

• 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
• Will Other Critical Care Physicians be Present During our Locum's Coverage? No
• Documentation System/EMR: Cerner
• Practice Setting: Medical, Adult
• 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

Compensation: Competitive hourly rates with weekly pay and malpractice included.