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Unit: School Of Medicine MBU
Department: Internal Medicine
Mission or goal of unit
The mission of the Internal Medicine Department, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine is to provide superior, compassionate, and innovative clinical care to our patients using state-of-the-art knowledge and resources and to conduct and disseminate clinical, research and scholarship, with a focus on the care of patients and education of future clinicians.
Chief purpose of this position
The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine is seeking to recruit and hire a qualified pulmonary and critical care physician with expertise and focus in Interventional Pulmonology, while expanding critical care and general pulmonology coverage.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Teaching
Although this position has no specific assigned teaching responsibilities, a successful candidate will be expected to integrate students and residents into clinical services provided.
Research
- Although this position has no specific assigned research responsibilities, reasonable scholarly activities, such as publications, presentations at national meetings and participation in appropriate academic organizations, are expected
Service
- Work with institutional staff and administration to attain the strategic objectives of VCU Medical Center, including patient safety, patient and other customer satisfaction, maintenance and enhancement of public perception, and fiscal health
- Serves on institutional committees, study sections, review groups, as a journal editor, or editorial boards
Clinical
- Primary clinical responsibilities will be to provide exemplary care in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, with a focus on joining a busy Interventional Pulmonology program to further grow and develop, while expanding critical care and general pulmonology coverage
Outpatient
- Clinic/Outreach: The successful applicant will assist with outreach for our Interventional pulmonology programs. Outreach involves expanding the outpatient clinic footprint of VCU Health and bringing in new patients to the Health System.
Inpatient
- Interventional Pulmonology Consultation and Procedure services
- Interventional Pulmonology outpatient clinic services
- Critical Care Support: The successful candidate will aid in meeting our growing needs for critical care services and essential as we restructure critical care consultation services including night coverage, procedural and sedation services, staffing of new admissions to the ICU, supporting house-staff and the Advanced Practice Providers (APP) team thereby increasing critical care capacity
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- M.D. or D.O. degree
- Successful completion of an ACGME-approved pulmonary and critical care fellowship
- Board Eligible - American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology (AABIP)
- Successfully completed accredited fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology
Preferred Qualifications
- Board Certified - American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine
Salary Range: Commensurate
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
ORP Eligible: No
Rank: Open
Tenure: Ineligible
Months: 12 months
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Brent Kimball
Contact Email: Brent.Kimball@vcuhealth.org
