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 in support of above mission or goal 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 interested in supporting the VCU Comprehensive Care Center for Pulmonary Hypertension 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.
• 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 to include support of the VCU Comprehensive Care Center for Pulmonary Hypertension while expanding critical care and general pulmonology coverage.
• Outpatient The successful applicant will assist with outreach for our general pulmonary and pulmonary hypertension programs. Outreach involves expanding the outpatient clinic footprint of VCU Health and bringing in new patients to the Health System.
• Clinic The successful applicant will assist with outreach for our general pulmonary and pulmonary hypertension programs. Outreach involves expanding the outpatient clinic footprint of VCU Health and bringing in new patients to the Health System.
• Inpatient 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
• Pulmonary Hypertension Consultation services Pulmonary Consultation services
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
Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect professionalism and civility with a population of faculty staff and students from all backgrounds and experiences or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCUPreferred 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
Contact Information Contact Name Brent Kimball Contact Email Brent.Kimball@vcuhealth.org