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Critical Care opening in NC
Archway Physician Recruitment
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Emergency Medicine
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Visa Sponsorship No
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Job Description

Last Update: 1/06/22
**Tele-ICU physicians needed for Charlotte, North Carolina** **Position Details:** ~ Full-time, permanent ~ Hospital employed ~ Looking for compassionate, caring Intensivists to join high functioning, efficient and impactful Tele-ICU program, and would love to speak with you about the opportunities. ~ Candidates must be Board Certified / Board Eligible Critical Care Medicine or Surgical Critical Care Medicine ~ You will provide remote monitoring of ICU patients and management of their care by specialty-trained clinicians to manage the care of patients in multiple distant units to increase patient acuity in community hospitals throughout North Carolina. The tele-ICU team will act in a supportive role to physicians and nurses at the bedside in our facilities. The tele-intensivist must work on-site with a mixture of day/night coverage at one of our 2 Tele ICU locations (Monroe or near the Winston Salem, North Carolina area) for 24 hour/7 day coverage. **Responsibilities:** ~ Provide high-level skill in decision-making, systems thinking, computer literacy including two-way remote communicating on camera ~ Provide continuous, real-time audio, video, and electronic reports of vital signs connected to the command center - up to 120 bedside cameras ~ Requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual skill as well as the ability to sit or stand at a desk for long periods ~ Evaluate and treat new adult admissions and intervene to prevent further deterioration ~ Use ICU quality metrics data from appropriate monitoring devices to titrate therapy in the ICU ~ Institute best practices and respond to patient alarms and alerts ~ Proactively communicate changes in patient status to the appropriate physician(s) and effectively communicate with members of the bed side ICU team in a collegial manner to provide safe and error-free care during routine care and emergent conditions ~ Participate in educational programs designated for the critical care unit personnel including medical staff ~ Participate in monitoring the quality, safety and appropriateness of patient care as requested by the director or designee The team of hospital based physicians includes more than 100 hospitalists available to follow patients from admission - whether it is a direct admit or through the ER all the way through to discharge and back home. **Service line includes board-certified experts:** ~ Hospital medicine ~ Critical care and pulmonary medicine ~ Palliative care and hospice **Members of team are:** ~ Physician liaisons, championing education and training initiatives ~ Participating and leading various quality and safety committees for an individual hospital or the health system ~ Change agents, identifying and leading process improvement efforts ~ Administrative partners with hospital and medical staff leaders to help facilitate organizational change **Qualifications:** ~ Prior Tele-ICU and Neuro-ICU experience preferred, not mandatory ~ Current ACLS certification