Veteran Health Administration | Veteran Health Indiana

We have an exceptional opportunity for a Part-Time Pulmonary-Critical Care physician to join Veteran Health Indiana at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center located in Indianapolis, IN. This position is Part-Time 6/8ths, Variable-Day Shift-Rotating Weekends & Holidays.

Summary

We are looking for a candidate who is strong in critical care, has a teaching background, is interested in participating in the university activities, and is willing to care for a wide range of pulmonary and critical care diseases including COVID-19 infections. Must be board certified or eligible and in process of certification for internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, and critical care medicine. Must have a consistent working history without gaps or a good reason to explain any gaps in work history. Must be willing to do pulmonary outpatient clinic.

Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Staff Pulmonary-CC physicians are ultimately responsible for the oversight of all aspects of pulmonary and critical care delivered to their assigned patients.

2. Staff Pulmonary-CC physicians provide or assist fellows, residents, medical students, and nurse practitioners in the proper evaluation and treatment of the patient, as well as actively participate in corrective actions when complications occur related to indicated medical/pulmonary-critical care interventions.

3. Staff Pulmonary-CC physicians directly assess hospitalized ward and ICU patients for changes in physical and/or mental status. A history and physical note, with the appropriate level of detail will be entered into the electronic medical record along with an appropriate assessment and treatment plan for acute and ongoing care as well as when the time comes for discharge planning, within 24 hours of patient contact. The note must demonstrate appropriate supervision of medical students, residents, and fellows in accordance with local medical staff bylaws. Notes also may include concurrence with notes written by fellows, residents, or students supervised by the appropriate pulmonary-CC staff physician.

4. Staff Pulmonary-CC physicians will also assess (in a timely manner) and recommend treatment for medicine ward patients they are consulted to evaluate for various pulmonary ailments. The assessment and treatment recommendations should be clearly communicated to the consulting inpatient physicians/team in both direct verbal and written (via electronic medical record) manner, in the appropriate level of detail for the question at hand. Staff pulmonary-CC physicians will maintain all VA-mandated certifications, including BLS, ACLS, airway management, and complete all required e-learning modules and other mandatory VA training requirements per medical center regulations. They will also code encounters/notes as required by the coding and billing office, and comply with efforts to close all open encounters

Work Schedule: Part-Time 2/8ths, Variable-Day Shift-Rotating Weekends & Holidays. Duty time to be shared with IU Health

Conditions of Employment

• United States Citizenship Required; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy

Basic Requirements:

• Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Completion of residency training, or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.