Locum Tenens Critical Care: Intensivist Job in California
Critical Care Physician
Our client in Northern California is currently seeking locums Critical Care Physician to join their facility.
Requirements:
- Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Critical Care Medicine
- CA license required
Practice Details:
- Shift Schedule: 6a- 6p
- Average Patient Encounters per day:
- 24-30 total patients per day (24-hour period)
- 4-8 night encounters on average
- Number of Intensivist in program: 6 Full Time, 3 Part Time, no mid levels
- ICU's Represented: Medical ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, Neuro ICU, Trauma ICU is seen by Trauma Surgeon.
- Intensivist will not see patients in all the ICU's. Intensivists see about 90% of medical/neuro patients.
- Program does not have a call. They are 24/7 in-house coverage.
- There is a hospitalist group in-house.
- Intensivists do not participate in Rapid Response but they are involved in Code Blues.
- Intensivists respond to codes on the floor.
- Common Procedures: Intubation, Bronchoscopy, Thoracentesis, chest tubes, central lines, A Lines, lumbar punctures, paracentesis, ECMO management, Neurocritical Care experience, (standard ICU procedures required: vents, intubations, para and thoracentesis)
- Intensivists accept inpatient transfers with conditions that case is discussed with the specialist who also agrees to manage. ER-ER transfers are accepted by the ER physician. Patients are transferred out once stable for continuation of care. Intensivist determines when they are stable.
I am interested in the Locum Tenens Critical Care: Intensivist Job in California. If the position is still accepting new applicants please respond so I can discuss my qualifications with you.