Physician-Tele-Critical Care Intensivist

Department of Veterans Affairs

The Tele-Critical Care Intensivists perform medical evaluation, monitoring, and management of patients presenting with critical illness complaints, diseases, and injuries, and in need of critical care management, including high-risk, high-volume and problem-prone procedures, exclusively via telemedicine techniques from remote access.

• Tele-Critical Care Intensivist Duties: Providing state-of-the-art evidence-based critical care clinical management for all patients in Tele-Critical Care equipped beds or utilizing Tele-Critical Care equipped mobile carts within facilities affiliated with the Tele-Critical Care Program. Working in the Tele-Critical Care center with sufficient frequency to maintain full fluency with the software, equipment, technical issues, primary site staffing models and patterns of utilization of the Tele-Critical Care program and to sustain familiarity with the primary site teaching programs and familiarity with the full cohort of Tele-Critical Care and bedside physicians and nurses (a minimum of 2 12 hours shifts monthly). Interacting with bedside hospital-based physicians and nurse managers to facilitate professional relationships Fostering professional relationships with academic faculty and trainees at all sites served. Assisting the Tele-Critical Care Physician Director and Associate Physician Director(s) in building a positive working relationship with academic program directors to ensure Tele-Critical Care program adherence with ACGME requirements while maintaining optimal utilization of the Tele-Critical Care resource, as well as patient safety and quality in the management of critically ill patients across the system. Developing and maintaining a positive working relationship with department, Medical Center, VISN, national and other personnel, and outside agencies. Completing and maintaining all training and proficiency requirements. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: Variable - Days/Nights/Weekends

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