What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intensivist position at Legacy Health?
Overview
Legacy Health in Portland, Oregon has an exciting opportunity for an Intensivist. At Legacy we value every member of our community, and together we strive to make life better for others. We do so with professionalism, integrity, and a lot of heart. If this sounds like the kind of health care community in which you could thrive, we invite you to consider this position.
We are hiring a board certified/eligible Critical Care Physician at Legacy Hospitals , primary location for this position is at our tertiary care hospital in downtown Portland. Work includes majority day shifts with a lesser number of night shifts. You will be the newest member of a highly functioning department practice of 35 physicians and 5 Advanced Practice Providers within Legacy Medical Group which is a multispecialty group of 350 employed providers.
Legacy Health offers a quality work environment and competitive salary.
Responsibilities
- Provide hospital-based critical care, as the attending physician-of-record or as a subspecialty consultant as requested by members of the medical staff.
- Perform the normal and customary functions of a physician practicing critical medicine.
- Primary admitting service for neurocritical care patients, with cross-coverage on neurointerventional patients.
- Medical management of patients with advanced cardiopulmonary disease, including patients requiring mechanical circulatory support and ECMO, with cross-coverage on cardiothoracic surgery patients.
- Supervise internal medicine house staff caring for patients on our medical and neurointensive care services.
- Work collaboratively with critical care advanced practice providers.
Qualification and Licensure Requirements
- Graduate of a four-year accredited U.S. Medical School or the equivalent.
- Satisfactory completion of an accredited residency in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or anesthesia and fellowship in Critical Care Medicine.
- Board certified or board eligible in Critical Care Medicine and/or Neuro Critical Care Medicine.
- Unrestricted license to practice medicine in Oregon.
- Current ACLS certification from the AHA.
- DEA certification.
- Training and/or experience in VV and VA ECMO a plus.
Legacy Values in Action:
- Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled. Sorry, no J1 or H-1B visa opportunities.
For additional information please formally apply or contact Forrest Brown at FoBrown@lhs.org