This is an MCV Physicians job posting and opportunity. This is not
a Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) job posting. None of the
information or duties below is part of a job offered by VCU.
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a
premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond.
Accounting for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research, the School
of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and
education. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity
employer.
Department: Internal Medicine
Department Summary:
Mission or Goal of Unit: The mission of the Internal
Medicine Department, Pulmonary Disease and critical Care Medicine
is to provide superior, compassionate, and innovative clinical care
to our patients using state-of-the-art knowledge and resources and
to conduct and disseminate clinical, research and scholarship, with
a focus on the care of patients and education of future
clinicians.
Chief Purpose of this position: The department of Internal
Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is
recruiting for a qualified pulmonary and critical care physician
interested in supporting the lung transplant program, while
expanding critical care and general pulmonology coverage.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Teaching
The candidates would be expected to be active within the greater
residency program, ultimately becoming active in the recruitment,
education, and advisory of DOIM residents:
- Provide teaching service to learners, including medical
students, interns and residents
Use contemporary adult learning methods to promote
evidence-based practice
Demonstrate effective teaching skills and continually develop
as a teacher for learners at all levels
Complete required evaluations of learners in a timely manner –
including but not limited to
written and verbal feedback
Participate in other learning activities such as foundations of
clinical medicine, morning report,
core conference, and other formal educational programs for
undergraduate and post-graduate
learners
Service
- Work with institutional staff and administration to attain the
strategic objectives of VCU Medical Center, including patient
safety, patient and other customer satisfaction, maintenance and
enhancement of public perception, and fiscal health.
- Serves on institutional committees, study sections, review
groups, as a journal editor, or editorial boards
Clinical
Primary clinical responsibilities will be to provide exemplary care
in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, to include support
of the lung transplant program, while expanding critical care and
general pulmonology coverage.
Outpatient
- Clinic/Outreach: Faculty member will assist with outreach for
our general pulmonary and lung transplant programs. Outreach
involves expanding the outpatient clinic footprint of VCU Health
and bringing in new patients to the Health System.
Inpatient
- Critical Care Support: Faculty member will aid in meeting our
growing needs for critical care services and essential as we
restructure critical care consultation services including night
coverage, procedural and sedation services, staffing of new
admissions to the ICU, supporting house-staff and the Advanced
Practice Providers (APP) team thereby increasing critical care
capacity.
- Lung Transplant: Faculty member will aid in the care of pre and
post lung transplantation candidates/patients to include
pre-operative assessments and care for those with advanced lung
disease, inpatient consultations pre and post transplantation,
nocturnal remote lung transplant call coverage, inpatient
consultations and “donor call”.
- Pulmonary Consultation service
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- M.D. or D.O. degree
- Successful completion of an ACGME-approved pulmonary and
critical care fellowship
- Board Eligible - American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary
Medicine and Critical Care Medicine
- Successful completion, or in the process of completing, a
dedicated lung transplant fellowship (one year of equivalent)
- Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of
respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,
staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a
commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU
Preferred Qualifications
- Board Certified - American Board of Internal Medicine,
Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine
Salary Range: Commensurate
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
ORP Eligible: No
Rank: Open
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Brent
Kimball
Contact Email: Brent.Kimball@vcuhealth.org