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Posted: 31-Jan-25
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
Type: Full Time
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Brown University Health has an opening for a Medical Director, Intensivist for Cardiac Surgery in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit. This position requires a physician with expertise in critical care medicine, cardiac care and managing critically ill patients recovering from cardiac surgery. In this position you will provide leadership and oversight for the combined care of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This position requires a physician with expertise in both critical care medicine and cardiology, as well as experience in managing critically ill patients recovering from cardiac surgery.
The successful candidate will function as a champion to help establish and communicate a vision and plan for the CTICU/Critical Case areas. As a partner for transformation and in collaboration with executive leadership across the organization, the Medical Director, leads initiatives with an emphasis in clinical protocol and builds to support physician and interdisciplinary care partners in the areas of practice, health care applications, clinical/administrative decision-making, research and quality improvement initiatives, education, and resource management.
About the Job:
- Directorship of the CTICU to include coverage and management of critically ill cardiac patients in a 14 bed CTICU setting and some additional coverage for 10 bed CCU
- Guide the management of complex cardiac patients, collaborating with cardiac surgeons and cardiologists, and directing quality improvement and educational initiatives
- Work closely with a dedicated team of 5 full-time cardiac surgeons and 15+ experienced cardiac surgical care advanced practice providers
- Lead, mentor and train clinical initiatives to enhance patient care and outcomes in the CTICU to foster a culture of excellence
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
- Management of Mechanical Circulatory Support to include Impella, LVAD, and ECMO
- Brown University Academic Appointment
- PSLF eligible
About the benefits:
- Generous base salary with bonus potential
- EMR is EPIC with a commitment to on-going optimization
- Diverse patient population (clinically, culturally, and economically)
- Dynamic leadership team that values work-life balance
- Excellent benefits
About you:
- Board certification or eligible in Critical Care (Emergency, Pulmonary, Anesthesiology, Surgical, and/or Cardiology)
- Experience working in a cardiac surgery critical care setting
- Experience in managing patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Commitment to quality improvement and patient-centered care
About us:
Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospitals are affiliated partners of the Brown Health Medical Group, which offers the highest quality and most comprehensive cardiovascular services in the Region. Our cardiovascular specialists work as a team, across all disciplines, combining their expertise to provide an individualized treatment plan for each patient. Our philosophy of care emphasizes easy access for patients and an easy referral process for physicians. We are located an hour south of Boston and 3 hours north of New York City.
Brown University Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applications from women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and other individuals who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research, teaching and clinical missions.