Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Intensivist

Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is seeking a dedicated intensivist to join their team at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. This role involves providing comprehensive critical care to a diverse patient population in a high-acuity multidisciplinary ICU. The intensivist will collaborate with a wide range of healthcare professionals to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care in a supportive environment.

Practice Info

• The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is a high-acuity multidisciplinary unit.
• The ICU provides comprehensive care for critically ill medical and surgical patients.
• The ICU cares for a diverse patient population with complex critical illnesses including sepsis, respiratory failure, shock, multisystem organ failure, post-operative surgical patients, and other acute medical conditions.
• Intensivists work closely with hospitalists, surgeons, subspecialists, nursing staff, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and advanced practice providers.
• The ICU is supported by advanced practice providers and multidisciplinary ancillary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based, multidisciplinary care to critically ill patients.
• Manage critically ill patients, including ventilator management, airway management, bedside procedures, and hemodynamic monitoring.
• Treat complex multisystem disease processes.
• Educate and mentor medical students, residents, advanced practice providers, and nursing staff when applicable.

Compensation

• Highly competitive compensation.

Benefits

• CME support.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Malpractice coverage.
• Defined Contribution Plan.
• 403(b) retirement investments with employer match.
• Medical and dental coverage for the physician and family.

Shift & Schedule

• Flexible scheduling.
• Shift-based schedule designed to support continuity of care and physician work-life balance.
• Work Shift : 1 - Day (United States of America)

Requirements

• American Board of Internal Medicine certified or board eligible in Critical Care Medicine.
• Expertise in the management of critically ill patients.
• Experience with bronchoscopy, central venous catheter placement, arterial line placement, and point-of-care ultrasound is preferred.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to quality, patient safety, and teamwork.
• Interest in the education and mentorship of medical students, residents, advanced practice providers, and nursing staff when applicable.