Join the Central Texas VA team and provide comprehensive pulmonary and critical care to Veterans across inpatient, ICU, outpatient pulmonary, and sleep settings. Care for complex conditions including respiratory failure, COPD, asthma, pneumonia, ARDS, septic shock, pulmonary hypertension, pleural disease, pulmonary nodules, and sleep apnea. The physician will also supervise medical students, residents, fellows, and other trainees while enjoying a balanced schedule.
Practice Info
- Inpatient, ICU, outpatient pulmonary, and sleep settings
- Care for complex conditions including respiratory failure, COPD, asthma, pneumonia, ARDS, septic shock, pulmonary hypertension, pleural disease, pulmonary nodules, and sleep apnea
Shift & Schedule
- Monday-Friday (8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. daytime)
- Rotating on call
Responsibilities
- ICU and pulmonary consultations
- Pulmonary and sleep clinic care
- Bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound
- Airway and ventilator management
- Central and arterial line placement
- Thoracentesis and pleural catheter procedures
- Interpretation of PFTs, ABGs, pulse oximetry, and sleep studies
- Supervise medical students, residents, fellows, and other trainees
Compensation
- Salary Range: $360,000- $400,000
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Regular salary increases
Benefits
- Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized
- 50–55 days of paid time per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 days paid absence for CME)
- Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting)
- Federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
- Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
- Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME
- Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Qualifications
- Fellowship training and Board Certified/Eligible in Pulmonary Medicine (Preferred)
- Fellowship training and Board Certified/Eligible in Critical Care Medicine (Preferred)
- Proficiency in pulmonary and Critical Care procedures (Preferred)
- Experience or strong interest in outpatient pulmonary/sleep clinic (Preferred)
- Sleep Medicine Board Certification/Eligibility and experience (Preferred)
- 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician in Temple at Veterans Health Administration
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