Pulmonary – Critical Care Medicine Interstitial Lung Disease | Department of Internal Medicine |

Department: Internal Medicine

Mission or goal of unit

The mission of the Internal Medicine Department, Pulmonary Diseaseand Critical Care Medicine is to provide superior, compassionate,and innovative clinical care to our patients using state-of-the-artknowledge and resources and to conduct and disseminate clinical,research and scholarship, with a focus on the care of patients andeducation of future clinicians.

Chief purpose of this position in support of above mission orgoal

The Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseaseand Critical Care Medicine is seeking to recruit a qualifiedpulmonary and critical care physician interested in supporting theVCU Interstitial Lung Disease Center, while expanding critical careand general pulmonology coverage.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Teaching

• Although this position has no specific assigned teachingresponsibilities, a successful candidate will be expected tointegrate students and residents into clinical servicesprovided.

Research

• Although this position has no specific assigned researchresponsibilities, reasonable scholarly activities, such aspublications, presentations at national meetings and participationin appropriate academic organizations, are expected.

Service

• Work with institutional staff and administration to attain thestrategic objectives of VCU Medical Center, including patientsafety, patient and other customer satisfaction, maintenance andenhancement of public perception, and fiscal health.
• Serves on institutional committees, study sections, reviewgroups, as a journal editor, or editorial boards

Clinical

• Primary clinical responsibilities will be to provide exemplarycare in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, to includesupport of the VCU Interstitial Lung Disease Center, whileexpanding critical care and general pulmonology coverage.

Outpatient

• Clinic/Outreach: The successful applicant will assistwith outreach for our general pulmonary and interstitial lungdisease programs. Outreach involves expanding the outpatient clinicfootprint of VCU Health and bringing in new patients to the HealthSystem.

Inpatient

• Critical Care Support: The successful candidate will aidin meeting our growing needs for critical care services andessential as we restructure critical care consultation servicesincluding night coverage, procedural and sedation services,staffing of new admissions to the ICU, supporting house-staff andthe Advanced Practice Providers (APP) team thereby increasingcritical care capacity
• Pulmonary Consultation services

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• M.D. or D.O. degree
• Successful completion of an ACGME-approved pulmonary andcritical care fellowship
• Board Eligible - American Board of Internal Medicine, PulmonaryMedicine and Critical Care Medicine
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty,staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or acommitment 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: BrentKimball

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