Physician - Critical Care

Opportunity:

Physician- Internal Medicine- Critical Care Medicine

Job Details:

• Provide consultative services to patients admitted to ICUs with 32 critical care beds (SICU, MICU, CVCU, CCU)
• Work alongside hospitalists who serve as attending physicians while providing intensivist consultation
• Perform bedside procedures, ventilator management, and pulmonary/critical care services
• Hospital inpatient schedule: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday through Friday with call coverage
• Call responsibilities include 24-hour coverage Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, plus weekday call starting at 5:00 PM
• Average 2-3 phone consults, 5-7 admissions, and 20-25 patients seen per call shift
• Nurse practitioner assistance available for weekday patient rounds
• Mid-level staff available to assist with inpatient rounding
• ACLS and BLS certifications required
• Fellowship training required
• Preferred skills include ventilation management, chest tube insertion, bronchoscopy, central/arterial line placement, and diagnostic procedures

Facility:

This regional medical center serves as a comprehensive healthcare provider with multiple intensive care units specializing in surgical, medical, cardiovascular, and cardiac critical care. The facility maintains 32 critical care beds and employs a collaborative approach between hospitalists and intensivists to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The hospital emphasizes advanced critical care services and maintains modern equipment to support complex medical procedures and interventions.

Location:

Dothan, AL

Dothan offers a welcoming Southern community atmosphere in southeastern Alabama, known as the "Peanut Capital of the World" with a strong agricultural heritage and growing healthcare sector. The city provides excellent quality of life with affordable living costs, good schools, and easy access to outdoor recreation while maintaining proximity to larger metropolitan areas in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.