Medical Director- Intensivist/Hospitalist

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• 12-hour shifts, Monday through Friday
• Weekend and holiday coverage as needed
• Provider cannot be on-call or provide any other services aside from those listed above simultaneously under any other arrangement during the providers 12 hour shift. This includes any existing agreement between SRC and any other entity that employs or contracts with the Provider separately to provide services to SRC

Job Description:

• Provide leadership, direction, and strategic planning for all aspects of patient care, research and education for the inpatient unit consistent with the mission of Scottish Rite for Children

• Provide exceptional medical care as a staff physician as well as oversight and quality control for all medical care delivered by the service, ensuring the teams work is delivered with effectiveness, accuracy and efficiency and within the standards of excellence for the organization

• This is not an all-inclusive list of this jobs responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

• Provide high level pediatric acute and critical care clinical services to patients including, but not limited to:

  • Performing and recording history and physical examinations

  • Recording and interpreting pertinent patient data

  • Developing, documenting, and executing a treatment plan

  • Writing routine orders for appropriate laboratory studies, imaging, and consultations

  • Performing patient/parent teaching

  • Assisting with patient follow-up

  • Performing appropriate screenings

  • Administering medications as required

  • Ordering and/or performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures as indicated by patient findings

  • Vent and airway management

  • Nutrition management such as TPN

  • Perform, publish, and present clinical and/or translational research

  • Supervise and teach medical students, residents, fellows and clinical team on the inpatient unit including nurses and respiratory therapists.

  • Manage and participate in the call coverage schedule as assigned

  • Develop, maintain and promote effective working relationships with other physicians and hospital staff

  • Participate in staff meetings and hospital committees

  • Use hospital resources efficiently

  • Abide by hospital regulations, bylaws, and policies

  • Maintain good professional relationships with the broader medical community

  • Provide professional pediatric hospitalist/intensivist services on-site for all patients admitted, under observation, or evaluated within the hospital

  • Serve as the first responding physician for emergency services needed within the scope of practice.

  • Coordinate non-emergency care, as needed, and consult with the appropriate on-call service for further direction

  • Maintain effective communication regarding current status and treatment plans for all inpatients with the incoming team through daily progress notes and status reports

  
  Required Skills/Abilities

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school

  • Must have completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited pediatric residency program

  • Must have relevant work experience or completed fellowship training in pediatric critical care

  • Must possess or be eligible for TX medical license

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification required

  
  Working Environment

  • Working conditions: Inside/Outside

  • Working Position: Sitting/Standing/Walking

  • Physical Demands: Medium

  • Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling, and Stopping/Kneeling/Bending

  • An Individual in this position will be required to list or carry weight in this group: 25-34 lbs

  • Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Feeling, Hearing, Seeing, Smelling, Speaking

  • An Individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside/Outside environment

  • An Individual in this position will be exposed to: Inside environment