Locum Tenens Pulmonary Medicine: Critical Care Jobs in Des Moines, Iowa
J.R. Enterprise is seeking qualified Board Certified or
Board Eligible Pulmonary/Critical Care Physicians to provide comprehensive
pulmonary medicine and critical care services at the VA Central Iowa Health
Care System (VACIHCS) in Des Moines, Iowa. This opportunity supports
America's Veterans through direct patient care in both inpatient and outpatient
settings while working alongside an established multidisciplinary healthcare
team.
This position offers the opportunity to practice a full
spectrum of pulmonary and critical care medicine within a respected federal
healthcare system while maintaining a predictable schedule and meaningful
patient impact.
Clinical Care
- Provide
inpatient and outpatient pulmonary medicine services
- Deliver
critical care consultation, diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment
- Evaluate
and manage patients with complex pulmonary disorders
- Perform
pulmonary consultations and follow-up visits
- Provide
oxygen and ventilator management
- Conduct
pre-surgical pulmonary evaluations
- Interpret
pulmonary function testing (PFTs)
- Interpret
sleep studies and overnight oximetry studies
- Manage
home oxygen therapy and ventilator orders
- Complete
Compensation & Pension (C&P) examinations as assigned
- Participate
in multidisciplinary patient care activities
Procedural Responsibilities
Physicians may perform procedures including but not limited
to:
- Diagnostic
bronchoscopy
- Bronchoalveolar
lavage
- Endobronchial
biopsies
- Navigational
bronchoscopy
- Pulmonary
function testing interpretation
- Critical
care management services
- Related
pulmonary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within granted privileges
Qualifications - Required
- MD or
DO degree from an accredited institution
- Current,
active, unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state, territory, or the
District of Columbia
- Board
Certified or Board Eligible in:
- Pulmonary
Disease
- Critical
Care Medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
- Current
BLS certification
- Current
ACLS certification
- Strong
verbal and written English communication skills
- Current
DEA registration
Preferred
- Prior
VA, military, academic, or large healthcare system experience
- Experience
with electronic medical records
- Experience
performing advanced pulmonary procedures and bronchoscopy
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