Full-Time Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician - Hybrid IP/OP, Office Hours

Hospital Medicine Solutions is seeking an experienced and dedicated Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician to join our healthcare team. As a specialist in both pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine, you will play a crucial role in diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with complex respiratory and critical care conditions. This position offers an opportunity to work in a community healthcare environment, providing high-quality care to patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.

• Inpatient / Outpatient hybrid position
• Monday-Friday (office hours)
• No nightly call responsibilities
• Start Date: ASAP

York Hospital is a non-profit community hospital located in York, Maine. It serves the southern Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire regions. The hospital offers a range of medical services including primary care, emergency care, surgery, imaging services, laboratory services, and specialized medical care in various fields such as cardiology, oncology, orthopedics. York Hospital is known for its commitment to patient-centered care and has been serving the community since it was founded in 1906. Located on the coastline, York is rated one of the best places to live in the Northeast and offers everything from outdoor recreational activities to historical heritage.

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Department(s) Overview:

ICU: 5 Beds

• Rounds in ICU in the morning (AM)
• Transitions to the outpatient clinic in the afternoon (PM) with a reduced patient load
  • Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider Coverage (7am-7pm, daily)
  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Telemedicine physician takes nightly call from 7pm-7am (no HMS physician call responsibilities)

Pulmonary Clinic:

1. Census: 15-20 patients/day
2. Staffing Model (Mon-Fri)
   1. 1 Advanced practice provider (dedicated to sleep medicine)
   2. 1 Pulmonary Critical Care Physician
3. Procedures: Bronchoscopy, EBUS, Thoracentesis

Candidate Qualifications:

• Board Certified in Pulmonary and Critical Care (sleep is a plus)
• Interested in helping grow the Pulmonary and Critical care service-line
• Procedures preferred (outlined above)

Compensation:

• Optional Benefits Plan (W2):
  • Full Health, Dental, Vision
  • 401k Retirement Plan: High Match
  • STD/LTD, Life Insurance, CME/License Reimbursement, Life Insurance
  • PTO: 4 Week
  • CME: 1 week
  • Malpractice: HMS provides

Pulmonary and Critical Care Responsibilities:

The Pulmonary and Critical care physician will be responsible for managing the patients in the ICU and supervising the critical care advance practice provider dedicated to the service. Additional responsibilities include:

• Overall management of patients on critical care unit
• Team collaboration and leadership
• Clinical decision making and collaboration with the critical care advanced practice providers
• Collaborate and participate with quality improvement and safety initiatives
• Professional development and collaboration (nursing staff engagement)

About Hospital Medicine Solutions:

Hospital Medicine Solutions (HMS) is a local physician-led hospitalist and Critical Care Medicine group established in 2013 to provide high quality & innovative patient care to communities we serve. HMS’ foundation has been built around great providers interested in long-term partnerships, organizational growth, and leadership development. HMS’s network expands to over 250+ providers and 10+ managed facilities throughout the local New England area.

About Hospital Medicine Solutions

Hospital Medicine Solutions (HMS) LLC, is a management and consulting company that provides expert evaluation, delivery of strategic improvements and management of Hospital Medicine services to acute and post-acute health care facilities.

HMS founders have over 50+ years of Hospital Medicine experience with managing programs in their many phases from start up to growth. The HMS model success factors include change management, growing service lines and process improvement. The model also recognizes that provider retention is important and at HMS we strive for provider satisfaction and healthy work-life balance.

In the rapidly changing healthcare environment, HMS is aware of the needs of Hospital administration and how an organization needs to move. Hospital medicine programs are pivotal for systems improvement, patient safety and quality care. HMS provides leadership and change management to an organization looking to develop the hospital medicine program that becomes aligned to modern healthcare delivery. Additionally, HMS has expertise on newer value-based care models such as total cost of care and bundled payments and are able to help programs navigate these models.