Critical Care Physician Assistant

**Transform patient care and the community as a DCH Regional Medical Center Physician Assistant**

Our mission in Tuscaloosa is to provide “better” in every sense—better healthcare, better teamwork, and a lasting impact on the community we proudly serve. Ready to grow your career in a place that values community and collaboration? Let’s talk.

**People First in Tuscaloosa**

Local Team Collaboration:

• Join our close-knit team of 6 physicians and 2 APPs at DCH Regional Medical Center
• Work alongside a dedicated team that is actively involved in work groups such as practice guidelines, the code blue committee, and the ICU celebration of life committee.

Qualifications:

• Certified Physician’s Assistant
• Prior ICU APP practice experience is required, with a preference for procedural skills. Not considering new graduates at this time.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

**Practice in the Heart of the Community**

Scheduling:

• Full-Time night position. APP’s work 12-hour night shifts from 7 PM-7 AM with support of the night Intensivist (1 MD & 1 APP 7 PM-7 AM).
• PRN-per diem option available

Key Responsibilities:

• DCH is a 583-bed tertiary care center. We have excellent rapport with subspecialists as well as the ICU nursing, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and palliative care teams. We have dedicated critical care pharmacists in both ICUs.
• Conduct evening rounds, handle new admissions, and perform ICU procedures.

Living and Working in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa is a welcoming community steeped in history and home to the University of Alabama. While Tuscaloosa takes great pride in the Crimson Tide’s sports teams, so much more makes this a great place to call home. Roughly 200,000 people live in Tuscaloosa County, with continued growth due to our thriving economy. Tuscaloosa sits on the Black Warrior River and is surrounded by lakes, which is great for outdoor enthusiasts. Several of the top-ranked golf courses in the country are right here in Tuscaloosa. Our cost of living is 12% below the US average, and excellent public and private schools, as well as a lively downtown & music scene, are a few reasons Tuscaloosa is a great place to live. Birmingham is less than an hour away, with easy commutes to Atlanta, Nashville, and many beautiful beach communities on the Gulf Coast.

**Purpose-Driven Work with Local Impact**

Tuscaloosa-Centered Care:

Our guiding principle is patient-first care, which means we focus on the people of Tuscaloosa and nearby areas. You’ll be part of a team that’s making a real difference in the health of our neighbors.

About Sound Physicians

As a physician-founded and led medical group, we believe that a better career—one with strong support and meaningful opportunity—leads to better care for patients. That’s why our promise is to bring better to the bedside: better ideas, better approaches, better care.

We practice hospital-based medicine at the community level, with empowered local teams and leadership supported by a nationwide network. Our multi-specialty medical group includes more than 4,000 physicians, advanced practice providers, CRNAs, and nurses working across 400 hospitals in 45 states.

At Sound, each of us is a care catalyst—creating exceptional clinical partnerships that unlock quality, affordable, and dignified care for every patient. We offer greater autonomy, flexibility, and support in your role and within your specialty, so you can focus on building meaningful connections across teams and communities.

Uncompromising care is a collective effort. While our clinicians provide care at the bedside, our business colleagues play a vital role—building strong teams, forming key partnerships, attracting great talent, and keeping operations running smoothly. Their work ensures our clinicians can stay focused on what matters most: caring for patients.

We are unified by purpose and driven by impact. With competitive total rewards and opportunities for purposeful growth and focused development, we empower you in your role and career. Together, we support our patients, our partners, and each other.