Atlas Physicians
Hospital needs a Pulm/Critical Care locum ASAP! Job
Atlas Physicians - Waterbury
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St. Mary's Hospital needs a Pulm/Critical Care locum ASAP! Licensed only BC Pulmonology and Critical Care required Looking for coverage 1-2 weeks/month (must be the full 7 days, Monday to Sunday). Will consider hiring 2 LT's to split the coverage. Details:-Reason for coverage: Need is because of sudden surge. Permanent hire doesn't start until 07/2021. -Start Date / Dates of Coverage: ASAP-Length of assignment/need: 3 months+, however long the surge lasts. 1-2 weeks/month.-Schedule: 12 hour shifts depending on volume. LT is responsible 24/7.-Inpatient only: 1-2 weeks of ICU coverage (Monday to Sunday), 5 residents who work with the LT, 16 bed med surge closed ICU.-Any Call: Residents and interns take first call - they will call LT with new admissions. -Average Number of ICU Patients Per Day: 15 ICU patients with 5 residents working with them (that's what we did in the Spring).-Average Number of Admissions per Physician per Day: Average 4-5 during the day time. Hard to determine, it can sometimes be totally silent or upwards of 6-7. -Adult only or all ages? All adults.-Trauma Level/Designation: Level 2 - No trauma patients, the surgery residents take care of that.-# of ICU beds: 16 med surgical ICU normally. Up to 15 patients/day, plus or minus 2. -All normal Pulm CC procedures required? Regular ICU procedures, residents mainly do them.-APP support? No, just the residents. Start date depending on credentialing and may change. Could be sooner if possible!