UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Role: Participate in Intensive Care coverage for 581-bed tertiary level community hospital, adult medicine. Hospital offers full service care to community, except for transplants, children's subspecialty services, burns, and level one trauma. Annual admissions = 24,000. Annual ED volume = 85,000. Staffing design: 12-Hour shifts with 7 days on 7 days off; 24-Hour in-house presence of Critical Care Medicine coverage; Two Intensivists covering during the day and one covering nights; One Nurse Practitioner assists with day shift coverage. Census: Medical Surgical ICU - 15 beds; Neuro Intensive ICU - 11 beds; Cardiac area has universal beds with critical care capability, typically 8+ per day. Compensation: Designed on MGMA median as base compensation. Benefits provided and quality incentives available approach 75th percentile potential for total compensation. Current additional amount at risk for quality metrics achievement = $100,000. Potential for additional shifts add to the potential total earnings. Benefit package: Current contracts include: Insurance; Group plan options for medical/dental/vision/disability/life. Liability insurance for professional practice provided. Retirement planning: 403(b) retirement account, with additional matching by employer; 457 retirement vehicle available for tax deferred retirement planning. Allowance for CME, professional membership and publications, and recertification preparation. Current CCM staff: Six critical care physicians, one nurse Practitioner. For more information, call: 706-284-9945 and apply to: charwood@uh.org