Cardiovascular ICU Intensivist, Part Time Physician- Abington Jefferson Hospital

Jefferson is actively recruiting a partl time Cardiovascular ICU Intensivist at our Abington Hospital location in Abington, PA.

Provide evidence-based care for all cardiac critical care patients, including cardiology, cardiac surgery, ECMO, shock and ventricular assist device patients (VADs). Ensures care is informed by the latest critical care medicine research and best practices, improving quality metrics for cardiac surgery, acute shock/ECMO/VAD management, and overall cardiac critical care

Direct involvement in ECMO cannulation and management, supported by dedicated cardiac surgical team.

Teaching and instructing residents and medical students in critical care medicine, oversee and direct patient care provided by Advanced Practice Providers, participate in administrative duties and committee service when assigned.

Participate in call coverage in keeping with the standard for the Department

Requirements:

Active critical care practice in the past 12 months is required. Expertise or prior experience with liver transplantation, cardiothoracic surgery, lung transplantation and ECMO is highly desirable. Willingness to become independent with ECMO is required.

MD, DO, or Foreign Equivalent

Pennsylvania Medical License or eligible to obtain

Board Certification or board eligible in critical care medicine through any primary specialty board (Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery)

Valid DEA Registration Number (Controlled Substance Registration Certificate)

About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.