Intensivist (on-site) at NuView Health in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Apply Description GENERAL · Evaluate all patients admitted to the ICU and provide bedside consultation when consulted by physicians. · Provide a comprehensive assessment and plan for management in written or dictated form on evaluated patients. · Mandatory use of our electronic billing software system for each applicable patient encounter. Failure to do so may result in a delay of compensation. · Compliance with key critical care initiatives such as surviving sepsis protocols and core measure initiative (CHF, Pneumonia, Acute coronary syndrome, etc.) · Conduct multidisciplinary rounds with ICU management team making specific mention of treatment plan and patient disposition/discharge plan. · Proficiency in central line and arterial line placement, beside ultrasonography for line placement, endotracheal intubation and other pertinent procedures. · Develops collaborative relationships with primary, consulting, & referring physicians, facility leadership, and clinical ancillary staff and facilitates their interactions with the Intensivist. · Compliance with medical records completion within guidelines. LEADERSHIP · Practices with a team-model in the ICU when providing close communication with the nursing and ancillary staff, addressing their concerns and maintaining a positive ICU working environment. · Communicates regularly with primary care and consulting physicians and mainstreams the patient care plan. · Serving as a role model for clinical practice and referral acceptance. · Helping to orient new Intensivist. CLINICAL · Accept patient referrals and coordinate all aspects of care for ICU patients referred by medical staff members, primary care physicians, surgeons and consultants. · Appropriate placement/triage within the Hospital and to the ICU (i.e. screening inappropriate ICU admissions and timely discharging stable patient from the ICU. · Regularly updating patients and their family members and provide supportive and compassionate care. · Discussion of end-of-life preferences with the patient and/ or the patient’s legal representative. · Consults with other sub-specialists and maintain a positive co-management model for patient care. · Practiced within the guidelines of evidence-based medicine considering the cost of healthcare utilization and risk-benefit of procedures or therapeutic modalities. · Compliance with Hospital based clinical guidelines/ initiatives. · Compliance with timely placement of Central Venous catheters and perform all procedures with strict sterile barrier precautions. · Compliance with ventilator bundle and daily spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) on appropriate patients. · Be available and respond to provide evaluation and management of unassigned and subscriber medical patients as requested. · Provide leadership in the development and implementation of standing orders, clinical protocols, and other clinical effectiveness projects; · Collaborate with the Hospital’s Case Management department in maintaining effective utilization and resource management, medical record appropriateness and medical necessity, and proactive discharge planning. · Maintain a minimum 85% for CPOE compliance rate. CITIZENSHIP · Maintain legible, accurate, complete, and timely medical records with respect to all patients examined or treated in accordance with all legal, accreditation, regulatory and third-party payor requirements. · Comply with all medical staff bylaws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, and Hospital bylaws, rules and regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as such currently exist or are hereinafter amended. · Participate as a provider of medical services with third-party payors, including, without limitation, any HMO or PPO, with which facility contracts. · Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements as well as any accreditation standards related to Hospital and its Program. · Perform such other services as are reasonably assigned by the Program’s Service’s leadership. · Conduct self in a manner consistent with and that promotes, Hospital’s Mission and Values at all times. OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS · Maintain current MD/DO licensure. · Maintain Board Certification. · Remain an active member of the medical staff in good standing. · Perform other job duties as assigned.