Intensivist Jobs in Boca Raton, FL (NOW HIRING)

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.