Opportunity Description

Respiratory Intensive Care Unit Director

Intermountain Hospital Group

Intermountain Medical Center

Murray, Utah

Position Information

• Experienced BC pulmonary critical care physician is sought to work at Intermountain Medical Center; 0.2 FTE RICU Director, 0.5 FTE clinical, and 0.3 protected/productive time. Intermountain Medical Center is the tertiary, flagship hospital for Intermountain Healthcare, and affiliated with the University of Utah School of Medicine.  It is ranked among the top 50 pulmonary divisions in the United States by US News and World Report for 2017-2018. The Respiratory ICU is a 16-bed unit focusing on care of critically ill patients primarily with respiratory illnesses.
• Member of the Intermountain full-time faculty with opportunities for clinical/adjunct appointment at the University of Utah and/or Stanford
• Clinical and translational research in collaboration with faculty members at Intermountain Medical Center and other institutions
• The RICU Director will facilitate enrollment of patients in clinical and observational trials, maintain the historical RICU focus on high quality clinical research to increase our knowledge of the science of critical care, and improve patient outcomes by helping identify and implement new processes of care
• Six to eight weeks RICU daytime; two-nights RICU and up to two additional nights Shock Trauma ICU; two weeks STICU; one to two weeks pulmonary consult service; one half day Schmidt Chest Clinic, approximately 35 clinics yearly after inpatient weeks and vacation/meetings
• Lead the further growth and development of the Respiratory ICU as Medial Director. Along with the RICU Nurse Manager, the RICU Director will be responsible for clinical quality as measured both by process and outcome measures. The RICU Director will be a leader in Intermountain’s system-wide coordination on optimizing ICU care delivery
• Includes both bedside and didactic teaching and supervision of Advanced Practice Clinicians and RICU nurses
• Participate in the educational activities of the division, and teach STICU fellows, residents, and University of Utah medical student while STICU attending and on clinic/consult services
• Employment position with the Intermountain Hospital Group
• Salary commensurate with academic rank
• Nighttime stipend for nighttime critical care coverage
• Full Intermountain benefits that include defined pension, 401K match and CME
• Relocation provided, up to 15K
• Visa sponsorship not available

Intermountain Healthcare Information

What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Healthcare?  It means that the quest for clinical excellence is not just a goal, but a given.  It means building an environment where physicians and employees can deliver the best in healthcare. And it’s realizing each employee or volunteer is vital to the healing process, because we can only achieve the extraordinary together. Being a part of Intermountain Healthcare means joining with a world-class team of over 36,000 employees and embarking on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment.  Our mission is: Helping people live the healthiest lives possible®. Our patients deserve the best in healthcare, and we deliver.

For the fifth consecutive year, Intermountain Healthcare was named as one of the "Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare" in 2017 by Becker's Hospital Review. Intermountain Healthcare is a Utah-based, not-for-profit system of 22 hospitals, a broad range of clinics and services, about 1,400 employed primary and secondary care physicians at more than 185 clinics in the Intermountain Medical Group, and health insurance plans from SelectHealth.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Community Information

The Salt Lake Valley is the heart of the state of Utah, which is one of the fastest growing states in the country. The Salt Lake City/Ogden area was ranked as the best place to live in North America by Places Rated Almanac.  Salt Lake is located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains and is within an hour’s drive of nine world-renowned ski resorts and within a day’s drive of five national parks.  Along with these recreational attractions, there are many cultural and sporting events.  There are performances by the Utah Symphony, Ballet West and Pioneer Theater Company as well as a renovated theater that offers Broadway plays. The Sundance Film Festival and the Park City Art Festival are nationally recognized events held in nearby communities.  The NBA’s Jazz, ECHL Utah Grizzlies hockey, the Salt Lake Bees,triple-A baseball team, and Real Salt Lake City, a major league soccer team, all represent Salt Lake City. The University of Utah is also in Salt Lake City, playing division 1 sports as part of the Pac-12 conference.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your CV to:

Intermountain Healthcare

Attn: Wilf Rudert, Physician Recruiting

1-800-888-3134
Email: physicianrecruit@imail.org

Web: http://physicianjobsintermountain.org