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CICU Intensivist Job Description

Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated intensivist who is American Board of Internal Medicine certified in Critical Care, with State of Texas Medical Licensure, DEA, DPS and an interest in Cardiac and Critical Care Medicine.

The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) is a part of the Center for Critical Care at Houston Methodist Hospital, which is located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, the largest medical complex in the world. The CICU is a 30-bed unit which treats acute cardiac patients with a wide variety of illnesses including ACS, advanced heart failure, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, post-cardiac arrest, and post-atrial and ventricular ablation. We also manage pre-transplant patients listed for heart transplants.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in managing critical care and cardiac cases including the management of advanced heart failure mechanical support, such as intra-aortic balloon pump management, Impella management, ECMO management, and the use of right heart catheterization. Additional expertise in general critical care, including airway management, is also required.

The candidate must have an interest in the education of students, residents, and fellows who rotate through the unit, and must be at ease working with a multidisciplinary team in a collaborative fashion managing the critically ill patient. The intensivists are supported in the ICU with 24/7 in-house fellows, APP assistance, and virtual intensivist support at night. Intensivists work a 12-hour shift-based schedule with 24/7 in-house intensivist coverage.

Successful applicants will be eligible to apply for a Clinical Instructor teaching appointment with our academic affiliate, Weill Cornell Medical College.

We have a very inviting work environment, great nursing staff and an opportunity for tremendous growth and experience. The Department offers highly competitive salaries, flexible scheduling, CME, and a comprehensive benefits package, including malpractice insurances, a Defined Contribution Plan, 403(b) investments with match, as well as medical and dental coverage for applicant and family.

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HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

+ Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:* INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.* COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.* ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.* RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.* EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

+ Practices the Caring and Serving Model

+ Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

+ Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)

+ Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees’ experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience

+ Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

+ Actively supports the organization’s vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED

+ Refer to departmental "Scope of Service" and "Provision of Care" plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

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SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

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WORK EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED - ADDITIONAL DETAILS

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - PREFERRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

WORK ATTIRE

+ Uniform

+ Scrubs

+ Business professional

+ Other (department approved)

ON-CALL

+ On Call*

TRAVEL

+ May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area

+ May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist Hospital is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in Texas and one of America’s “Best Hospitals.” As a full-service, acute-care hospital located in the Texas Medical Center and the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, it has evolved into one of the nation’s largest nonprofit teaching hospitals and a leader in innovative medical research with a comprehensive residency program. Two of Houston Methodist’s primary academic affiliates are among the nation’s leading health care organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Houston Methodist also has affiliations with Texas A&M University and the University of Houston. Houston Methodist Hospital offers unparalleled care for thousands of patients from around the world.