Medical Director - Pulmonary / Critical Care Physician

About the role

The Department of Internal Medicine at John Peter Smith Hospital is seeking a full-time Pulmonary / Critical Care Physician to join a dynamic team delivering care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities

• Rounding on the inpatient pulmonary service, including bronchoscopy and other procedures.
• Outpatient pulmonary clinics.
• Dedicated time rounding in the ICU, as well as procedures and to the response and resuscitation of critically ill patients.
• Nights shared equally on a rotating schedule.
• Supervision and teaching of residents and medical students from varied specialties.
• EPIC EMR system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages complex, high-acuity patients in a fast-paced, public hospital environment.
• Collaborates effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Expertise in critical care protocols, assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions.
• Communicates compassionately with patients and families, especially during end-of-life discussions and prognosis counseling.
• Maintains independence and takes initiative for professional development and community engagement.
• Improves patient outcomes and increases patient satisfaction through evidence-based and patient-centered care.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary care and reviews patient medical charts for diagnosis, treatment, and care management.
• Makes appropriate patient referrals as necessary.
• Maintains compliance with guidelines established by JPS Health Network and Acclaim Health.

Qualifications

• Current Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) degree from an accredited school of medicine.
• Residency training in Internal Medicine; fellowship training in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.
• Current, unrestricted medical license to practice in the State of Texas.
• Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.