Pulmonary Critical Care- Faculty
USA Health is transforming medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. We are changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms, offering patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve health and overall wellbeing.
About the Role
The Department of Internal Medicine at the University of South Alabama Whiddon College of Medicine in Mobile, Alabama, is seeking a full-time board-eligible/board-certified Pulmonary/Critical Care provider to join the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. The chosen candidate will join a division of 8 academic faculty members and 9 pulmonary fellows. Faculty share weekend call and are assigned to clinical services based on activities such as research time, formal teaching at the undergraduate level, and clinical educator roles.
Responsibilities
- Teach students, house staff, and fellows
- Provide patient care
- Perform pulmonary-related procedures
- Conduct basic and/or clinical research
Requirements
- Successful completion or in-process completion of an ACGME-accredited Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Fellowship program
- Board-certified in Internal Medicine and board-eligible/board-certified in both Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
- Ability to obtain a medical license and DEA certification for the state of Alabama
About USA Health
The University of South Alabama Health System helps people lead longer, better lives through excellence in education, research, and medical care. With more than 6,000 employees, USA's health network includes University Hospital, University Children's and Women's Hospital, USA Mitchell Cancer Institute, USA Health Physicians Group, and the USA College of Medicine. Each year, the team handles 200,000 clinic visits, 400,000 outpatient procedures, delivers 3,000 babies, and treats patients through 60,000 emergency room visits. USA Health operates several critical care units, including MICU, CCU, surgical/trauma ICU, Burn ICU, Neuro ICU, and a specialized COVID care unit.
USA is the region’s only Level 1 trauma center, only burn center, and the highest-rated stroke center in the state. In addition to advanced patient care, USA’s medical education programs provide first-class training for the next generation of physicians and scientists.
Benefits
Employees in a regular position working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) qualify for benefits.