Pulmonary Critical Care Job In Chattanooga, Tennessee
Intensivist Medical Director
Description
Specialization:
Critical Care Pulmonary
Critical Care Emergency Medicine
Critical Care Internal Medicine
Job Summary:
Intensive Care Consortium (ICC) Healthcare is seeking a Critical Care Intensivist Medical Director to join the TriStar Parkridge Medical Center team in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Qualified Candidates:
- Must be critical care board eligible or board certified
- Tennessee licensure or ability to obtain
- Chief Fellows will be considered
- Leadership Experience Required
- Ability to work Full Time, 15 shifts per month
- 24 Beds: 12 MICU & 12 SICU
- 1 MD & 1 APP day / 1 APP night with Physician on call
- Available 2025, open to new Critical Care Chief Fellows
- Competitive compensation with an excellent benefits package including health, dental, life insurance, stock options, 401k with company match, disability, CME allowance and days, and more
- Expert practice management including privileging, provider enrollment, and billing and collections
- Appropriate staffing models and flexible block scheduling
- Occurrence based malpractice Insurance
- ICC Healthcare employees over 500 providers in 59 programs with 6-8 new programs opening each year.
- We are part of the HCA system of care. HCA owns and operates over 186 facilities in 21 states providing services to over 26 million patients annually.
- The success of the ICC intensivist program relies on strong team building strategies within the ICU, the hardwiring of best practice evidence base protocols, and streamlining the delivery of hospital wide critical care services.
- Our providers have the ability to impact change on a national scale through our association with HCA
- We believe work/life balance is an important and strive to help providers maintain this balance
- Unmatched growth and leadership opportunities
- 275-bed hospital
- Primary stroke and advanced cardiovascular center
- 24/7 tele-neurology support for acute stroke and other neurologic emergencies
- Accredited chest pain center
- Advanced surgical services including endovascular care and orthopedic/spine procedures
Nestled in the heart of the Southeast, Chattanooga is within a day’s drive to almost one-third of the major U.S. market and the densely populated cities of Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Birmingham (within 140 mile radius). The city approximates 169,000 population; MSA of 426,000 residents situated in the Great Tennessee Valley.
Chattanooga enjoys an abundance of natural beauty; located where several Mountain ranges converge bringing the states of Tennessee, northern Georgia, North Carolina together at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains. The Tennessee River, which winds through much of Hamilton County, feeds into Lake Chickamauga providing an endless array of water sports. Other unique outdoor activities range from hang-gliding off Lookout Mountain to inner tubing/canoeing down the Sequatchie River to White Water Rafting the Great Ocoee River (third white water river in the US, host to the Summer Olympics) to biking, golfing or horseback riding amidst the scenic backdrop of the mountains.
The recently revitalized Downtown Riverfront draws tourists and residents alike for afternoon/evening strolls. Chattanooga city attractions include: the Tennessee Aquarium, IMAX Theater, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Rock City, Coolidge Park, Ruby Falls, the Incline, the Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga Regional History Museum, Houston Museum of Decorative Arts, Hunter Art Museum, Southern Belle Riverboat, Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. The city supports a vibrant Arts Council (ranked 12th in the nation in per capita donations for the Arts) supporting several fine theaters, Ballet, Chattanooga Symphony and the Opera.
In addition to the significant tourism industry, Chattanooga is also a major industrial city with an extensive network of transportation systems including the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.
Chattanooga’s school system, public and private, assure a strong foundation for area children. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga offers a wide range of majors in undergraduate and graduate courses in addition to graduate medical education.
Not to be understated, one of the area’s greatest features is financial. Moderate cost of living, low property taxes, No State Personal Income Tax contributes to a more prosperous lifestyle.
Parkridge Medical Center, a member of the TriStar Health System, has 275-beds and has provided excellent healthcare to Chattanooga since we opened our doors on February 28, 1971. Our approach to healthcare is on the cutting edge, but our soul is in traditional medicine. Patients and family members come first. We have had a long-standing commitment to our community and mission to provide compassionate care close to home. It is this commitment that has fueled our growth, energized our staff, satisfied our patients and propelled us to become an outstanding healthcare facility. We are very proud that Parkridge has a Pastoral Care Service to help our patients with life's difficulties.