Pulmonary Critical Care Opportunity in Saginaw, MI

**Pulmonary Critical Care Opportunity in Saginaw, MI** Health Network is seeking a Pulmonary Critical Care Physician to join our dedicated team serving patients in state-of-the-art facilities in Saginaw, MI. This role offers a unique mix of outpatient pulmonology and critical care, with opportunities for program development in advanced pulmonary services. **Position Highlights** **Schedule & Call Expectations** - **Critical Care Coverage**: Approximately one week per month dedicated to ICU service. - **Outpatient Pulmonology**: Two weeks of outpatient clinic duties per month, focusing on conditions such as COPD, asthma, and lung cancer. - **Inpatient Pulmonary**: As-needed coverage only; not a regular part of the schedule. - **Call**: - No routine night, weekend, or holiday call (covered by nocturnists). - Optional compensated night shifts or infrequent partner coverage. - Holiday ICU shifts are proportionally distributed among staff. **Facilities & Resources** - **Pulmonary-Specific Resources**: - Endoscopy suite with EBUS capability. - ION bronchoscopy technology anticipated next fiscal year. - Plans for a lung nodule clinic for care coordination and procedural opportunities. - **Critical Care Facilities**: - Three ICUs with a fourth opening soon. - Dedicated ICU beds supported by multidisciplinary teams. - Employed Critical Care Intensivists and Nocturnists. - **Support Services**: - Access to interventional radiology (IR) for collaborative care. - APPs available for procedures, charting, and patient support. **Procedural Responsibilities** - **Critical Care Procedures**: Intubations, central line placement, tube thoracostomy, therapeutic bronchoscopy, temporary pacemakers, and procedural sedation. - **Pulmonary Procedures**: Bronchoscopy and thoracentesis; collaboration with IR and APPs as needed. - **Preferred Skills**: Advanced bronchoscopy experience (e.g., ION, EBUS) is advantageous but not mandatory. **Team & Support Structure** - **Critical Care Team**: - Three attending physicians and 12 APPs per day shift. - Night shifts staffed by one attending and one APP. - **Pulmonology Team**: - Full-time outpatient pulmonologists, combined pulmonary/critical care physicians, and APPs. - Supported by 3 RNs and medical assistants in the outpatient clinic. **Compensation & Growth** - **Competitive salary** with performance incentives. - The chance to contribute to the development of innovative programs and services. **About Health Network** Health Network is the largest health system in Michigans Great Lakes Bay Region and the sixth-largest hospital in the state. Health Networks 643-bed facility serves as the region's only Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, supported by air medical transport, a neonatal intensive care unit, and the only pediatric intensive care unit in the area.