Assistant​/Associate Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment - Critical Care Medicine

Department of Critical Care Medicine

RANK:
Assistant Professor, CFA or Associate Professor, CFA

Division:
Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
This faculty position reports to the Chair Ad Interim, Department of Critical Care Medicine

This is a full-time academic Department of Critical Care Medicine position at the rank of assistant or associate professor, clinical faculty appointment (CFA). Excellent computer and interpersonal skills are required. The faculty member's CARE distribution will be: 90% Clinical (45% in the ICU and 45% in the OR/OOOR), 4% Administration, 4% Research, and 2% Education. The faculty member is responsible for clinical expertise in the management of the critically ill cancer patient in the ICU and in providing anesthesia to patients in the OR and OOOR.

The faculty member will also provide an appropriate teaching environment for fellows, residents and students in the specialties of Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology.

Practice both medical and surgical critical care medicine in an exemplary manner. Requires the ability to visually monitor patient progress, to verbally communicate with the patients, to understand and comprehend a complex set of medical data, and to communicate verbally and in writing with other physicians.

Must be capable of providing complete and thorough history and physical patient examinations. Must be able to perform invasive procedures as dictated by the physician's specialty. This may require standing, bending, stooping, lifting, hearing, manual dexterity, and clear and concise verbal communications.

Complete patient documentation for medical records within time frames provided by Departmental and Institutional policy. Will require dictating in a clear and concise manner, and visual review of documents.

Correspond as appropriate, in writing or by telephone, to conversations with primary teams regarding patient care and treatment and provide patient hand-off per Departmental and Institutional policy.

Keep abreast of current approaches in the management of patients through attendance at continuing education conferences in critical care medicine or other applicable specialties. This will require listening and assimilating information from the conferences.

Support life functions during the period in which anesthesia is administered, including induction and intubation procedures;

Provide appropriate preanesthesia and postanesthesia management of the patient; and

Provide consultations relating to various other forms of patient care, such as respiratory therapy and emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and special problems in pain relief.

• Preoperative evaluation and reasonable explanation to the patient of the proposed anesthetic procedure;
• Appropriate premedication of the patient in conjunction with the house staff;
• Administration of anesthesia to the patient based on the ASA guidelines; i.e, the anesthesiologist will be personally responsible for the conduct of the selected anesthetic and will be immediately available at all times to fulfill this responsibility;
• Documentation of post-operative visit or visits as indicated;
• Provide role model in anesthesiology as a practitioner for faculty, fellows, resident, and other trainees rotating through the Department;
• Provide peer review for assessing the clinical practice for faculty within the Department.

An anesthesiologist is responsible to each patient for all aspects of anesthesia care. A physician who is trained in the administration of anesthesia, preferably an anesthesiologist; a physician who has completed an approved residency in anesthesiology should administer anesthesia, in all its forms.

While optimal anesthesia care involves a one-to-one relationship between anesthesiologist and patient, it may be necessary to utilize non-physician personnel to perform technical functions relating to the administration of anesthesia under the personal direction of an anesthesiologist.

Delegation of functions to non-physician personnel is based on specific criteria (i.e., the individual's education, training, and demonstrated skills). Such criteria includes the competence to the follow the anesthesia plan prescribed by the anesthesiologist and the technical ability to:
1) Induce anesthesia under the medical direction of an anesthesiologist;
2) Maintain anesthesia at prescribed levels;
3) Monitor and support life functions during the perioperative period;
4) Recognize and report to the anesthesiologist any abnormal patient responses during anesthesia.

Provides M.D. supervision of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and educational staff.

Assumes accountability for clinical outcomes in the ICU and OR/OOOR.

Oversees the utilization of order sets in the ICU and OR/OOOR.

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