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 is 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, visually monitoring patient progress, communicating verbally with patients, understanding and comprehending a complex set of medical data and communicating with other physicians.
• Provide complete and thorough history and physical patient examinations.
• Perform invasive procedures as dictated by the physician’s specialty; standing, bending, stooping, lifting, hearing, manual dexterity, and clear and concise verbal communications required.
• Complete patient documentation for medical records within time frames provided by departmental and institutional policy; dictate in a clear and concise manner and review documents visually.
• Correspond as appropriate, in writing or by telephone, with primary teams regarding patient care, 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; listen and assimilate information from conferences.

• Support life functions during anesthesia, including induction and intubation procedures.
• Provide appropriate pre‑anesthesia and post‑anesthesia management of the patient.
• Provide consultations relating to various other forms of patient care, such as respiratory therapy, emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and special problems in pain relief.
• An anesthesiologist is responsible for all aspects of anesthesia care; a physician who has completed an approved residency in anesthesiology should administer anesthesia.

• 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; personally responsible for the conduct of the selected anesthetic and immediately available at all times.
• 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.
• Medical Direction of Non‑Physician Personnel:
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
• If necessary, utilize non‑physician personnel to perform technical functions under the personal direction of an anesthesiologist, based on education, training, and demonstrated skills.

• Provide M.D. supervision of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and educational staff.
• Assume accountability for clinical outcomes in the ICU and OR/OOOR.
• Oversee the utilization of order sets in the ICU and OR/OOOR.
• Participate in investigation and review of best practice initiatives and clinical effectiveness projects.
• Triage admissions and discharges within the ICU.
• Serve on institutional and hospital committees as requested by the department chairs.

• Actively engage in clinical research and scholarly activity to enhance…