Pulmonary​/Critical Care

Overview

Critical Care/Pulmonary Medicine Opportunity in Northeast TN

Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) and Ballad Health Medical Associates seek a board certified, pulmonary/critical care specialist to practice in the Appalachian Mountains. The successful candidate will join the ICU group in a work hard play hard environment that serves the community. JCMC is located in a university town in Eastern Tennessee and is part of a growing Critical Care opportunity in the Southeast.

The group serves JCMC, a Level I Trauma Center offering a full range of specialized care, including Neuro-endovascular surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery (including TAVR), and a comprehensive stroke center. The critical care team is collaborating with the cardiothoracic surgery team and a regional major academic medical center to develop an ECMO program. The candidate should have a strong interest in teaching and may participate in an Infectious Diseases/Critical Care Medicine Fellowship program with East Tennessee State University.

Opportunity

Full-time BC/BE pulmonary/critical care physician with a strong interest in academics.

Candidate has an interest in pulmonary clinic as part of their practice.

Candidate has an interest in heading up the critical care fellowship site director position.

The successful candidate will actively participate in our critical care fellowship program.

Strong interest in ECMO support.

Highlights of the position

• Employed
• Highly competitive salary base plus quality bonus and benefits
• No RVU/productivity requirement
• Flexible scheduling with 15 twelve-hour shifts per month

Ballad Health is a nonprofit health system in Northeast TN and Southwest VA with 21 hospitals. The region offers mountains, outdoor recreation, and a range of activities within a short drive, including the Appalachian Trail, fly fishing, ski areas, rivers, and trails. Residency in the United States is required.

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