Pulmonary Critical Care Physician Locum Tenens Coverage at Facilityin Wichita, Kansas

• Job Reference
  -MD-KS
• Title:
  
  MD
• Dates Needed:
  January 4 - June, potential to extend
• Shift Type: 24-Hour Call
• Assignment Type:
  Inpatient;
  Clinic
• Call
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Board Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Job Duration:
  Locums
• About the Facility

This facility is seeking locum tenens Pulmonary Critical Care coverage following the resignation of a full-time equivalent physician. The facility supports both inpatient and clinic-based pulmonary services, with an established clinical infrastructure and support staff including MAs and RNs. Credentialing for this assignment is estimated to take 4-6 weeks.

Wichita offers clinicians on assignment access to a range of attractions spanning nature, culture, and recreation. Points of interest include the Sedgwick County Zoo, Botanica The Wichita Gardens, the Great Plains Nature Center, the Wichita Art Museum, Exploration Place, and the Museum of World Treasures. The city also maintains numerous parks and outdoor spaces, including Sedgwick County Park and Riverside Park, as well as the Martin H.

Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection at Wichita State University, performing arts venues, sports facilities, golf courses, and the Arkansas River corridor.

The clinician will provide inpatient pulmonary critical care coverage on a 24-hour call basis, with responsibilities including daily rounding and clinic consults for an adult patient population. Bronchoscopy is a required procedural competency for this assignment. Two NPs are available to support clinical operations throughout the coverage period.

• Case Load/PPD:
  Variable
• Support Staff: MAs, RNs, 2 NPs
• Patient Population:
  Adults
• Call Ratio/
  
  Schedule:
  
  24hr call
• Location Type:
  On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Government:
  No
• Shift Times: 24-hour call coverage; rounding and clinic consults during shift
• Procedures
  
  Required:
  
  Bronchoscopy; rounding; clinic consults
• Certifications
  
  Required:
  
  Board certification in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine required; prescriptive authority required