Pulmonary- Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Physician Oklahoma VA
Listed on 2026-02-27
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Doctor/Physician
Pulmonologist, Medical Doctor
The Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System (OCVAHCS) is actively recruiting a board-certified, board-eligible full-time permanent hospital employed Pulmonologist- critical care and sleep medicine to join our Pulmonary department. The Physician is accountable to the Chief of Pulmonary Service. The Pulmonary physician participates in inpatient and outpatient care related to pulmonary diseases, disorders and critical care diseases at the OKC VA. The Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine practice provides consultation and management for a wide variety of pulmonary and sleep related disorders.
Pulmonary specific responsibilities include clinic-based visits, hospital consults and pulmonary procedures (diagnostic bronchoscopy and basic pleural procedures). Sleep specific responsibilities include management of sleep related breathing disorders and interpretation of overnight oximetry. If candidate has additional sleep training, other opportunities include polysomnogram interpretation, management of sleep behavior disorders, parasomnias, insomnia and restless legs. Critical Care Medicine responsibilities include primary management of critically ill medical and surgical patients.
Responsibilities include participating in the education and supervision of trainees, participating in the inpatient and outpatient quality care, teaching and researching related to pulmonary/critical care diseases, especially pulmonary hypertension, performing routine and advanced bronchoscopic and pleural procedures, including EBUS and bedside ultrasound as well as applying national and VA guidelines to patient screening, surveillance and management. Additional duties include;
Practitioners are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life.
Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.
Skills:
Practitioners are expected to demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
Practitioners are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and understanding and sensitivity to diversity, and a responsible attitude toward their patients, their profession.
Practitioners are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care.
The OCVAMC is located in Oklahoma City, OK and is the “Flagship” for the Oklahoma VA Health Care System (OCVAHCS) - a Joint Commission accredited, referral level 1b (medium complexity) facility. The Pulmonary department serves patients across the spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care for more than 70,000 veterans in an area that…
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