Physician - Nocturnal Intensivist

Full-Time Nocturnal Intensivist

East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH) is a 420-bed, tertiary-care facility located in Metairie, Louisiana, affiliated with the LCMC Health Network, a non-profit health system of eight hospitals across the greater New Orleans area. In 2024, Tulane University School of Medicine transitioned its services from the former Tulane Medical Center to EJGH to form a combined academic and community practice hospital that will serve as Tulane's Flagship Academic Medical Center. We provide state-of-the-art services, including ECMO and transplant services, with a core mission centered on excellence in patient care. EJGH and Tulane together are experiencing significant growth with goals to become the major academic medical center for the Southeast region. As such, we are expanding our critical care services and level of acuity to include more intensive care physicians.

We are seeking dedicated Nighttime Intensivists to join our ICU team. This role involves covering the EJGH Medical ICU Service on a week-on/week-off basis, with shifts from 7 PM to 7 AM. The intensivist will provide in-house supervision for the EJGH Medical ICU Service. The EJGH Medical ICU Service is composed of two teams, the EJGH Non-academic MICU Team and the EJGH Academic MICU Team.

As part of supervision, the applicant will perform core ICU procedures, manage new admissions to the MICU service overnight, manage existing patient on the MICU service respond to code blues in the hospital, and offer critical care consultation in other units as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Work 12-hour night shifts (7 PM to 7 AM) on a rotating week-on/week-off schedule.
• Oversee all new admissions to the MICU academic team overnight
• Perform all new admissions to the MICU non-academic team overnight
• Oversee the management of existing patients admitted to the MICU academic team overnight
• Manage existing patients admitted to the MICU non-academic team overnight
• Provide consultative services to other EJGH inpatient services
• Supervise residents and advanced practice providers on the MICU Service.
• Respond promptly to rapid response escalations requiring ICU transfer.
• Respond promptly to code blue alerts.
• Perform or supervise core MICU procedures being performed by the MICU service, including central lines, dialysis lines, chest tubes, thoracenteses, paracenteses, lumbar punctures, arterial lines, intubations, etc.
• Document and bill appropriately for all clinical activities
• Respond to phone calls from the LCMC Transfer Center and be the accepting physician for patients needing transfer to the EJGH MICU service.
• Triage patients on to and off of the EJGH MICU Service at any time.

Candidate Requirements

• Proficiency in core ICU procedures.
• Strong work ethic, dedication, and commitment to patient care.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting and coordinate effectively with other ICU and hospital units.
• Willingness to become proficient in the care of patients requiring mechanical support (ECMO, VAD, etc.) as program growth occurs.

Conclusions

This is an exceptional opportunity for dedicated intensivists to make a significant impact in a growing community and academic hospital environment. Additional clinical training will be offered as needed (e.g. ECMO) as well as research and teaching opportunities.

WORK SHIFT: Nights (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.

About East Jefferson General Hospital East Jefferson General Hospital, a landmark of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in East Jefferson Parish for over 50 years. And we're only beginning to realize our greatest potential.

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• See opportunities, not problems - it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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