Physician / Pulmonology - Critical Care / Missouri / Permanent / Interventional Pulmonary physician opening Hospital is looking to employ an Interventional Pulmon Job

Interventional Pulmonary physician opening

Hospital is looking to employ an Interventional Pulmonologist or General Pulmonologist interested in outpatient and inpatient.

• Veran “Peripheral” Lung Navigation System for bronchoscopy and needle localization
• Olympus Endobronchial Ultrasound System
• Olympus 4mm and Pentax 5 mm Bronchoscopes
• Varian Linear Accelerator with 3D, IMRT, and SBRT treatment capabilities
• Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
• GE – Large Bore 4D CT for motion management evaluation of lung tumors
• 2 CT scanners with low dose screening capabilities

Hospital expanded and renovated its Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Center which consists of 2 Medical Oncologists and 1 Radiation Oncologist. The Cancer Treatment Center has a new infusion center with 21 chairs. Hospital is approved for the 340B drug discount program. Here’s more:

• Approximately 450 new cancer cases per year
• Consult the 12 bed ICU. (ICU is not closed and Hospitalists oversee ICU)
• Oversee multidisciplinary rounds
• Bronchs performed in OR, ICU, or may also be performed in endoscopy suite.
• 6 OR’s
• Extremely light call – not necessary to come in all weekends when on call.
• Emergencies (code blue, intubations, lines) are handled by Hospitalists and ER physicians
• Provide consultative services only (average 2 consults per week) – therefore extremely light call (not necessary to come in all weekends when on-call)
• Integral part of developing Lung Nodule/Lung Cancer Screening program
• Strong, robust Oncology program
• Cardiothoracic surgeon available
• Practice approximations:

• 20 – 30% Inpatient (Half floor patients, half ICU)
• 70 &nda