Hiring F/T Cardiac Intensivist in beautiful Lancaster County, PA

Opportunity Overview:

Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is excited to be growing their Cardiac Intensivist team. The ideal candidate will be a Board Certified/Board Eligible Anesthesiologist with fellowship training in Critical Care medicine and a particular interest/experience in cardiovascular care. Emergency Medicine Physicians with fellowship training in Critical Care medicine will also be considered.

The Intensivist service will have night Advanced Practice Provider (APP) coverage, physician leadership coverage, and other supportive clinical team members. The Cardiac Surgery practice consists of four surgeons, six PA-Cs and two CRNPs.

Position Description:

The Intensivist role will have the responsibility of coordinating all aspects of the dedicated HVICU as it relates to both pre-op and post-op Open Heart Surgery (OHS) patients, in addition to those Cardiovascular patients deemed appropriate for this service (VAD, TEVAR, major open vascular, EVAR, IABP patients, complex TAVR, heart failure, etc.). 

We seek candidates with a special interest in both VA and VV ECMO as the Intensivist Physicians will help set the governance expectations for the ECMO patients at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. The Intensivist physicians will work in partnership with physicians at Lancaster General Hospital and the Critical Care Alliance across Penn Medicine to establish pre and post OHS care protocols and pathways. 

The qualified candidate may be integrated into the Department of Anesthesiology, Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health with appointment opportunities within the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Medicine 
• Possess or able to obtain an unrestricted PA Medical License 
• Critical Care Medicine Fellowship training is required. Board Certified/Board Eligible in Critical Care Medicine. 
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Anesthesiology preferred
• Specialty training in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology preferred 
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine considered 
• A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs

Lancaster General Hospital is a 602-bed not-for-profit hospital in Lancaster City, Pennsylvania. The hospital is a multi-year recipient of the Magnet designation for excellence in clinical outcomes and patient safety by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospital”

A key component of the Penn Medicine health system, Lancaster General Hospital offers South Central Pennsylvania’s most advanced range of outpatient and inpatient specialty services including cardiology, orthopedics, pediatrics, a Level I Trauma Center (only one in the region!), and critical-care units for trauma neurological care and medical and surgical intensive care (ICU).