Critical Care Medical Director

The Medical Director will lead and manage all USACS physicians and APPs providing care in the Intensive care units. The Director will also participate in the continuum of care for patients from ER into ICU and /or med/surg floor and discharge.

The ideal candidate will leverage their clinical and administrative leadership skills to build upon established efficiencies and further develop critical care services. The hospital is an Integrated Acute Care site, where USACS manages patients in the ED, Hospital Medicine and Critical Care service lines and as a leader you will be part of the IAC leadership team shaping the way care is delivered to these patients

Career Details

• Oversee ICU service operations
• Supervise Critical Care staff, per the bylaws, policies and procedures of the institution
• Represent the staff in the community and within the hospital

About Ascension St. John Medical Center

• ICU Encounters: 100
• ICU Model: Closed ICU
• Staffing Model: 
  • 24 hours Intensivists
  • 72 hours of dedicated ICU-Hospitalists
• 60 hours of APP Coverage
• EMR: Cerner
• Recognized as a Spotlight Hospital by the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative
• American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ? MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award
• Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
• Heyman Stroke Center named Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission
• Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
• Other USACS services offered at this location: Emergency Medicine and Hospitalist Medicine

The Area

Tulsa prides itself on its growing economy, beautiful recreational and scenic destinations, and cultural attractions. Downtown Tulsa is a flourishing metropolitan area that still retains the friendliness and close-knit attitude of a much smaller city. Among the city's many advantages are choices of a variety of schools, businesses, museums, shopping centers, universities, and cultural hotspots, making Tulsa a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Desirable suburban communities boast beautiful housing options, excellent schools, and a reasonable cost of living.

Benefits

Financial Benefits

• Employee Ownership: $100,000 equity ownership for all full-time Physicians after 3 years of service
• 401(k): Industry-leading, 10% practice-funded 401(k) up to IRS limit of $36,000
• $4,000 tax-free CME/BEA annually
• $8,000, including your state and DEA license, in year one for new graduates
• Groundbreaking 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• Military Leave: Pioneering paid leave for deployments
• Student Loan Refinancing: As low as 2.99%
• Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and Rx coverage
• Disability: Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
• Unmatched medical malpractice, including tail and free litigation support. USACS malpractice claims are less than 1/2 the national average!

Intangible Benefit

• Location Flexibility and Job Stability: Careers nationwide, from New York to Hawaii. Internal USACS STAT Traveling Physicians
• National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected USACS Physicians.
• Bedside Support: Evidence-based Clinical Management Tools (CMTs) and experienced Physicians available 24/7/365 to assist you
• Onboarding and Ongoing Support: Dedicated Clinician Advocates for a personalized concierge-style service and the USACS Annual Assembly, open for all Clinicians to attend
• Professional Development: Scholars (leadership training), Efficiency Academy, Provider Engagement & Patient Experience Academy, and more

• Center Cancer Program Accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
• American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ? MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award
• Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program
• Breast center designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology
• Heyman Stroke Center named Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Joint Commission
• Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
• Recognized as a Spotlight Hospital by the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative
• Birthing Center with advanced neonatal care for babies
• Services include heart and vascular health, obstetrics and maternity services, orthopedics, emergency care, birthing center, sleep disorders, physical medicine and rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation services, weight management – bariatrics, endoscopy, kidney transplant center, radiology and imaging services, mammography, surgery, intensive care services, pain management, wellness and fitness—Ascension St. John Siegfried Health Club, wound care, stroke care—Ascension St. John Heyman Stroke Center, cancer care, brain and spine conditions—neurology, lab services, respiratory health - pulmonary medicine, pharmacy, trauma care pediatrics, ear, nose and throat care, adolescent medicine, breast health, audiology, cosmetic and plastic surgery, intensive care for newborns, and neurosurgery

• ED Volume: 48,000
• Trauma Designation: Level II
• Open 24/7
• EMR: Cerner
• Staffing Model:
  o    64 hours of physician coverage
  o    26 hours of APP coverage

• Average Daily Encounters: 238
• 24/7 onsite physician support 
• Staffing Model:
  o    144 hours of physician coverage
  o    33 hours of APP coverage
• EMR: Cerner
• Dedicated nocturnist
• IAC RN support
• Work collaboratively with the Integrated Acute Care team (emergency, critical care, and hospital medicine service lines also managed by USACS)

• ICU Daily Volume: 46
• ICU Model: Closed ICU
• Staffing Model: 
  o    24 hours Intensivists
  o    72 hours of dedicated ICU-Hospitalists
  o    60 hours of APP Coverage
• EMR: Cerner
• Work collaboratively with the Integrated Acute Care team (emergency, critical care, and hospital medicine service lines also managed by USACS)
• For CV ICU:
  • Seeking a board-certified/board-eligible critical care physician (intensivist) with experience in cardiovascular critical care. St John’s has a very active cardiac/cardiovascular surgery program. The intensivist will lead the team in the ICU to manage the patients. The team also includes experienced dedicated ICU-hospitalists, advanced nurse practitioners 24 hours/day. USACS Tele-Critical Care will support the night teams with board-certified intensivists.
  • Shifts: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (12 hours), 14 shifts/month
• For MICU/SICU:
  • Seeking a board-certified/board-eligible pulmonary/critical care, or critical care physician (intensivist) to work as a consultant in the medical and surgical ICU units at Ascension St John’s. The team includes dedicated ICU-hospitalists and advanced nurse practitioners, providing coverage 24 hours per day. USACS Tele-Critical Care will support the night teams with board-certified intensivists.
  • Shifts: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (12 hours), 14 shifts/month

Financial Benefits

• Equity ownership for all full-time physicians
• Industry-leading 10% company funded 401(k)
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and Rx coverage
• Short- and long-term disability (own occupation)
• Annual CME/BEA (Business Expense Account)
• Medical Malpractice with tail and litigation support
• Pioneering Paid Military Leave
• Groundbreaking 100% Paid Parental Leave
• Student loan refinancing as low as 2.99%

Intangible Benefits

• Location flexibility and career stability of a national group
• National Clinical Governance Board (NCGB) of internally elected clinicians
• Clinical Management Tools (CMTs)
• Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME)
• 24/7/365 live physician support
• USACS Orientation and Assemblies
• Professional Development Programs including:
• Scholars (Leadership Training)
• Efficiency Academy
• Engagement & Experience Academy
• Internal USACS traveling physicians

Tulsa prides itself on its growing economy, beautiful recreational and scenic destinations, and cultural attractions. Downtown Tulsa is a flourishing metropolitan area that still retains the friendliness and close-knit attitude of a much smaller city. Among the city's many advantages are choices of a variety of schools, businesses, museums, shopping centers, universities, and cultural hotspots, making Tulsa a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Desirable suburban communities boast beautiful housing options, excellent schools, and a reasonable cost of living.