Pulmonary Critical Care Physician YOU-PWP648 – Replacing Dr. Amir who is retiring 12/31/26

Description: Bon Secours Mercy Health Youngstown is seeking an energetic pulmonary critical care physician to assist in covering both inpatient and outpatient pulmonary services at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.  The successful candidate must be either board certified or board eligible.

The team provides advanced bronchoscopy procedures including cryotherapy, bronchial thermoplasty, and PleurX catheter.  APC and stents available per request.

Our service includes a fast-paced and growing medical intensive care unit.  The hospital supports various residency programs and includes a new PCCM fellowship.

In conjunction with the Mercy Health Department of Research, the center also is a participant in multicenter clinical trials investigating new treatments for lung issues.

Specialty: Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine

Organization: Mercy Health Youngstown Ohio

Primary Location:  St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

Hospital Alignment/Credentialing:  St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, St. Joseph Warren Hospital

Provider Type: Physician

Employment Type: Full Time

Patient Age: 18 years +

Certification Required: BE/BC, Active State license in Ohio or ability to obtain

Experience Required: No experience necessary, new grads welcome

The Opportunity

• Practice setting: Outpatient, Inpatient ICU coverage
• Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Call expectations: One week call per month
• Clinical focus and patient population: All patients are 18+.
• Anticipated patient volume / productivity expectations: Physician will see 20-22 patients daily in the clinic
• Team model and support: 15 PCCM physicians; 10 APCs
• Technology, facilities, and resources: EPIC EMR. MyChart for telehealth.  EPIC ART for A/I charting.
• Teaching, research, or leadership opportunities: Teaching opportunities with new PCCM fellowship; research and other opportunities for committee involvement within the system.

Key Responsibilities

• Hospital employed position with well-established health system
• Inpatient and outpatient practice
• Regional referral center with Medical, Trauma/Surgical, Neuro, and Cardiac Unit
• Teaching opportunities within the pulmonary disease and Critical Care Fellowship, additional teaching and mentoring opportunities with medical students and residents.
• Supportive hospitalist program and nurse practitioner support

 Qualifications

• BE/BC Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
• Completion of an accredited residency program.
• Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in Ohio
• Eligible for medical staff appointment and clinical privileges at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, St. Joseph Warren Hospital
• S. Citizen, Green Card or H1b visa

Benefits and Compensation:

• $100,000 Sign on bonus/ medical education bonus
• Highly completive salary
• $10k Relocation reimbursement (>50 miles)
• $10k CME
• 35 total days off
• Employment opportunity. No overhead or buy-in requirements 

• EPIC EMR used system-wide

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• 403b Plan w/company match, 457b Plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (funded 100% by company)
• Up to 8 weeks for Parental Time Off - birth or adoption
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, Rx, FSA, life insurance, company paid Short and Long term Disability
• Wellness plan and optional benefits
• Malpractice, Liability and Tail coverage provided 

Youngstown Ohio Community

Bon Secours Mercy Health Youngstown is an integrated health system in the Mahoning Valley, which encompasses the Youngstown/Warren metropolitan area – Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio. It is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, which is headquartered in Cincinnati and is the largest health system in Ohio and one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United States. It is affiliated with several medical schools including Northeast Ohio Medical University just north and Lake Erie College of Medicine northeast of the area.

Bon Secours Mercy Health Youngstown provides a full spectrum of healthcare services – acute inpatient and trauma, outpatient and ambulatory, rehabilitation, emergency and urgent care, primary care physicians in patient-centered medical homes, specialist physician care, as well as Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley. Learn more at: www.BSMHealth.org.

Community:

Situated an hour’s drive from Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Youngstown is at the center of the Mahoning Valley. With a population of 550,000, it’s a comfortable and inviting community with excellent schools and affordable housing, plus dozens of galleries, museums, performance venues and historic sites.

Mahoning County is home to lush parks and miles of hiking and biking trails. Several nearby lakes are great places to spend the day on the water. Plus, you’re just an hour south of beautiful Lake Erie.

The Youngstown area has been ranked #4 in the country for top-quality public golf courses, with more than a dozen to play.

Northeast Ohio is home to some of the finest domestic wineries in the country with varietals unique to the climate. The local dining scene satisfies “foodies” with a wide variety of cuisine.

From the professional Youngstown Symphony Orchestra to the longest continually running community theater in the U.S., the arts are playing an important part in the rebirth of the area. The unique Butler Institute of American Art is home to over 20,000 works created solely by American artists.

In addition to traditional malls, you’ll find everything from Ohio’s only indoor Amish Market to quaint antique shops and one of Ohio’s most unique farmers markets.

The area offers USHL hockey, Division 1 NCAA football and Class A baseball. It’s easy to take in the game of your choice close to home. For major league sports, Cleveland and Pittsburgh are just an hour away.

Youngstown is perfectly situated for those who like to travel to 3 international airports within an hour’s drive.

Please send CV to:

Christine Ruggieri, Physician Recruitment

Mercy Health Youngstown

Phone: 330-240-4838

CMRuggieri@BSMHealth.org

Mercy Health:

In 2018, Bon Secours Health System and Mercy Health combined to become the United States’ fifth largest Catholic health care ministry and one of the nation’s 20 largest health care systems. As a faith-based healthcare system, Mercy Health continues to honor its long-standing Mission to extend the healing ministry of Jesus by improving the health of our communities, with an emphasis on the underserved. Mercy demonstrates behaviors reflecting its core values of compassion, excellence, human dignity, justice, service, and sacredness of life.

Mercy Health is the largest healthcare system in Ohio and ranked nationally in the top 20% of health systems for clinical quality and efficiency.

Mercy Health is a recognized leader in providing quality, cost-effective healthcare and is a regional leader in collaboration with other community organizations to meet community needs. Mercy is a preferred provider on most health insurance plans.