Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Opportunity Pulmonary Consultants, LLC

Metro Area Group Opportunity Near Seattle. Come experience the South Puget Sound Area: Waterfront Living with Mountain Views

Seeking a BC/BE Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician to join a vibrant and growing multi-discipline group practice of 15 specialists in the Puget Sound Area.  This is a private/independent group of physicians who have partnered with Franciscan Health System.  

Our independent group is the exclusive Pulmonary/Critical Care and E-ICU provider to a full service regional referral center and 3 community hospitals with a busy trauma, cardiothoracic, interventional radiology, vascular and neurosurgical programs.  Included is a state-of-the-art interventional Bronchoscopy suite. 

In addition to providing excellent outpatient pulmonary and sleep medicine, our group cares for pulmonary, sleep and critically ill patients in the following regional hospitals:

• St. Joseph Medical Center
• St. Francis Hospital
• St. Clare Hospital
• St. Anthony Hospital

Physician Duties/Expectations include:

• The position requires inpatient, outpatient, pulmonary consultation service, and ICU rotations (Open ICU - involves rounding with multidisciplinary team). 
• Work schedule includes approximately 170 Shifts Per Year 
• Ensure that patient care meets or exceeds the facility quality standards.
• Ensure that patient satisfaction meets or exceeds standards set by the facilities.
• Participate in clinic and network task forces as requested and appropriate.
• Function as an effective group team member.
• Shifts include Clinic 8AM-5 PM, Day ICU 7AM-7PM, and ICU Overnight Call in Virtual ICU is 7pm-7AM.  

Education:

• Medical Degree
• ACGME Accredited Training Programs

License/Certification: 

• Washington state Medical License in good standing 
• BC/BE in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Our group is offering very competitive compensation, and benefits that include medical/dental, CME, retirement plan, malpractice insurance, and relocation assistance.

Serving Tacoma and surrounding areas, St. Joseph Medical Center is ready to help you and your family achieve your best health, throughout all the stages of your life. Find a CHI Franciscan primary or specialty physician at clinics close to where you live or work.

Our health care services

We’ve built our programs based on your needs, recruiting the top specialists and investing in advanced technology. On-site services include:

• A Family Birth Center with a Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and our new Midwifery Center at St. Joseph
• Around-the-clock emergency services, including a Level II Trauma Center
• Cancer care from the Puget Sound’s leading cancer specialists
• Heart care at the South Sound’s largest heart and vascular center
• Orthopedics care, including a joint replacement program that features a dedicated nurse navigator and care coordinator
• Neuroscience services, including leading-edge Gamma Knife radiosurgery for brain tumors
• And many more services

A Great Place to Call Home

Whether you desire city sophistication or off-trail adventures, the south Puget Sound has it all. The Northwest’s bountiful waters and mountains provide an active, outdoor lifestyle. Spend a day hiking the face of a volcano, exploring saltwater beaches, or playing a championship golf course. The next day enjoy our vibrant art and theater communities and world class fine dining. Add good schools, several nationally ranked colleges and universities, a strong economic business community and affordable housing to the mix, the South Puget Sound is also a great place to raise a family. Truly one of the most desirable places to live in the United States.

We are part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. It was created in February 2019 through the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health.  CommonSpirit Health is committed to creating healthier communities, delivering exceptional patient care, and ensuring every person has access to quality health care. With its national office in Chicago and a team of approximately 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, CommonSpirit Health operates 142 hospitals and more than 700 care sites across 21 states. In FY 2018, Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health had combined revenues of $29.2 billion and provided $4.2 billion in charity care, community benefit, and unreimbursed government programs. Learn more at www.commonspirit.org

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