Tele-ICU Intensivist Job Listing at Hicuity Health in St. Louis, MO (Job ID 4446076-2024-08-16)

Description

Hicuity Health (new name for Advanced ICU Care), the leading high acuity telemedicine provider in the United States, is seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our team as an Intensivist. In conjunction with the attending physician and other consultants, the Intensivist assumes responsibility for the care of all patients in the intensive care unit. The Intensivist provides continuous vigilance; early intervention and ongoing care with the goal to decrease ICU related morbidity and mortality. In addition, the Intensivist proactively communicates with the other members of the team to assure optimal results. Furthermore, the Intensivist attempts to decrease unnecessary nighttime burdens upon the attending physician staff. Finally, the Intensivist responds to life threatening emergencies and other duties as assigned.

Hicuity Health® is the nation's leading provider of high acuity telehealth services, contracted to provide care to more than 100 hospitals in 27 states on a 24 x 7 x 365 basis. We are an organization that rewards creativity, collaboration, innovation and results. For more information, visit http://www.hicuityhealth.com/.

Clinical Patient Management – Tele-ICU

Typical Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Evaluate and treat new adult admissions and intervene to prevent further deterioration.
• Diagnose and stabilize critically ill medical and surgical patients with impending or active organ failure (respiratory, cardiac, neurologic, hepatic, gastrointestinal, hematologic, renal, etc.) or life-threatening electrolyte and acid-base disturbances, or poisonings
• Initiate advanced cardiac life support until the code team arrives, then supervise and support the code team.
• Use data from appropriate monitoring devices to titrate therapy in the ICU.
• Initiate, manage, and wean patients from mechanical ventilation using a variety of techniques and ventilators.
• Act as the ICU team leader where appropriate and increase the clinical skill of ICU nurse practitioners, nurses and ancillary personnel in caring for critically ill patients.
• Institute best practices
• Respond to patient alarms and alerts
• Proactively communicate changes in patient status to the appropriate physician(s)
• Effectively communicate with members of the tele-ICU team in a collegial manner to provide safe and error-free care during routine care and emergent conditions.
• Participate in the educational programs for the critical care unit personnel as well as the medical staff.
• Participate in monitoring the quality, safety and appropriateness of patient care as requested by the director or designee.