6 on, 8 off Nocturnist Schedule - Work/Life Balance - New Critical Care Tower!

UPMC Hamot, located in Erie, Pennsylvania, is seeking a full-time Nocturnist Intensivist for hospital-based adult critical care practice.

Erie is an ideal destination for family living with high-quality educational opportunities, a vibrant cultural scene, and endless recreational activities to enjoy. Plus, Erie is situated less than two hours from Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo. Toronto is less than four hours away. You will love living here!

The Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh has recently joined its resources with those at UPMC Hamot. Our vision is to create a world-class regional center of excellence for the care of critically ill patients at UPMC Hamot. This association will allow our critical care services to leverage the expertise of more than 50 years of critical care training, research, and care. We aim to facilitate the realization of a system of critical care that provides the highest quality of care while emphasizing a culture of teamwork, patient safety, cutting-edge best practices, family support, and adaptability to a rapidly changing landscape.

·       Join a multidisciplinary team, including highly trained Advanced Practice Providers to support the service line

·       Intensivists are expected to coordinate care with sub-specialists and provide supervision for a full staff of highly trained critical care Physician Assistants

·       Full time position with flexible (12) 14-hour night shifts monthly (2,016 hours annually)

·       6 on 8 off schedule

·       Coverage to include Trauma, Surgical, Kidney Transplant, Medical, Neuro and Cardiovascular ICU beds

·       Candidate should have completed fellowship training and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Critical Care Medicine

·       A desire to teach medical students, residents, and staff

As UPMC Hamot's regional presence as a tertiary hub has expanded in recent years, it means more acutely ill patients need a higher quality of care. In 2021, a seven-story patient care tower housing two new intensive care units, opened at UPMC Hamot. Located between the main hospital building and Magee-Womens, UPMC Hamot, the patient care tower is the biggest capital project in UPMC Hamot's history.

The patient care tower features:

·       64 critical care beds to accommodate critically ill, trauma, and surgery patients.

·       An expanded radiology department that includes a 3T MRI.

·       Strategically positioned nurses stations that allow staff to see patients as well as monitor them electronically.

·       Nurses alcoves located directly outside each patient room, where staff has immediate access to patient information and the ability to see directly into two adjacent rooms.

A world-class team of experts – be a part of it!

Candidates can expect: 

·       Competitive base salary commensurate with experience/training

·       Enhanced compensation package with opportunity to earn productivity and quality incentives

·       Sign On Bonus

·       Non-Profit Health System, Employed Model *PSLF Eligible

·       CME stipend

·       Paid occurrence-based malpractice insurance

·       Paid Parental Leave

·       Medical, dental and vision insurance

·       Short and long-term disability

·       Group Life insurance

·       Robust retirement plans

·       Tuition assistance for self, dependent and/or spouse/domestic partner

·       Customary and reasonable moving expenses

·       H1B candidates welcome to apply

About UPMC Hamot

UPMC Hamot is a 458-bed hospital in Erie, PA, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services, and serves as a regional referral hub and Level II Trauma Center. Supported by over 650 physicians and nearly 4,000 dedicated employees, UPMC Hamot’s mission is to serve its patients, communities, and one another in the UPMC Hamot tradition of quality, health, healing, and education. UPMC Hamot’s superior health care services are continually recognized by notable accrediting bodies.

About Erie, PA

What makes Erie, PA so easy to love? Let’s start with what comes naturally: a seven-mile sandy shoreline that joins Pennsylvania’s fifth-largest city with the majestic Great Lake that shares its name. The outdooring paradise that is Presque Isle State Park. Then add in the ever-growing list of fun and affordable activities throughout the region. Amusement and water parks. Distinct eateries. Sports galore. And the largest grape-growing region east of the Rocky Mountains. Erie is an ideal destination for family living with high-quality educational opportunities, a vibrant cultural scene, and short commutes to and from work or school. An easy drive from Ohio, New York, Western PA, and Canada, Erie is ready to welcome you to our beautiful shores!

About UPMC

A $26 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates 95,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, and a nearly 4.5 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.5 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $900 million in federal, state, and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial, and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. U.S. News consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation’s best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. 

Our Values

At UPMC, we’re driven by shared values that guide our work and keep us accountable to one another. Our Values of Quality & Safety, Dignity & Respect, Caring & Listening, Responsibility & Integrity, Excellence & Innovation play a vital role in creating a cohesive, positive experience for our employees, patients, health plan members, and community.

Supporting a Diverse Workplace

UPMC respects that talent and skill are not limited but enhanced by the diversity and cultural expertise staff brings to the workplace. Having a diverse employee presence at all levels provides a wealth of benefits. It ensures we have the knowledge, critical thinking, agility, and innovation required of a leading and forward-thinking integrated health care system.

Ready to join us? Apply today!