Locums Hospitalist with ICU/Critical Care — West Branch, MI (7-on/7-off)

Location

• West Branch, MI

Assignment

• Locum tenens inpatient hospitalist with ICU responsibilities
• 100% inpatient practice in a community hospital

Schedule & Shift

• 7 days on / 7 days off
• Day shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM with nighttime call coverage

Onboarding & Systems

• Orientation: 1 day
• Proctoring: 2–3 days onsite; five successfully proctored cases required per applicable procedure to obtain hospital privileges
• EMR: Epic; dictation via Dragon

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide full-spectrum inpatient hospitalist and ICU care for adults
• Manage critically ill patients, including respiratory failure and ventilator management/weaning
• Perform admissions, daily rounds, consultations, discharges
• Perform emergency responses and cover overnight call as required
• Coordinate care with nursing, respiratory therapy, specialists, and ancillary teams
• Maintain timely, accurate documentation in Epic using Dragon

Required Procedural Competencies

• Moderate sedation
• Lumbar puncture
• Endotracheal intubation and extubation; assessment for intubation
• Ventilator management and oxygen therapy, including weaning
• Paracentesis and thoracentesis
• Chest tube insertion; management of tension pneumothorax
• PICC and central venous line placement
• Arterial line insertion and removal
• Tracheostomy care, including tube changes
• External pacing (temporary epicardial, transvenous, transcutaneous)

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Internal Medicine
• Significant Critical Care/ICU experience required
• Current ACLS certification
• Active Michigan medical license or eligibility via IMLC