Physician, Pulmonology
Description
Physician, Pulmonology (153747)
Company Description
The Queen’s Health System is a non-profit healthcare organization with four hospitals, over 70 specialty health care locations, and labs throughout the Pacific region, including Hawai'i. With a rich history of serving the people of Hawai'i, Queen's is the state's largest employer, with over 9,000 caregivers, medical staff and leadership. Queen's is accredited by The Joint Commission and is the only hospital in Hawai'i to achieve Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Our state-of-the-art facilities serve as the major referral center for cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, behavioral health medicine, and is a major teaching hospital.
The Queen’s Pulmonary and Critical Care is a team of experts who evaluates and treats patients with lung diseases in our pulmonary clinics and cares for critically ill patients in our Medical Intensive Care Unit at The Queen’s Medical Center Punchbowl campus and Intensive Care Unit at The Queen’s Medical Center West Oahu campus.
Our team is composed of 5 outpatient pulmonologists, 11 pulmonary/critical care physicians, 3 sleep trained physicians, 3 critical care doctors, and 1 acute care nurse practitioner. Our team offers clinical expertise and experience, specialized medical treatment and personalized care for patients with a variety of acute and chronic pulmonary conditions and critical care illnesses. In our pulmonary clinics on Oahu, Molokai and Big Island, our lung specialists treat a wide variety of conditions that can affect lungs and ability to breathe. Through our subspecialty programs, we offer timely, comprehensive consultation for patients with both common and complex lung diseases by our leading experts.
I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides high-quality, coordinated, comprehensive, team-based, and patient-centered care for patients of The Queen’s Health System’s (QHS’) hospitals, clinics, and facilities, and other hospitals, clinics, and facilities, as applicable, in the area of Pulmonology and/or Sleep Medicine.
• Works cooperatively within collaborative practice models.
• Supports The Queen’s Medical Center’s (QMC’s) vision and values to enhance the provision of quality health care and optimize the health status of QHS’ patients, and supports QMC’s mission to fulfill the intent of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawai`i.
• Supports the QUMG mission to be the preeminent academic medical group of the Pacific – leading the delivery of high quality, compassionate patient care and continually advancing education and research.
• Engages in academic medical/clinical education, training, supervision, evaluation, and research as assigned.
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking.
• Frequent: standing, walking, sitting, stooping/bending, static gripping of an object for prolonged periods, frequent gripping of an object.
• Occasional: reaching above, at and below shoulder level, repetitive arm/hand motions, twisting body.
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals and infectious agents is an occupational risk; therefore, standard safety regulations must be maintained to avoid contamination.
• Work may involve travel to the neighbor islands and working flexible hours.
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
• Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or ECFMG certification.
• Completion of a fellowship training program in approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Hawaii.
• Current board certification in Pulmonary Diseases and/or Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). If not board certified, board certifications must be obtained within two (2) years of entrance into the position.
B. EXPERIENCE:
• Three (3) years of clinical experience preferred.
• During the period of employment, shall be and remain a member of the applicable QHS hospitals’ medical staffs in good standing with appropriate privileges without restriction.
• Qualified for an appointment on the faculty of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine preferred.
• Provides high-quality, coordinated, comprehensive, team-based, and patient-centered care for patients of The Queen’s Health System’s (QHS’) hospitals, clinics, and facilities, and other hospitals, clinics, and facilities, as applicable, in the area of Pulmonology and/or Sleep Medicine.
• Works cooperatively within collaborative practice models.
• Supports The Queen’s Medical Center’s (QMC’s) vision and values to enhance the provision of quality health care and optimize the health status of QHS’ patients, and supports QMC’s mission to fulfill the intent of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawai`i.
• Supports the QUMG mission to be the preeminent academic medical group of the Pacific – leading the delivery of high quality, compassionate patient care and continually advancing education and research.
• Engages in academic medical/clinical education, training, supervision, evaluation, and research as assigned.
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking.
• Frequent: standing, walking, sitting, stooping/bending, static gripping of an object for prolonged periods, frequent gripping of an object.
• Occasional: reaching above, at and below shoulder level, repetitive arm/hand motions, twisting body.
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• Exposure to hazardous chemicals and infectious agents is an occupational risk; therefore, standard safety regulations must be maintained to avoid contamination.
• Work may involve travel to the neighbor islands and working flexible hours.
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
• Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or ECFMG certification.
• Completion of a fellowship training program in approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Hawaii.
• Current board certification in Pulmonary Diseases and/or Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). If not board certified, board certifications must be obtained within two (2) years of entrance into the position.
B. EXPERIENCE:
• Three (3) years of clinical experience preferred.
• During the period of employment, shall be and remain a member of the applicable QHS hospitals’ medical staffs in good standing with appropriate privileges without restriction.
• Qualified for an appointment on the faculty of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine preferred.
Clinical base annual salary: $358,406.00
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet