Pulmonary Critical Care Physician
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Job Description
- Job Id: 102593
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Pulmonology - Critical Care
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Lovelace, CO
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
Shift Schedule
- Fac 1: 7a-7p or 7p-7a
- Fac 2: 7a-7p
- Fac 3: 7a-7p
Call Schedule
- Fac 2: 7p-7a
- Fac 3: 7p-7a
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered
Facility Information
- No. of Beds in Department: 48 beds
- EMR System: Epic
- Physician in Practice: 20
- Support Staff Available: 10
Required Procedures
Pulmonary: Ventilation Management, Invasive (ETT/NT/Tracheostomy), Non-invasive (BiPAP/CPAP), Bronchoscopy, Diagnostic, Diagnostic with Bronchial Alveolar alvage, Chest tube insertion, arterial line insertion, Thoracentesis, Therapeutic with Foreign body extraction.
Critical Care: Cardiac arrest/failure, respiratory arrest/failure, sepsis, matabolic disorders, renal failure, OD/poising, drowning, Insertion of PA catheter, Dialysis of PA catheter placement, diagnostic/therapeutic taps, lumbar puncture.
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 120 days
Job Requirements
- Board: Board Certified in Pulmonary & Critical Care
- Licenses: Active CO license or IMLC
- DEA: Active DEA
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide intensive care management for critically ill patients in ICU.
- Conduct general pulmonary consultations for hospitalized patients.
- Manage ventilator support and perform critical care procedures.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team including APCs.
- Document patient care in Epic EMR.
Key Responsibilities
Provide intensive care management for critically ill patients and conduct general pulmonary consultations. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and document patient care within the Epic EMR system.
Requirements
Must be Board Certified in Pulmonary & Critical Care with an active Colorado license or IMLC. Requires active DEA registration and current BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
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Living in Loveland
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $472k
- Typical market rent
- $1,925/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.