Inova logo
Inova
Fairfax, Virginia

Med Intensivist PRN

Critical Care MedicineIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Inova is looking for intensivists to join our collaborative, high performing team of over 30 physicians and advanced practice providers, who care for the most acutely ill patients in our 919-bed, Level 1 Trauma Center flagship hospital at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (IFMC).

Our need for intensivists has grown as the acuity and volume of patients in our adult ICU’s has increased. We are especially looking for intensivists with expertise in cardiac critical care and neurocritical care.

Providers care for the critically ill patients in the four adult ICU’s at IFMC- Medical-Surgical ICU, Coronary Care Unit, Cardiovascular ICU, and Neuroscience ICU. We also provide critical care consultation to patients throughout the hospital, and subspecialty critical care support to the Inova system of hospitals. Post-ICU care is supported by a team of hospitalists, including a subspecialty hospitalist service for neurologic diseases and injuries.

This role is a PRN role with mostly nights and weekends shifts.

Job Responsibilities

  • Provides medical care to critically ill patients who have been admitted to the hospital.
  • Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to ensure that patients receive coordinated care.
  • Manages patient care plans and make recommendations for treatment.
  • Initiates, monitors, and adjusts treatment plans.
  • Participates in wide-range of clinical research projects, studies and multidisciplinary team activities.
  • Keeps accurate medical records and documents patient care.
  • Acts as a liaison between patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
  • Stays current with the latest medical treatments and procedures.
  • May perform additional duties as assigned.
  • Completes initial assessments and evaluations of new patients and provides ongoing monitoring of patients' medical conditions while providing treatment.
  • Orders prescription medications and diagnostic procedures while authorizing and coordinating all specialty and ancillary services.
  • Provide critical care consultation to patients throughout the hospital, and subspecialty critical care support
  • managing patients requiring vasopressos, mechanical support, post operative neurosurgical patients, stroke patient and cardiogenic shock with the support of team APP’s

Featured Benefits

Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.

Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, CME days and CME Allowance

Competitive Compensation Package: Includes a market-competitive base salary, comprehensive performance incentive plan, compensation structure designed to reward quality, patient access, and clinical productivity. Additionally, opportunities for Sign-On, Retention, and Relocation bonuses

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Doctor of Medicine degree from an accredited institution. Board eligible or board certified in Critical Care.
  • Experience: successful completion of ACGME residency program and a subsequent fellowship with ABMS board certification in critical care
  • Licensure: Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Virginia.
  • Payer Credentialing: Ability to successfully complete the credentialing process by third-party payors and Ability to enrolled as a CMS Medicare/Medicaid payor
  • Medical Staff Credentialing: Successful completion of credentialing for Medical Staff membership and appropriate clinical privileges sufficient to perform all required services

Key Responsibilities

The intensivist provides comprehensive medical care to critically ill patients in the ICU and acts as a liaison between patients, families, and the healthcare team. They are responsible for managing complex treatment plans, performing clinical assessments, and providing subspecialty critical care support across the hospital system.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Doctor of Medicine degree and be board eligible or certified in Critical Care. Successful completion of an ACGME residency and a subsequent fellowship with ABMS board certification is required, along with an unrestricted medical license in Virginia.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Critical care medicinePatient assessmentTreatment planningMedical documentationPatient advocacyVasopressor managementNeurosurgical patient careStroke managementCardiogenic shock managementMultidisciplinary collaboration

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 88% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Critical Care Medicine Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution43 jobs · 13 employers

7
<$345k
25
$345k-390k
2
$390k-435k
5
$435k-480k
4
$480k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
83% this job
CME allowance
27% this job
Sign-on bonus
12% this job
Relocation assistance
10% this job
Loan repayment
7% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

PHYSICIAN - Emergency Medicine - casual - Duluth, MN

Essentia Health · Duluth, Minnesota

$1000k
#2

Physician - Emergency Medicine

Med America · Sacramento, California

$275k-$900k
#3

SENTARA NORTHERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

$238-$278/hr
#4

VIRTUA MARLTON HOSPITAL - EM - STAFF PHYSICIAN

$220-$240/hr
+ 43 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 2.8
Better work-life than 60% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 222 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Fairfax

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$687k
Typical market rent
$2,472/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

Inova logo

About Inova

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Wellness Program
Retirement Match (5%)
Tuition Assistance
Student Loan Assistance
Mental Health Support