Physician - Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine

Portsmouth, VA 23707

Specialty Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
Profession Physician

Bon Secours Mercy Health in beautiful coastal Virginia is searching for a fellowship trained Pulmonary Critical Care Physician to join our team!  The New provider is needed to help manage new referrals, intensivist services, pulmonary consult service in the hospital, including relevant pulmonary procedures.  Exciting opportunity to work with a well-established practice supported by Bon Secours Mercy Health!  There is no Sleep Component to this position.  Inpatient service at Maryview Medical Center - Portsmouth and Harbour View Medical Center - Suffolk.

Job Details: 

  • Full time Monday-Friday 8:30 to 4:30pm
  • This is a fully mature patient panel and the position will be replacing a long-time physician team member.  You can anticipate seeing 15-18 patients per day in clinic, and anticipate full schedule and ramp up quickly. 
  • All adult/geriatric patients. 
  • Opportunity is inpatient and outpatient to include hospital rotation, covering ICU with one-week rotation among 6 other providers. 
  • ICU setting - 17 bed closed ICU
  • Pulmonary Service 12-20 patients
  • Inpatient pulmonary consult service - weekly blocks - 8am - 5pm, 1:6 rotation
  • Critical Care weekly blocks 7am -5pm 1:5 rotation
  • Weekend and Night calls shared with physicians, taken from home and has highly-skilled APP covering ICU
  • Night calls between 5 pm and 7 am including taking first call from ER, hospitalists and patients
  • Special Skills Required:
    • BC/BE Fellowship Trained Pulmonary Critical Care
    • Chest Tube placement
    • Lines placement, dialysis, CRRT
    • Bronchoscopy
    • Thoracentesis
    • EBUS
    • PFT Lab and Testing in clinic
  • Practice Support: APC in hospital, LPNs & CMA, RT, PSR, Practice Administrator, Supervisor
  • Other Ancillary Services: Cardiothoracic, pulmonary rehab
  • Mentor Opportunities: Local Pulm/CC fellows and ER residents rotating through hospital. 
  • EPIC EMR, DAX AI ambient charting, Telemedicine via MyChart as needed
  • Legacy practice of 40+ years in a community with a group of very caring, compassionate physicians and APP's whose focus is on delivering excellent patient care
  • Physician must have completed U.S.-based Residency and Fellowship programs, and be Board Eligible or Board Certified by ABMS/ABIM.
  • Must be authorized to work anywhere in the U.S.
  • Bon Secours is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 health system eligible for Public Service Loan Assistance
  • Experienced PulmCC physician who can start within 6 months is preferred- however Fellows available in 2027 are encouraged to apply.

Compensation & Benefits:

Bon Secours offers a competitive compensation package designed to reward excellence and support work-life balance:

  • Guaranteed base salary $474,137 for first two years plus productivity and quality incentives if wRVU threshold is met.
  • Bonus Available: wRVU Productivity, $ per wRVU Quality goal, System KPI attainment
  • Starting bonus and student loan debt assistance available
  • Relocation reimbursement
  • Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) support
  • Annual CME allowance: $10,000
  • 35 days Front-loaded Allowed Time Off prorated based on start date
  • Up to 8 weeks for Parental Time Off - birth or adoption
  • Comprehensive benefits package including multiple medical plan options, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • 403b retirement savings plus matching on first 4%
  • Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Physicians - 5% of clinical comp up to $25,000 per year first 3 years, subsequent years based on productivity
  • Life Insurance: 2 base compensation
  • Disability Insurance: Company-paid short- and long-term coverage
  • Wellness plan and optional benefits

Region: 

The Hampton Roads / Tidewater region of Coastal Virginia offers a beautiful area with over 1.8 million population in our 7 Cities:  Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Newport News and Hampton.  In addition to oceanfront and Chesapeake Bay water activities, Norfolk offers a eclectic, artsy urban downtown.  Affordable upscale suburbs, suburban amenities, rural living options, with top public schools and safe neighborhoods.  Known as One of the Nations Top 20 places to educate your child - Forbes magazine.   Hampton Roads is 45 minutes south of historical Williamsburg, 4 hours south of D.C. and 1 hour north of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 

This is a great opportunity to live in an area which offers a variety of living options - from rural country life to urban downtown to beachy coastal casual vibe -  this is an active and affordable region in Virginia.  We have 4 moderate seasons and an active lifestyle is possible outside 10 months per year.