Saint Luke’s Pulmonary Specialists in Kansas City is seeking a BC/BE physician for a combined Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine position. The role requires a fellowship in Pulmonology/Critical Care, as well as a fellowship in Sleep Medicine. This role offers a unique opportunity to practice across these interconnected specialties, providing comprehensive care to patients.
About the position:
Saint Luke’s Pulmonary Specialists (SLPS) encompasses a robust pulmonary and critical care department that includes an interventional bronchoscopy program, a multidisciplinary thoracic clinic, and a busy sleep department that includes an Inspire program
SLPS provides pulmonary and critical care services at all four Saint Luke’s hospitals in the Kansas City metro area
Duties will include clinical pulmonary, sleep and critical care in both the inpatient and outpatient settings as well as telemedicine clinics and protected sleep study reading time
SLPS currently manages and interprets sleep studies for currently three sleep labs in the metropolitan area, all of which are AASM accredited, and we have an ever-growing Home Sleep Testing Program, operating out of five locations
Our sleep program currently includes BC/BE sleep physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, DME coordinator support, and excellent certified sleep technicians
The team has close working relationships with ENT, psychiatry, cardiology, and others, for a streamlined referral network, as well as established relationships with local dentists who have expertise in making oral appliances
The practice is affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Medical School and this provides opportunities for teaching medical students, residents and fellows
Saint Luke’s has an extremely competitive career employment package that includes a guaranteed salary in addition to excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision & malpractice insurance, tax-deferred retirement plan with employer match, paid time off & a generous yearly allowance for CME
Note: Saint Luke’s is unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role
Requirements: Candidates must be BC/BE in Pulmonology, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; applicants should be in the process of completing or have already completed fellowships in both Pulmonology/Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
About Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States. Through its 10 hospitals and campuses, multiple health service organizations, and more than 100 primary and specialty care offices, Saint Luke’s provides the highest levels of quality and compassionate health care and health-related services for patients in urban, suburban, and rural communities in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report and is one of the elite hospitals in the region. Saint Luke’s is committed to the highest levels of excellence in health care and the advancement of medical research and education.
About Kansas City
Saint Luke's is proud to call Kansas City home. With locations on both sides of the state line, the health system serves more than 2.1 million people and 240 neighborhoods in Kansas and Missouri. USA Today has regularly named Kansas City a top area for affordability, high-quality schools, and low traffic. The greater Kansas City metro area is a vibrant, growing community known for its thriving arts scene, world champion sports teams, natural beauty, and exceptional quality of life.
Applicable Experience:
Less than 1 yearDoctorate DegreeFull TimeDay (United States of America)
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About Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s serves the West Region of BJC Health System as a faith-based, nonprofit, aligned health system committed to providing the highest levels of excellence in compassionate health care and health-related services. Saint Luke’s cares for patients in 65 specialty services across 67 counties in Missouri and Kansas. Saint Luke’s Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the elite hospitals in the nation. For more than 140 years, Saint Luke’s has been dedicated to enhancing the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the diverse communities we serve.
Saint Luke’s offers:
- The region’s longest continuously operating adult heart transplant program and one of the nation’s leading cardiovascular programs at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
- Treatment for complex brain and spinal cord diseases and one of the nation’s leading stroke reversal programs at the nationally ranked Saint Luke’s Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute
- The region’s only treatment center dedicated exclusively to treating metastatic breast cancer—the Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute
- Saint Luke’s Convenient and Urgent Care clinics for treatment of minor illnesses and injuries
- Liver and kidney transplantation programs
- A comprehensive maternal-fetal diagnostic and treatment center
- Three Neonatal Intensive Care Units, including a Level IIIb NICU at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
- Saint Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, the only comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation hospital of its kind in the region
- A nationally recognized children's behavioral health center, Saint Luke’s Hospital Crittenton Children’s Center
