Where You’ll Work

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle, Washington is recruiting a physician who is Fellowship Trained and Board Certified in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine to join our team.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Virginia Mason Center for Hyperbaric Medicine is a 24/7 multiplace hyperbaric chamber. We are the premier Hyperbaric Center in the Northwest, a Level 1 program accredited “with distinction” by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.

 

Emergent treatments are provided for patients with decompression illness, iatrogenic gas embolism, retinal artery occlusions, and carbon monoxide poisoning. Routine treatments are provided Monday - Saturday for outpatients and inpatients with late radiation tissue injury, non-healing diabetic wounds, compromised grafts and flaps, refractory osteomyelitis, idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, and other conditions. In addition to hyperbaric consultations and treatments, we provide fitness to dive exams for commercial, scientific, public safety, and recreational divers. The ideal candidate is dedicated to teaching residents and staff.

 

The Center for Hyperbaric Medicine operates a triple lock multiplace chamber approximately 50 feet long and 10 feet in diameter which is located within a tertiary care hospital. The chamber has critical care capabilities.

 

Position highlights

 

• Center for Hyperbaric Medicine with more than 40 years of experience.
• Team includes a full-time board certified medical director and other part-time physicians trained or boarded in Hyperbaric Medicine.
• Virginia Mason is a teaching hospital with a hyperbaric medicine rotation for housestaff
• The Center for Hyperbaric Medicine has opportunities for research and publication
• The role is a 0.10 FTE.

Job Requirements

 

• BE/BC in primary specialty i.e.: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Anesthesia, or other specialty.
• Completion of a UHMS approved primary course in undersea and hyperbaric medicine
• Completion of the Program for Advanced Training in Hyperbaric Medicine preferred
• Fellowship training in Hyperbaric Medicine with BE/BC in Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine (UHM) as recognized by ABMS preferred
• Experience teaching hyperbaric medicine (e.g., UHMS Introductory Courses, Dive Medicine Courses, Residents)
• 5-10 years of hyperbaric medicine experience preferred
• Current active practice of hyperbaric medicine, including time in a multiplace facility
• History of active professional society (UHMS) involvement at national level (e.g. annual scientific meeting attendance and participation, committee membership and/or chairmanship, elected office)
• History of excellent staff and peer relations
• Possesses working knowledge of hyperbaric billing issues, coding, insurance coverage (including CMS)
• Successful record in hyperbaric and/or diving medicine research, with publications in the peer-reviewed medical literature preferred
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Diving Medicine preferred
• Knowledge and experience in wound care preferred but there is a separate wound clinic at Virginia Mason Medical Center
• Ability to obtain a medical professional license in the State of WA
• Ability to obtain a DEA with full prescriptive authority needed for specific practice

 

 

About Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

 

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington State – CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. Our integrated health system has nearly 1,500 hospital beds including Bailey-Boushay House, the first skilled-nursing and outpatient chronic care management program in the United States designed specifically to meet the needs of people with HIV/AIDS; Benaroya Research Institute, internationally recognized for autoimmune disease research; and Virginia Mason Institute, a teaching organization which coaches health care professionals and others around the world in the Virginia Mason Production System, an innovative lean management method for improving quality and safety.

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at VMFH

We commit to fostering an equitable, diverse and intentionally inclusive environment – we strive for all to feel valued, respected and that they belong. Our unique life experiences and backgrounds make our patient care extraordinary. Our diversity fuels our culture of innovation and transformative health care. Our differences are our strengths and inspire a promising future.

 

Living in the Pacific Northwest

Located in the Pacific NW, Seattle is an area with a mild climate year round and close to the great outdoors where we enjoy an abundance of activities with our close proximity to the waters of Puget Sound and surrounding mountains. City life and cultural activities are also thriving. With a variety of neighborhoods and areas to work and live, there are many choices for the type of lifestyle you’d like to enjoy.

 

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.