Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care in Coastal Rhode Island

Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care in Coastal Rhode Island

Lead a diverse service line consisting of ICU/critical care, sleep medicine and outpatient pulmonology practices with an expanding bronchoscopy program and nodule clinic at Kent Hospital in Warwick, Rhode Island. This service line currently consists of 6 physicians and 11 advanced practice clinicians, some of whom are also affiliated with the Pulmonology and Critical Care Division at Mass General Brigham.

About the Opportunity

• Lead the ongoing development of the service line including an intermediate care unit, structured consult service, ICU continuity and other program expansions.
• Interface with the Hospitalist Team for Intermediate Care management.
• Collaborate with Thoracic Surgery team to coordinate Lung Cancer screening, Navigational bronchoscopy, and service line growth
• Clinical practice 75% and administration 25%.
• Support institutional teaching mission with ACGME accredited residency programs in Internal Medicine, as well as with medical students.
• Opportunity for faculty appointment at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University

Kent Hospital, the second largest hospital in Rhode Island and a Designated Baby-Friendly® USA hospital, provides the spectrum of primary and acute care services, including cardiology enhanced by a clinical affiliation with Brigham and Women’s Hospital; a MBSAQIP-Accredited Comprehensive weight loss surgery center; Emergency Department with rapid assessment; the Breast Health Center at Kent, a collaboration with Women & Infants Hospital; The Spaulding Rehabilitation Center at Kent, offering inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation; the state’s only 24-hour emergency hyperbaric oxygen facility; a CARF-accredited stroke center; and an ambulatory surgery center.

• Rhode Island has abundant cultural, recreational, and modern amenities with a 1.1M population but the friendliness and accessibility of a small town
• Over 400 miles of coastline with easy access to Newport, Block Island, and Martha’s Vineyard
• Exceptional educational opportunities with 12 Universities including Ivy League’s Brown University
• Lifestyle choices include urban, suburban, coastal, and country options
• Boston or Cape Cod-1 Hr, NYC-3hrs and the convenience of a local International Airport

Based in Providence, Rhode Island which combines the accessibility and friendliness of a small town with the culture and sophistication of a big city.  In addition to Brown University, Providence is home to a other well-renowned higher education institutions including Johnson & Wales, Providence College and Rhode Island School of Design.  The newly renovated airport was named the third best in the country by Conde Nast Traveler in 2015 and the railway service is juxtaposed between Boston and New York City. There are numerous destinations within a short drive, including the mansions of Newport the ferry connecting to Block Island as well as an easy drive to the amenities of bordering Massachusetts and Connecticut. Seafood, culture, the arts and sporting events abound. 

Care New England is a four hospital system affiliated with Brown University.  We provide the full range of wellness, primary care, medical and surgical services and home care – including specialty hospitals in psychiatry as well as women and newborn care. Teaching programs include family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, podiatric medicine and surgery as well as general and subspecialty obstetrics and gynecology.