To our prospective teammates,
I am the medical director for CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Hospital located in Lufkin, Texas. I have been a part of Sound for 2 years. I’m proud of the intensivist practice we have built and welcome interest from physicians coming out of training or desiring a career change. I’d like to share more about it, specifically about our people, practice, and purpose, as you consider options:
People
- We are an established team of full-time, part-time, and PRN practicing intensivist physicians with a pulmonary/critical care training background.
- Our team members live within driving distance of Lufkin and stay local when working shifts.
- We work collaboratively with our Sound Hospitalist team providing patient care continuity.
- We proudly sponsor H1B visa candidates as a cap exempt site and Sound has excellent in-house visa specialists as well as our licensing and credentialing experts. All required filing fees for the visa are paid and services are covered by Sound.
- We are seeking a candidate who can work as a team member, demonstrates a commitment to excellence in clinical service by being forward-thinking and showcasing problem-solving abilities necessary in this environment, and has excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Practice
- We welcome the challenge of complex cases, working in a co-managed 24-bed ICU with onsite intensivist coverage during the day and Sound hospital medicine physicians in-house at night with intensivist physician backup call from home. Intensivists receive additional coverage for night call.
- Our ICU is comprised of medical, surgical, and cardiovascular surgery patients. The hospital is a Joint Commission Certified Primary Care Stroke Center and CHEST Pain Center.
- Our team meets monthly for intensivist team meetings in addition to practice guidelines meetings held every other week for all ICU team members.
- Most of us like to spend time with our families or in the outdoors, so a flexible schedule is available, and we cover for each other when we’re out.
- Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance, long- and short-term disability, 401k with match, paid medical malpractice and tail coverage, and annual CME allowance.
- We are looking for board-certified or board-eligible critical care physicians (MD or DO).
Purpose
- We put patients first. Always.
- A focus on growth and development is a key feature of Sound Medical Group practices, where teammates can expand their careers here locally and within the broader medical group.
- We’re a community-minded team and encourage our team members who want to contribute in and out of the hospital to help make our local community thrive.
Lufkin serves as a hub for regional retail shopping, medical facilities, industry, and government. A community of diverse cultures and ethnicities located in the beautiful Texas Forest Country with beautiful parks, open spaces, and numerous recreational activities. Lufkin is a short 1.5-hour drive from North Houston and 3 hours from Dallas.
To learn more please reach out to my recruiting partner, Cathy Harbert, who will put you in touch with me.
Sunkaru Touray, MD
Program Medical Director, Sound Critical Care
Tagged as: Physician
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