Physician (Pulmonary & Critical Care)
Physician (Pulmonary & Critical Care)
Bronx, New YorkPosted 2mo agoattending physician
~$445,000SalaryDr Signal· Limited coverage
Reported by 5 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Critical CareFull-time12 hour day/night shifts · 12 hour day/night shifts in ICU coverage 24/7
Overview
- Location
- Bronx, New York
- Schedule
- 12 hour day/night shifts · 12 hour day/night shifts in ICU coverage 24/7
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $430k – $480k
- Practice
- VA Medical Center
5 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
This position is for a Pulmonary & Critical Care physician providing comprehensive inpatient ICU care and outpatient pulmonary specialty care at a VA Medical Center, including teaching and research activities, with 12-hour day/night ICU shifts. The compensation is a competitive salary with a generous paid time off package and federal benefits.
What the posting highlights
- ICU coverage 24/7 with shifts
- Care setting: Comprehensive inpatient (ICU) and outpatient pulmonary care
- Patient population: Veterans
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported total comp$430k–$480k · $445k median
$424kShared annual scale · base and total comp stay separate$486k
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $430k – $480k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 5 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
- PTO
- 7 weeks
Physician-reported total comp$430k–$480k · $445k median
$424kShared annual scale · base and total comp stay separate$486k
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 5 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Next steps
Employer
US Department of Veterans Affairs
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EHR
Not stated in posting
Source
Aggregated (ym_careers)
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Facility & Community
Bronx, New York
Mapped from source coordinates
Facility details
- Practice setting
- VA Medical Center
- Facility type
- VA Medical Center
- Patient population
- Veterans
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
Community snapshot
Peer median
Building sample
Active supply
New York
Full-time
Transparent pay
Not measured
SalaryDr source status
Work-life
VA Medical Center
SalaryDr will show local peer compensation and hiring supply here once this role has enough physician-reported data.
Work Design
- Schedule
- 12 hour day/night shifts
- Call burden
- 12 hour day/night shifts in ICU coverage 24/7
- Shift type
- day and night shifts
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Comprehensive inpatient (ICU) and outpatient pulmonary care
- Coverage model
- ICU coverage 24/7 with shifts
- Admin burden
- Committee work, quality assurance, special projects
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- yesterday
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Pulmonary And Critical Care Physician
The Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient specialty care within the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. Responsibilities include:
Key qualifications and skills:
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards:
The Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient specialty care within the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. Responsibilities include:
- Provide inpatient ICU care in 12 hour day/night shifts for medical, surgical, and cardiac patients, working with resident teams and a critical care fellow.
- Perform and supervise critical care procedures, including central line placement, endotracheal intubation, bronchoscopy (including EBUS), thoracentesis, and chest tube placement.
- Lead cardiac arrest and rapid response teams.
- Supervise and teach residents and fellows, supporting the academic mission.
- Provide outpatient pulmonary care, including clinic management, bronchoscopies, and inpatient pulmonary consultations.
- Optional participation in sleep medicine consultations and studies.
- Participate in clinical research, quality assurance activities, committee work, and special projects supporting patient care and organizational goals.
Key qualifications and skills:
- Board certified or board eligible in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine.
- Active, unrestricted U.S. medical license (any state or territory).
- Proficiency in ICU procedures: central venous lines, intubation, bronchoscopy/EBUS, thoracentesis, chest tube insertion.
- Experience managing medical, surgical, and cardiac ICU patients.
- Ability to lead emergency response teams (code blue, rapid response).
- Demonstrated skill in teaching and supervising residents and fellows.
- Experience in outpatient pulmonary care and consultative services.
- Participation in research, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary committee work.
- Strong communication, professionalism, and commitment to veteran-centered care.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards:
- Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
- Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
- Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
- Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
- Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
- Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
- Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
- Work Schedule: We cover the ICU 24/7-Will provide 12h day/night shifts