Physician - Critical Care/Pulmonology (temp/locums)
Reported by 8 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Iowa
- Schedule
- Full-Time, Monday-Friday outpatient clinic hours 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, approximately 40 hours per week · After-hours pulmonary coverage required, approximately 99% telephonic with response within 15 minutes by phone and availability onsite within 60 minutes if necessary
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $385k – $490k
- Practice
- Federal VA medical center · VA Medical Center
8 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
This posting is for two full-time Pulmonary and Critical Care physicians at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System, providing comprehensive pulmonary and critical care services with a predictable Monday-Friday schedule and predominantly telephonic after-hours coverage. The role includes inpatient and outpatient clinical duties including procedures, with an estimated 10 patients per clinic day and 15 procedures weekly.
What the posting highlights
- On-site with after-hours telephonic consultation and potential onsite reporting
- Care setting: Inpatient and outpatient pulmonary consultations and critical care; approximately 24 hours clinical care, 12 hours procedures, 4 hours administrative/educational per week
- Patient population: Veterans
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $385k – $490k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 8 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 8 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
TDY Medical Staffing
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Federal VA medical center
- Facility type
- VA Medical Center
- Patient population
- Veterans
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Full-Time, Monday-Friday outpatient clinic hours 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, approximately 40 hours per week
- Call burden
- After-hours pulmonary coverage required, approximately 99% telephonic with response within 15 minutes by phone and availability onsite within 60 minutes if necessary
- Patient volume
- Approximately 10 patients per clinic day
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Inpatient and outpatient pulmonary consultations and critical care; approximately 24 hours clinical care, 12 hours procedures, 4 hours administrative/educational per week
- Coverage model
- On-site with after-hours telephonic consultation and potential onsite reporting
- Admin burden
- 4 hours of administrative, meeting, and educational activities per 40-hour workweek
- FTE
- 2
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Recruiter-posted
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 1 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Schedule: Full-Time | Monday-Friday Anticipated Start: December 1, 2026 Position: Pulmonologist / Critical Care Physician TDY Medical Staffing is seeking Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Pulmonary/Critical Care Physicians for a federal healthcare contract supporting the VA Central Iowa Health Care System in Des Moines, Iowa . This is a full-time, on-site opportunity providing comprehensive pulmonary and critical care services to Veterans. The requirement calls for two full-time physicians , each providing approximately 40 hours per week. Des Moines Pulmonary Physician ... Schedule & Coverage Regular outpatient clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM . Physicians will also participate in after-hours pulmonary coverage. After-hours consultation is expected to be approximately 99% telephonic , with a required response within 15 minutes by phone and, when necessary, availability to report onsite within 60 minutes. Des Moines Pulmonary Physician ... Des Moines Pulmonary Physician ... A typical 40-hour workweek is estimated to include approximately 24 hours of clinical care, 12 hours of procedures, and 4 hours of administrative, meeting, and educational activities . Des Moines Pulmonary Physician ... Clinical Responsibilities The physicians will provide a broad range of pulmonary and critical care services, including inpatient and outpatient pulmonary consultations, critical care, bronchoscopy, oxygen and ventilator management, pulmonary function test interpretation, sleep-study interpretation, overnight oximetry, pre-surgical evaluations, e-consults, home oxygen and ventilator management, and related pulmonary procedures. The anticipated outpatient workload is approximately 10 patients per clinic day and 15 procedures per week . Des Moines Pulmonary Physician ... Minimum Qualifications Candidates must Be Board Certified or Board Eligible through the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Hold a current, full and unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state, territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia Maintain current BLS and ACLS Hold a current DEA certificate Be eligible for VA credentialing and privileging Be able to perform the pulmonary and critical-care procedures required by the position The VA expressly permits an unrestricted license from any state , so an Iowa medical license is not required for physicians practicing onsite under this contract. Des Moines Pulmonary Physician ... Contract Term The anticipated initial period of performance is December 1, 2026 - November 30, 2027 The solicitation also provides for a potential six-month extension through May 31, 2028 . Des Moines Pulmonary Physician ... Why Consider This Opportunity? This position offers a predictable weekday clinical schedule, an established VA medical-center environment, broad pulmonary procedural work, and the opportunity to provide specialty care to our nation's Veterans. After-hours coverage is required, but the VA estimates that approximately 99% of after-hours activity will be handled by telephone. Competitive compensation will be offered based on qualifications and availability. Interested physicians should submit a current CV and include their board-certification status, medical license(s), DEA status, ACLS/BLS status, and anticipated availability for a December 2026 start. TDY Medical Staffing, Inc. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) This recruitment is for a federal contract opportunity and is contingent upon contract award and final VA credentialing/privileging.