Your daily practice will take place within a mixed-acuity ICU environment, where approximately 60% of patients require true critical care and the remaining 40% are step-down cases being closely monitored. This balance gives you exposure to complex, high-intensity cases while maintaining a manageable rhythm that prevents overload.
You’ll handle the full spectrum of standard critical care procedures, including chest tube placements, ventilator management, and leading code blue responses. As a central presence in the ICU, you’ll work closely with ER teams for admissions, consult with hospitalists on co-managed cases, and ensure that every patient receives continuous, attentive care. While you cover 7 AM–7 PM daytime shifts, optional night coverage is available — with strong support from hospitalists and an evolving TeleICU strategy under consideration to bolster overnight continuity.
Patient volume is intentionally structured to support high-quality care. You’ll typically manage 5–7 patients per day, with census rising during flu season. Unlike models that demand high throughput, this approach allows you to build a deeper understanding of each patient’s trajectory and guide their care with precision. The environment is one where technology and staffing enhance care rather than burden it, giving you the resources to lead confidently at the bedside.
This clinical setting allows you to deliver true intensive care medicine — complex enough to challenge you, supported enough to sustain you.