Intensivist - Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit - Catholic Health

Intensivist – Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) 

Closed Unit

Full Time

For more than 25 years, we’ve been educating the next generation of physicians in the latest, most innovative medicine, all while providing the most advanced capabilities along with the most compassionate care. Now, our name reflects that commitment to Long Islanders today and for generations to come.

Adding “University” builds on the hospital’s longstanding reputation for excellence in the community, leading edge technology, expanding services, and increasing focus on academic excellence and clinical research.

Good Samaritan University Hospital will redefine what a University Hospital means by blending medicine, science, innovation, compassion and teaching.

Good Samaritan University Hospital recently broke ground on its Patient Care Pavilion. This 300,000 square foot addition will be located on the northeast portion of the campus and feature a 75-bay Emergency Department, 16 high-tech replacement operating rooms and three floors of private patient rooms. 

These expansion plans allow us to continue to provide the highest level of health care while accommodating the growing health care needs of our surrounding Long Island community.

GSUH offers residency training programs in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Podiatric Surgery and OB/GYN as well as fellowship training programs in Gynecologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. We are also sponsoring institution for the PM&R residency training program at Mercy Hospital and a major clinical campus for the NYIT college of Osteopathic Medicine.

Magnet® Recognition is the highest and most prestigious distinction that a health care organization can receive for nursing. It reflects our hospital's dedication to providing the best care for patients and partnering with them and their loved ones to maintain high standards and quality of care that results in better outcomes.

Good Samaritan University Hospital (GSUH) is a 400 bed teaching hospital located on the south shore of Long Island, in West Islip. GSUH is five miles, a ten minute drive, from beautiful state beaches and 35 miles from midtown Manhattan. With almost 900 physicians on staff, we care for well over 100,000 patients annually across the south shore of Long Island.

GSUH is an American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACSCoT) Level I Adult and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, a Joint Commission accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Bariatric Center of Excellence, an ACS Commission on Cancer accredited hospital with a Cancer Institute and a Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery.  The hospitals nursing team is one of only 8% of hospitals nationwide to have achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition®, demonstrating the highest nursing standards and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. 

• The CTICU intensivist leads the interdisciplinary team in the comprehensive care of admitted cardiothoracic patients, in our dedicated closed CTICU
• Subspecialty support in all medical/surgical areas including but not limited to: endocrinology, cardiology, nephrology, pulmonology, urology, interventional radiology, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, oral & maxillofacial surgery, orthopedic surgery, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, thoracic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery
• The team consists of dedicated CTICU nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners
• There is advanced practice professional (nurse practitioner and physician assistant) support in all areas and residency programs in:
  • Emergency medicine, family practice, podiatry, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology 
  • Our reputation for excellence is built on great choices and empowered leadership, and fosters a team that's focused on evidence based practice, continual learning and exceptional quality of care
• EPIC is the electronic medical record (EMR) that is integrated with the entire Catholic Health System
• The hospital has broken ground on a new patient care pavilion that will be completed in 2025 

New critical care fellowship graduates are welcome.

Requirements:

• Licensed to practice medicine in New York State
• Board Certified or Board eligible within 3 years with training in critical care
• BCLS and ACLS certified

At Catholic Health, your well-being comes first, with comprehensive compensation and benefits; our offerings go beyond the basics. In addition to multiple medical plans, life insurance, generous paid time off and flexible spending accounts, we offer substantial tuition reimbursement, an employer funded pension plan and several savings plan options for your future.