Pulmonologist - Critical Care

Des Moines, IA

Weekday pulmonary and critical care practice for Veterans – clinic, bronchoscopy and ICU consults, with phone-first call.

The Community

Greater Des Moines is one of the Midwest's most livable metros: short commutes, a walkable downtown and East Village, the Pappajohn Sculpture Park, an extensive regional trail network and the Iowa State Fair every August. The cost of living runs roughly 13–15% below the national average, so physician income goes a long way, and Iowa ranks among the top states in the country to practice medicine. Minneapolis, Omaha and Kansas City are all within a few hours' drive, and Chicago is an easy nonstop flight.

Getting Here

Des Moines International Airport (DSM) – approximately 5 miles / 15 minutes, with nonstop service to major hubs including Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Dallas and Atlanta. Omaha (OMA) – approximately 135 miles / 2.5 hours. Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP) – approximately 245 miles / 3.5 hours.

The Facility

The Des Moines VA Medical Center is the main campus of VA Central Iowa Health Care System, serving more than 32,000 Veterans across central Iowa. It is a teaching facility affiliated with the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and Des Moines University, with an on-site intensive care unit, surgical services, pulmonary function and sleep testing, and a dedicated pulmonary nursing team.

3600 30th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient pulmonary clinic care (about 10 patients per clinic day) and inpatient pulmonary consults, including e-consults and pre-surgical evaluations.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy (about 15 procedures per week), including lavage, brushings and biopsy, with EBUS and advanced bronchoscopy as privileged.
• Provide critical care services: ventilator and oxygen management, and diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of critically ill patients; round on post-procedure patients in the ICU and on the wards.
• Interpret pulmonary function tests, sleep studies, overnight oximetry and rest/exercise oxygen studies.
• Manage home oxygen and home ventilator orders, serve on the home oxygen committee and complete Compensation & Pension exams.
• Provide clinical direction and support to the pulmonary nursing staff and document all care in the electronic health record.

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
• Current, full and unrestricted medical license in any U.S. state (Iowa license not required); no history of license restriction or surrender
• Current BLS and ACLS
• Current DEA registration and NPI
• Hands-on bronchoscopy and ICU experience; VA or federal experience is a plus

Schedule

Full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM on site. After-hours call (evenings, weekends and holidays) is almost entirely by phone; when a return to the hospital is needed, arrival within 60 minutes. Start anticipated December 2026.

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