Pulmonary Critical Care Physician - Central Coast, CA

Company: Pacific Coast Critical Care
Location: Santa Maria
Posted on: November 29, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description General Information: Location: Central Coast, California Position Type: Full-Time Inpatient only Specialty: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Start Date: Immediate, Flexible This is a Private Practice opportunity. Not a recruiting firm. About the Opportunity We are seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Pulmonary Critical Care Physician to join a well-established team in California’s Central Coast. This is a full-time position of inpatient critical care and pulmonary medicine. Candidates must be dual boarded in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. California medical license or eligibility to obtain required. Highlights: 20 bed mixed ICU Medical ICU, Trauma Level II, Cardiovascular Surgery (ECMO, CABG, valve replacement, etc), Neurosurgery (ICP monitoring, EVD, lumbar drains, etc), Neuro-Intensive (cEEG, neuro-intervention starting soon), and advanced cardiac ICU (Impella, TAVR, IABP, pericardial drains etc) Inpatient Pulmonary Consults – Bronchoscopy, EBUS available Why Central Coast? Nestled between rolling vineyards and the Pacific Ocean in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, the Central Coast offers: Affordable coastal living with year-round sunshine Easy access to hiking, surfing, wine tasting, and cultural events Family-friendly community with excellent schools Proximity to San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Francisco Proximity to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo which offers six academic colleges and more than 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as over 50 graduate programs Regional airport with year round direct flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Phoenix, San Diego, Denver and Dallas/Ft Worth Compensation & Benefits Competitive salary - $467,000-$496,000 per year 1099 income which allows for tax efficiency and the ability to personalize benefits Sign-on bonus and loan repayment may be available Working Hours: 100% inpatient coverage Work week schedule is Monday through Sunday 7 day blocks of 12 hour shifts, day and night shift coverage required. No call from home Average 12 shifts per month

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