Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist (Critical Care)
About The Position
Children's Mercy is seeking a full-time Cardiac Intensivist to join its Division of Critical Care. The Division currently provides coverage of a 24-bed dedicated cardiac intensive care unit and the candidate will join a team of 10 cardiac intensivists. The cardiac ICU cares for a growing population of infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease. The program currently performs approximately 400 cardiopulmonary bypass cases annually and has a growing cardiomyopathy/cardiac transplantation program that includes a Ventricular Assist Device program. The institution has an active ECMO program that performs approximately 40 cases annually and has mobile ECMO capabilities. Clinical services are comprised of a team-based model with an excellent collaborative network of peers from various cardiology areas of expertise (heart failure, interventional cardiology, imaging, electrophysiology, etc.) and 4 excellent cardiovascular surgical colleagues. Clinical teams are supported with an outstanding group of APPs providing 24/7 coverage. PICU and Cardiology fellows rotate through the unit and the Division has just started its 4th year training program for a CICU fellow. The institution has recently announced plans for construction of a new Critical Care tower that will expand the existing unit to an integrated 48 bed progressive care unit to care for all heart center inpatients in a single place. Faculty appointments are available through an affiliation with the University of Missouri-Kansas City and will be commensurate with experience. At Children's Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.
Requirements
- Dual board certification in critical care/cardiology or focused cardiac ICU training in addition to critical care training.
- Willingness to be vaccinated for seasonal influenza.
- Willingness to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005.
- Supply immunization records as proof of vaccination.
- Join as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Ventricular Assist Device program.
- Experience with active ECMO program (approximately 40 cases annually) and mobile ECMO capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Provide coverage of a 24-bed dedicated cardiac intensive care unit.
- Care for a growing population of infants and children with congenital and acquired heart disease.
- Participate in a team-based model with a collaborative network of peers and cardiovascular surgical colleagues.
- Support clinical teams with an outstanding group of APPs providing 24/7 coverage.
- Engage in training programs for CICU fellows.
Benefits
- Faculty appointments available through an affiliation with the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
