Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Attending
About The Position
The Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and The Division of Cardiology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator at the rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor. Responsibilities include serving as an attending physician in the Heart Failure and Heart Transplant program, providing comprehensive care for children with advanced heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and pre- and post-heart transplant patients. The position involves managing patients on mechanical circulatory support devices including ventricular assist devices (VADs), evaluating and optimizing transplant candidates, providing long-term follow-up care for heart transplant recipients, and coordinating multidisciplinary care with cardiac surgery, infectious disease, and other subspecialties. The candidate will supervise and train cardiology fellows in advanced heart failure management, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and collaborate on clinical research projects. Opportunities exist for clinical research and collaboration through the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute of Chicago.
Requirements
- M.D. or D.O.
- Eligible for an Illinois medical license
- Board Certification/Board Eligibility in Pediatric Cardiology
- Completion of advanced training in heart failure and heart transplantation
- Completion of a categorical fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology with demonstrated expertise in advanced heart failure management and transplant cardiology
Responsibilities
- Serving as an attending physician in the Heart Failure and Heart Transplant program
- Providing comprehensive care for children with advanced heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and pre- and post-heart transplant patients
- Managing patients on mechanical circulatory support devices including ventricular assist devices (VADs)
- Evaluating and optimizing transplant candidates
- Providing long-term follow-up care for heart transplant recipients
- Coordinating multidisciplinary care with cardiac surgery, infectious disease, and other subspecialties
- Supervising and training cardiology fellows in advanced heart failure management
- Participating in quality improvement initiatives
- Collaborating on clinical research projects
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer paid group term life and disability
- Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
- 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
- Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
- Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Tuition assistance from Lurie Children's Hospital
- Student loan servicing and support
- Adoption benefits
- Backup Childcare and Eldercare
- Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
- Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities
- Discount purchasing program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Educational Services
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
