Supplemental Pediatric Intensivist

Legacy Health•Portland, OR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel is seeking to expand its team and welcome BE/BC Supplemental Pediatric Critical Care physicians. They are a current recipient of the Gold Beacon Award by the AACN for excellence in multi-disciplinary, collaborative, family-centered pediatric critical care. Randall Children’s Hospital is a state-of-the-art, 9-story freestanding Children’s Hospital affiliated with Legacy Emanuel Hospital. The facility offers a large, separate Children's Emergency Department open 24/7, a LEVEL IV NICU, the region’s only inpatient rehabilitation facility, and a 24-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with large private rooms that promote family-centered care. The hospital has over 100 pediatric sub-specialty professionals in both medical and surgical areas and has been verified as both a Level I Pediatric Trauma and Level I Pediatric Surgical center. Legacy Health System consists of seven hospitals, dozens of primary care and specialty clinics, a regional medical laboratory service, a research facility, and The Oregon Burn Center. Portland, Oregon is a sophisticated city offering diverse communities and unique cultural activities, beautiful parks, waterways, and more biking paths per mile than any other U.S. city, promoting an active and healthy lifestyle.

Requirements

Graduate of four-year accredited U.S. Medical school or equivalent.
Completion of an accredited pediatric residency and subsequent fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Clinical experience in Pediatric Critical Care, including management of ECLS.
Board Eligible OR Board Certified in pediatric critical care by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Maintains subspecialty certification (or obtains subspecialty certification within two testing cycles of hire by Group) in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Oregon.
Active member in good standing of the medical staffs of Legacy Hospitals with appropriate clinical privileges.
Maintains unrestricted federal and state registrations to prescribe, dispense, and administer controlled substances in the State of Oregon.
Remains eligible to participate in Medicare and Medicaid and treat such patients in a non-discriminatory manner.
Maintains BLS and PALS certification through the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

Provides hospital-based critical care to inpatients in the Pediatric ICU, as the attending physician-of-record.
Pediatric code response, ECLS management, management of advanced modes of ventilation including VDR, directing pediatric transport, and supervising care provided by advanced practitioners.
Provision of collaborative management with numerous pediatric surgical and sub-specialty services.