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Open Rank Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist
Working Title Open Rank Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist
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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.
Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.
Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.
Position Summary
The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a pediatric intensivist to join our team of 16 faculty, 6 fellows, and 6 Advanced Practice Providers. This recruitment is open rank and open track (i.e. fixed term, tenure/tenure track, and/or variable track); academic faculty rank and salary will be commensurate with training, experience, and academic accomplishments. The successful applicant will participate in the Division’s academic mission in research, education, and quality improvement.
Strong track record in scholarship and research, including peer-reviewed publications and/or extramural funding (or clear trajectory toward independence as a clinical investigator)
Pediatric cardiac critical care training and experience
Commitment to educating learners (fellows, residents, students)
The North Carolina Children’s Hospital is part of a busy quaternary care medical center. Our combined 33 ICU beds (20 PICU + 13 PCICU ) support a broad and complex case mix and admit over 1,200 patients per year. The ICU programs support excellent programs pediatric ECMO , burn, trauma, solid organ transplantation, bone marrow transplantation and pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. The Critical Care Medicine division maintains a fully accredited pediatric critical care medicine fellowship program.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
MD/DO; Board certification in Pediatrics and BC/BE in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Previous experience either working as a faculty member in an academic environment or post-fellowship training in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care experience as well as Pediatric Critical Care experience is highly desirable as, at times, physicians will be expected to cover both units. This Pediatric Intensivist will be committed to patient care, research, and education. A demonstrated commitment to quality improvement would match well with current divisional activities.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Required Documents
Curriculum Vitae / Resume
Optional Documents
Cover Letter
List of References
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Worksite address
chapel hill, NC, 27517, US
Who can apply
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