Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) – Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) and Rutgers Health are looking for a seasoned pediatric intensivist to serve as Director of the 10‑bed PICU at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. The Director will lead clinical and academic initiatives for the PICU, collaborate with other critical‑care leaders, and work with the RWJBH System Medical Director of Pediatric Critical Care to achieve unit and line‑art objectives.

Highlights

• CBMC is the home of the Children’s Kidney Center that cares for the large number of pediatric renal transplant recipients in the state. Our PICU is integral to the success of this program
• CBMC diagnoses approximately 70 new diabetics per year, many who present in DKA and are PICU managed
• CBMC is the home for New Jersey’s Adult and Pediatric Burn ICU, staffed by burn experts
• CBMC is building a level 4 pediatric epilepsy center and has started performing SEG surgeries
• The CBMC PICU takes care of a large number of complex post-operative patients from multiple neurosurgeons, ENTs, urologists, and pediatric surgeons
• CBMC PICU has an active research program that participates in large multi-center collaboratives and includes dedicated research coordinator time
• CBMC has a 56 bed state of the art NICU, 31 bed Pediatric floor, 8 bad Pediatric Emergency Department and takes care of approximately 6,000 newborns per year.
• Subspecialties include allergy, cardiology, child development, pediatric emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, hematology/oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, pulmonology and rheumatology. Surgical specialty areas include craniofacial surgery, general surgery, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedic, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, renal transplant and urology.

Requirements

• Board certified in pediatric critical care
• NJ license or eligible for licensure
• Commitment to academic excellence including education and mentorship of all members of the healthcare team
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and strong internal locus of control
• Academic appointment and compensation are commensurate with experience and achievements. We are an EOE employer.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range is $283,000 to $400,000 per year. The compensation offered will depend on the candidate’s educational background, skills, and professional experience.

How to Apply

Contact Melissa Fairley, Pediatric Physician Recruiter at , or Simon Li, Medical Director Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at for more information.