Neurointensivist – Neurocritical Care in Denver, CO!

Join Denver Health Medical Center, a nationally recognized Level I Trauma Center, as a BC/BE Neurointensivist and help shape the future of a growing Neurocritical Care program. This is an exceptional opportunity to join the Division of Neurosurgery in a collaborative, academic environment with the opportunity to build a premier neurocritical care service while advancing education, quality improvement, and clinical research.

Denver Health operates a 23-bed Trauma/Surgical ICU, 24-bed Medical ICU, and 10-bed Pediatric ICU. The successful candidate will provide neurocritical care co-management for critically ill neurologic and neurosurgical patients across these units while working alongside multidisciplinary critical care teams. As the program expands to three full-time neurointensivists, you will play a key role in developing a dedicated Neurocritical Care Unit and supporting Denver Health as an accredited Primary Stroke Center.

Highlights

• Academic appointment with the University of Colorado School of Medicine (Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery).
• Approximately 20 clinical service weeks annually (split between neurotrauma and neurocritical care consultation).
• Opportunity to teach residents, fellows, and advanced practice providers.
• Strong support for program development, quality improvement, and clinical research.
• Collaborative practice at one of the nation's busiest safety-net and academic Level I trauma centers.

Ideal Candidate:

We welcome fellowship-trained Neurocritical Care physicians from Neurology or Neurosurgery backgrounds who are passionate about neurotrauma, complex neurosurgical critical care, education, and program building.

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of an accredited Neurology or Neurosurgery residency.
• Completion of an accredited Neurocritical Care fellowship.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Neurocritical Care by start date.