Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist

The Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine within the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is seeking an early career clinician-scientist for a K-track Assistant Professor position. The faculty member will provide attending physician coverage in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh while developing a focused, sustainable research program with protected research time. This role offers the opportunity to participate in educational missions, clinical care, and academic service within an internationally renowned academic environment.

Practice Info

• UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is a 296-bed hospital serving 5 million people.
• Patient population includes virtually every child in the region suffering life-threatening illness or injury.
• Features full range of medical subspecialties, active cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, and other subspecialty surgery programs.
• Serves as an international center for liver, small bowel, multi-visceral, heart, and lung transplantation.
• Active ECMO program cares for children with severe respiratory and/or circulatory failure.
• Established primary pediatric neurocritical service provides integrated care for patients with neurological injury and disease.
• Over 2,700 patients are admitted each year to the 36-bed pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Shift & Schedule

• Appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, non-tenure is anticipated.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
• Perform clinical care, research, education, and academic service.
• Provide attending physician coverage in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, caring for critically ill children across the full spectrum of medical and surgical critical illness and advanced life-support therapies.
• Develop a focused and sustainable research program with the goal of achieving independent extramural funding, supported by appropriate mentorship and protected research time.
• Participate in the educational mission of the Division.
• Contribute to divisional and departmental activities, including clinical conferences, quality and safety initiatives, peer review, and other appropriate academic and institutional service.
• Participate in educational activities for trainees.

Compensation

• Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Qualifications

• Must have an MD or DO.
• Must be board certified or board eligible in pediatric critical care medicine.
• Demonstration of academic productivity and a planned path toward independent research in the future are highly desirable.
• Open to visa sponsorship.