Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Pediatric Cardiology Critical Care - Children's Heart Insti[...]

UTHealth Houston; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

UTHealth Houston, a premier academic health center, is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. Join a dedicated team at the Children's Heart Institute, providing exceptional care for critically ill children. The position offers opportunities for clinical practice and teaching in a leading institution recognized for its excellence in cardiothoracic care.

Qualifications

• Completed training in Pediatric Cardiology or Pediatric Critical Care.
• Additional pediatric cardiac intensive care training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to clinical care, education, and scholarly activities.
• Teach Cardiology, PICU, and HCICU fellows and advanced care practitioners.

Skills

Clinical care

Education

Education

Board-eligible or board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Texas Medical License or eligibility for Texas Faculty Temporary License

Job description

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, a leading academic health center, seeks applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), non-tenure clinical track Assistant/Associate Professor position in the Children's Heart Institute, Division of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. The successful candidate will join our team of 8 Cardiac Critical Care Physicians and 8 advanced practice providers caring for patients within our Children’s Heart Institute (CHI) Heart Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (HCICU) at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.

The CHI at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital has been named one of the top 30 hospitals nationally in Cardiology & Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Our referral base includes regional, national, and international patients. Our four cardiothoracic surgeons perform over 690 surgeries annually. The 19-bed (soon to be 24-bed) HCICU is among the highest acuity/low mortality units in the U.S., complemented by an 18-bed (soon to be 24-bed) cardiac intermediate unit.

In collaboration with pediatric subspecialists at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, the HCICU provides 24/7 comprehensive care for newborns, children, and adolescents. The unit offers innovative, high-quality, equitable, culturally responsive, family-centered care for critically ill infants, children, and adolescents with congenital and acquired heart disease across all levels of complexity. We are leaders in biventricular repairs and provide pre- and post-operative care, as well as comprehensive heart failure/transplant services, including mechanical support (ECMO and VAD) through our platinum-status ECMO program.

Position Key Responsibilities:

• Contributing to all aspects of the Children’s Heart Institute, including clinical care, education, and scholarly activities.
• Teaching Cardiology, PICU, and HCICU fellows and advanced care practitioners.

Qualifications:

• Texas Medical License or eligibility for a Texas Faculty Temporary License.
• Board-eligible or board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

The ideal candidate will have completed training and be BC/BE in pediatric cardiology, pediatric critical care with additional pediatric cardiac intensive care training, or dual Cardiology/Critical Care training. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Qualified applicants must demonstrate a commitment to excellence, discovery, and service, with the potential to excel in their field and share the goals of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.