Moonlighting Cardiac Surgery Critical Care Intensivist

MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

ChristianaCare is actively seeking a Cardiac Surgery Intensivist for a moonlighting role at its Center for Heart & Vascular Health. The ideal candidate will manage cardiac surgery patients in a dynamic Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and engage in teaching and research at a prestigious medical institution.

Qualifications

• Must have ability to be licensed in the State of Delaware.
• Meet credentialing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily clinical management for cardiac surgery patients.
• Collaborate with cardiovascular surgeons and other specialists.
• Participate in teaching of Cardiology Fellows and clinical research.

Skills

Clinical management

Collaboration

Teaching

Education

BC Thoracic Surgery or BC Anesthesia with Cardiac Anesthesia fellowship training

Job description

ChristianaCare is seeking a Cardiac Surgery Intensivist for a moonlighting opportunity to work in collaboration with our cardiovascular surgeons at the Center for Heart & Vascular Health at Christiana Hospital.

The successful candidate will provide daily clinical management for cardiac surgery patients in our Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. This is a shared 27-bed unit caring for both Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology patients, with an approximate 12-15 surgical patient census.

Highlights :

• CICU team includes interventionalists, advanced heart failure cardiologists, critical care physicians and experienced APCs.
• ChristianaCare cardiovascular surgeons perform over 850 cardiac surgical procedures including 650 open heart surgeries annually.
• Opportunities to participate in teaching of Cardiology Fellows and house staff and engagement in clinical research. ChristianaCare is affiliated with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. In addition, the Center partners with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) for cardiac transplantation and transplant medicine services.
• Collaborate with other members of the section of Cardiology that also includes diverse community-based practices.

Qualified applicants will possess:

• BC Thoracic Surgery or BC Anesthesia with Cardiac Anesthesia fellowship training
• Must have the ability to be licensed in the State of Delaware and meet credentialing requirements.