Non- ACGME CTICU ECMO Fellowship

UPMC Southwestern PA; Mt. Lebanon (PA); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UPMC Southwestern PA invites board-certified or board-eligible intensivists to join a one-year, non-ACGME fellowship in cardiothoracic critical care. Trainees gain hands-on experience in a high-volume CTICU, managing post-cardiotomy patients, ECMO, and advanced circulatory support.

Fellows work daytime rounds and night shifts, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and develop leadership skills to lead complex cardiothoracic cases. Note: J-1 sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible intensivist in good standing
• Interest in cardiothoracic critical care and leadership
• Willingness to participate in a high-acuity CTICU

Responsabilités

• Be immersed in high-volume CTICU rounding and patient management
• Nighttime CTICU care including ECMO, transfers, and emergencies
• Collaborate with ECMO and cardiogenic shock teams; supervise residents and fellows

Connaissances

Cardiothoracic critical care

ICU management

ECMO experience

Formation

Board-certified intensivist

Board-eligible intensivist

Description du poste

Cardiothoracic Critical Care is a growing subspecialty of critical care medicine that involves the treatment of patients with cardiothoracic pathology. This population includes post-cardiotomy, cardiogenic shock, respiratory failure, pre- and post-thoracic transplant, VAD implantation, and patients requiring temporary mechanical circulatory support (ECMO, Impella, intra-aortic balloon pump). Effectively caring for these high-acuity patients requires advanced training in the knowledge base, technology, and procedural skills that encompass this increasingly nuanced and complex field. As a leading cardiovascular center with a history of providing cutting-edge cardiothoracic critical care, we are uniquely well-positioned to meet the growing demand for this level of training.

This one-year non-ACGME fellowship provides an immersive training experience to board-certified and board-eligible intensivists dedicated to practicing and leading as cardiothoracic intensivists. Trainees will be immersed in our high-volume, high-acuity CTICU and gain the exposure, knowledge, and technical skills necessary to care for patients with advanced cardiothoracic diseases.

**Please note that unfortunately our program is unable to offer J-1 employer sponsorship for participation in this program.**

Clinical Experience

Fellows will spend several months in our 28-bed cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU), working to acquire in-depth knowledge of the unique pathology, management, and technology involved in the care for our patients.

This clinical time consists of:

~22 weeks of daytime rounding includes:

• Graduated autonomy in rounding and patient management
• ECMO consults, multidisciplinary cardiogenic shock team calls
• Direct supervision of residents and fellows

~36-night shifts include:

• Independent management of CTICU patients overnight
• Admission and management of new patients and late surgical cases
• Coverage for ECMO consults, cardiogenic shock team calls, interhospital transfers
• Nighttime ECMO support, including cannulation, troubleshooting, ECPR
• CTICU attending support from home (will come in for any acute management and procedural issues)