Pediatric Cardiology Clinical Practice Professor

University of Washington Health System; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 271,000 - 494,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Washington Health System invites applications for two clinical practice faculty positions in UW Pediatrics, Cardiology Division. These roles span Assistant, Associate or Professor of Clinical Practice, for a 12-month, 3-year term beginning July 2027, with options for outpatient or inpatient clinical focus.

Responsibilities include care of CHD patients from neonates to young adults, management of PICU/NICU/cardiac wards, longitudinal outpatient evaluations, and involvement in

Qualifications

• Must have MD or DO degree (or foreign equivalent).
• Board certified or eligible (or foreign equivalent) in Pediatric Cardiology
• Must be currently licensed as a physician or eligible for licensure as a physician in Washington state.

Responsibilities

• Provide care of patients with congenital heart defects (CHDs) from neonates to young adults, as well as acquired conditions (e.g., Kawasaki disease, myocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, arrhythmias).
• Management of acute cardiac patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and cardiac wards.
• Conduct comprehensive outpatient longitudinal evaluations and cardiology counseling.
• Identify indications and provide basic interpretation of diagnostic cardiac catheterizations, basic EP studies, advanced cardiac imaging (Cardiac MRI and CT), and non-invasive imaging.
• Participates in outpatient, inpatient cardiology and consultation. Provides excellent clinical care and in the process, supports safe, efficient and high-quality services.
• Applicants will have the option to choose a primarily outpatient focused clinical model or a primarily inpatient focused clinical model.
• Ensures appropriate coordination and integration with other services in the care of their patients.
• Engages with consultants and other providers in a multi-disciplinary model of care.
• Act as the primary liaison between families and a large cardiac care team, coordinating care closely with pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, intensivists, hospitalists and neonatologists.
• Explain complex congenital anatomy, surgical/interventional pathways, and long-term prognoses to families.

Skills

Teaching

Clinical care

Education

MD or DO

Board certified or eligible in Pediatric Cardiology

Tools

Job description

The University of Washington Health System invites applications for two clinical practice faculty positions in UW Pediatrics, Cardiology Division. These roles span Assistant, Associate or Professor of Clinical Practice, for a 12-month, 3-year term beginning July 2027, with options for outpatient or inpatient clinical focus.

Responsibilities include care of CHD patients from neonates to young adults, management of PICU/NICU/cardiac wards, longitudinal outpatient evaluations, and involvement in