Pediatric Critical Care Physician

Children's Specialty Group; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 265,000 - 366,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Specialty Group (CSG) at CHKD is seeking a Full-time, BC/BE Pediatric Critical Care physician with preferred Cardiac Intensive Care experience for a busy 32-bed PICU in Virginia. The team supports ECMO, level 1 trauma, and a wide spectrum of illnesses.

This physician-owned group focuses on high-quality care with strong work-life balance, teaching, and collaboration with UVa's congenital cardiac program. Salary anticipated: $265,000–$366,394 per year, commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• BC/BE in pediatric critical care.
• Experience or training in cardiac intensive care preferred.
• No J-1 visa applicants considered.

Skills

Pediatric Critical Care

Cardiac Intensive Care

Job description

Children’s Specialty Group (CSG) at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD) are seeking a Full‑time, BC/BE Pediatric Critical Care physician with preferred experience or training in Cardiac Intensive Care for a busy, 32-bed multi‑disciplinary PICU at Virgina’s only free‑standing children’s hospital. Averaging 1400 admissions per year with a nearly 50/50 split with medical and surgical patients, we care for the full spectrum of severely ill and injured children. We have a growing cardiac ICU population and intentions to split into two separate units in the future. Unique to our program is a large Pediatric Residency and no ICU fellows. The team consists of a dedicated clinical pharmacist, dietician, social worker, chaplain, child life specialist, discharge coordinator, respiratory therapists, nurses and physicians. The successful candidate will be joining 8 FTE BC intensivists plus 6 full‑time acute care NP’s, with plans to expand to 8, in a 24/7 in‑house model. We partner with the University of Virginia in our Congenital Cardiac Surgery program and care for post‑operative cardiac patients as part of our PICU population.

We have an active ECMO program, are a level 1 trauma center, and have all medical and surgical specialties represented. You will be joining a physician‑owned, Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC which also serves as faculty at Eastern Virginia Medical Center at Old Dominion University. The group is devoted to the best clinical care of our patients, with active participation in policies, procedures, quality initiatives, clinical teaching, and advocacy in an environment conducive to an excellent work‑life balance. At this time, we cannot consider J‑1 Visa applicants.

Anticipated Salary: $265,000 – $366,394 annually, commensurate with experience.

Quality of Life:

Enjoy a high quality of life in coastal Virginia! The successful candidate will have easy access to the beaches of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, the Eastern Shore, North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our area has wonderful public and private school options as well as several of the country’s greatest in‑state colleges including UVA, Virginia Tech, William & Mary, James Madison, and Old Dominion University. Coastal Virginia boasts reasonable cost of living throughout the region and is home to the world’s largest naval base. Virginia Beach has been voted one of the most desirable and safest places to live in the USA.

Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC (CSG)

CSG is a physician‑owned partnership comprised of over 230 Board‑certified or Board‑eligible physicians and 130 advanced practice providers to care for children and adolescents from southeastern Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and beyond. We are the sole provider of medical specialty care at CHKD, which is the only independent freestanding Children’s Hospital in Virginia. CSG provides over 600,000 annual patient contacts with a mission to provide direct high‑quality healthcare to children and adolescents, train future physicians, and conduct research to improve Children’s Health. Visit csgdocs.com