Pediatric Intensivist (PICU) - Full-time

In this role, it is necessary to demonstrate sensitivity, knowledge and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, gender, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Hennepin Healthcare, Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Pediatric Intensivist to join the clinical team. This full time position offers a competitive salary and retirement benefit program. The position includes patient care responsibilities in our state of the art, 9-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The PICU is located within a large Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma center, Burn center and safety net hospital in downtown Minneapolis with a mission to provide exceptional care without exception. In addition to comprehensive care for critically ill patients in the PICU, duties include providing consultative services to pediatric patients in the burn unit, pediatric sedation services, and pediatric emergency response team services. Additional inpatient pediatric units include the mother-baby unit, neonatal ICU, and pediatric medical / surgical wards. We provide expert multi-disciplinary care to pediatric patients with life-threatening, complex medical conditions and supports a patient / family-centered culture. We seek an individual to become a team member of our small, professional and dedicated staff of pediatric intensivists, supported by an amazing group of nursing professionals and additional sub-specialties. The department of pediatrics faculty includes hospitalists, neonatologists, primary care physicians, infectious disease, pulmonary, and neurology subspecialists, in addition to surgical, rehab, and pediatric child life staff. We provide acute critical care services as a trauma referral center for the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, through transfers, direct emergency department access and directs admissions.

Hennepin Healthcare Systems prides itself on being an outstanding teaching institution, and we have the opportunity to turn out the best “next” groups of physicians, through medical student, resident and fellow education in support of this mission. Academic appointment to the University of Minnesota is included in this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES  include but are not limited to :

• Provides comprehensive care for seriously ill newborns, infants, children, adolescents and young adults or those needing a high-level monitoring in a pediatric intensive care unit
• Supervises medical students, residents, and fellows in clinical setting
• Participates in education of medical students, residents and fellows
• Provides moderate and deep sedation services for pediatric patients throughout the hospital, including outpatient, radiology and burn
• Provides consultative, co-management comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents in the pediatric burn unit
• Provides emergency response for patients with cardiac arrest, need for stabilization, or acute care needs throughout the hospital as emergency response team members (RRT, Code Team, Trauma Team)
• Engages in quality improvement and research projects through the unit as requested by trauma service, medical director, or nursing directors
• Participates in departmental meetings, division activities, and conferences
• Provide care that is family centered and equitable

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications