Pediatrics - Critical Care - Physician

Pediatrics - Critical Care - Physician at Children's Hospital of Michigan - Tenet Healthcare summary : The Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Michigan oversees the pediatric medical / surgical, cardiac, and neuro intensive care units, managing a team of intensivists and fellows. The role involves clinical care, teaching, research, and administrative leadership in a high-volume, academic medical center with extensive pediatric subspecialty collaboration. The division is known for its advanced critical care procedures, fellowship training, and active participation in significant pediatric research networks.

Children’s Hospital of Michigan is actively seeking to recruit a Chief for the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. The Chief is responsible for overseeing the pediatric medical / surgical intensive care unit (PICU), the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU), and neuro intensive care unit. The ICUs have a total of 48 beds and approximately 2,100 admissions annually, and is staffed by 16 attending intensivists and 9 fellows.

Ideal candidates :

Must be certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Interested in a busy academic clinical practice with opportunities in medical education and research

At least 10 years of experience working in pediatric critical care

Administrative experience is preferred but not required

Additional training and / or experience in cardiac / cardiovascular critical care or neurologic critical care would be a plus

Ability to obtain a Michigan license

Position responsibilities include :

Oversee a division of 16 attending intensivists and 9 critical care fellows

Clinical care, teaching, research and mentoring junior faculty and fellows

Work collaboratively with other pediatric and surgical specialists

About the division :

On-service and on-call shared among the faculty

Three attending physicians are on-service in the PICU during weekdays; one covers medical / surgical subspecialty patients while the other covers cardiovascular surgery patients

Two attending physicians at a time are on in-house night and weekend call along with fellow and resident in-house coverage

Administrative positions within the division include Medical Director of the PICU (including neuro ICU), Medical director of the CICU, and Fellowship Director

Clinical : The Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine is a strong group of critical care physicians who pursue clinical excellence in their work. There is a strong relationship with the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, and there is cardiac trained / experienced intensivist coverage of all CV patients. Within the Children's Hospital of Michigan, there is availability of all pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties. Hospital programs working in close collaboration with the Division include the level 1 pediatric trauma center and pediatric burn center, and organ transplant programs including solid organ (heart, liver, and kidney) and bone marrow transplant, and the dedicated pediatric transport (PANDA) team. Procedures available in the ICUs include ECMO, VAD, CRRT, HFOV, JET, and flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

Education : The Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship program founded in 1975 was the first ACGME accredited pediatric critical care program in the Midwest. CHM is home to a large pediatric residency program and an Emergency Medicine fellowship program whose trainees rotate through the ICUs. The Division also provides clinical rotations for external pediatric residency and emergency medicine programs in metro-Detroit, and rotations for medical students from Central Michigan University and Wayne State University.

Research : The Division offers a wide range of research opportunities in collaboration with Central Michigan University College of Medicine and University Pediatrics Clinical Research Institute. The division has been a funded site in the NICHD Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) since the network’s inception in 2005. The Division is also active in the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators Network, the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium, and the Association of Pediatric Program Directors. Faculty members are active PIs in basic science research, clinical research, quality improvement science, and multicenter trials and have been recipients of K12 and K23 awards.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN

Since 1886, the Children's Hospital of Michigan has provided the highest quality of care to children and adolescents in a caring, efficient and family-centered environment. A proud member of the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), the Children's Hospital of Michigan is the first and largest children's hospital in the state. This 228-bed facility has an international reputation in pediatric medicine, surgery and research, training more pediatricians than any other facility in Michigan. The Children's Hospital of Michigan engages in groundbreaking research that has long shaped the science of pediatric medicine. The hospital is ranked as one of America's best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and Parent Magazine .

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Keywords : pediatric critical care, intensive care unit, PICU, CICU, neuro ICU, clinical leadership, medical education, pediatric research, ECMO, critical care medicine