Cardiac Intensivist

The Nemours Childrens Cardiac Center seeks a full time Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist to join the Division of Cardiac Critical Care at Nemours Childrens Hospital in Wilmington Delaware.

The ideal candidate should be board certified or eligible in Pediatric Critical Care with additional training in Cardiology or cardiac critical care. This position includes an academic appointment at the Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College at a rank commensurate with experience and performance.

Cardiac critical care intensivists are central members to our integrated practice unit comprised of an interdisciplinary team of cardiothoracic surgeons cardiologists cardiac anesthesiologists interventional cardiologists adult congenital cardiologists cardiac psychologists cardiovascular geneticists advanced practice providers and cardiac nurses to combine experience and expertise across specialties to deliver the best possible care. Our center is in a dedicated physical plant consisting of a 20 bed cardiac ICU a 15 bed Inpatient Unit a Pre and Post Procedure Unit a dedicated cardiac OR and two catheterization labs all within close proximity to each other.

Nemours Cardiac Center personnel function within a unique organizational structure which in addition to providing high value (quality/cost) care results in a high level of satisfaction for patients their families and the Centers health care team. Our program was awarded the highest rating a Three Star Rating from Society of Thoracic Surgeons which recognizes units for their exceptional outcomes. Our hospital is consistently ranked as one of the top Childrens hospitals by US News and World Report and in 2024 Nemours cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery program was ranked #8 in the country and serves as a Center of Excellence within the Nemours enterprise.

Nemours Cardiac Center offers a full range of care for nearly every pediatric heart and vascular condition. Our intensivists care for a broad spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease including those requiring complex neonatal cardiac repairs mechanical support (ECMO VADs) cardiac transplantation chest and airway surgeries and innovative lymphatic procedures. Training of pediatric critical care neonatal and cardiology fellows as well as participation in quality improvement national registries and multiinstitutional studies through our Center for Cardiovascular Research and Innovation (CCRI) are considered part of our Centers academic mission to lead the advancement in knowledge and improvement in clinical care and outcomes.

Interested candidates should forward a letter of intent and curriculum vitae to:

Aisha Frazier MD MPH; Interim Division Chief Cardiac Critical Care and Interim Medical Director Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

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Community Highlights

• Delaware has three distinctly different regions each with its own style character and wide range of possibilities to satisfy a spectrum of interests; beaches state parks golf courses vineyards and sophisticated urban attractions.
• Wilmington is a beautiful city filled with schools museums theatres restaurants and garden paths. Of note is the cultural legacy of the duPont Family including the 235acre Hagley Museum and Library situated along the Brandywine River and the Nemours Estate which was modeled after Versailles. The Estate is adjacent to Nemours Childrens Hospital and offers employees and visitors respite among the decorative arts and scenic gardens.

Nemours offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits package that includes qualitybased bonus incentives relocation allowance life insurance comprehensive health dental and vision coverage CME and board maintenance allowances retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457B retirement savings plan educational allowance paid licensure and malpractice fees and professional membership dues allowance.

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