Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist Physician

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The Heart Center at Cook Childrens Medical Center in Fort Worth Texas is seeking to add an additional full-time pediatric cardiac intensivist. The incumbent will join a group of nine physicians that currently provide full-time coverage to our busy cardiac intensive care unit.

The candidate should be either board certified/eligible in pediatric critical care with significant experience or additional training in cardiac critical care; or board certified/eligible in pediatric cardiology with additional fellowship training in pediatric cardiac intensive care. The optimal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of experience following training.

The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Cook Childrens Medical center is a 14-bed dedicated cardiac intensive care unit with an additional 14 bed step down unit where the candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of specialist caring for children with congenital heart disease. A full spectrum of pediatric critical care is practiced within the unit and the ideal candidate will have solid clinical and interpersonal skills.

The Heart Center at Cook Childrens Medical Center continues to show yearly growth.

There are 450-500 cardiac surgeries approximately 500 cardiac catheterizations and over 100 EP studies performed annually. A comprehensive heart failure and transplant program has just been launched.

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) required.

• Unrestricted Texas Medical license.

• Must have successfully completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Medical Association (AMA) approved residency for pediatrics.

• Must be board certified/board eligible in one of the following areas: Pediatric Cardiology or Pediatric Intensive Care with a minimum of 3-5 years experience preferred but not required. Pediatric subspecialty training relevant to cardiac critical care is essential.

• Must possess full component of ICU skills (vent management central & arterial line insertion ECMO care of neonates with CHD pre- and post-operatively care of the adult patient post-op from CV surgery care of the post-op cardiac transplant patient).

• Must have a proven track record in collaborating with all members of the Cardiac Intensive Care team (CT surgery Cardiology Nursing leadership PICU NICU).

• American Heart Association BLS and PALS (must obtain prior to start date).

Cook Childrens offers competitive compensation malpractice coverage health and dental insurance and an excellent retirement program. With over 1000 pediatric primary care pediatric subspecialty physicians and advanced practice providers in its network CCPN is one of Americas strongest pediatric group practices. Physicians receive a full range of practice support including delegated credentialing and integrated managed care contracting.

About Cook Childrens:

Our not-for-profit organization is comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort Worth Texas a new medical center in Prosper Texas a physician network home health company surgery centers health plan health services and health foundation. With more than 60 primary specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child. Cook Childrens is honored to continually receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care.

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