Pediatric Intensivist
About the role
The Division of Pediatric Critical Care in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine is expanding its faculty. Faculty will work in the Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) at Primary Children’s Hospital (Salt Lake City), Utah Valley Hospital (Provo), and the new Primary Children’s Miller Campus (Lehi) opening January 2024. Additional clinical time may be performed at outlying regional facilities and via telemedicine. The division provides intensive care for patients with critical illnesses, staffing a 28‑bed PICU, a 16‑bed Cardiac ICU, and a 4‑bed PICU at Utah Valley Hospital, with a forthcoming 10‑bed PICU at the Miller Campus.
Responsibilities
- Attend in the PICUs and Cardiac ICU, delivering care that includes mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring and support, post‑operative cardiac and neurosurgical care, trauma management, continuous renal replacement therapy, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- Provide coverage at outlying facilities in the region and through telemedicine as needed.
- Engage in academic work, including education of residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners, research, administrative service, and advocacy.
Requirements
- Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
- Eligibility for a faculty appointment on the Clinical or Tenure track at a level commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Non‑contributory retirement contributions of 20.2% of annual salary, vesting immediately.
- Comprehensive benefits program.
- Faculty development and mentoring program to support translational or basic research, quality improvement, and excellence in education.
To apply, submit a cover letter and curriculum vitae at https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/126553. For additional information, contact Dr. Jill Sweney, Interim Division Chief, at jill.sweney@hsc.utah.edu.