Assistant or Associate Professor/Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist
Location: US-OR-Portland
Requisition ID: 2025-37063
Position Category: Faculty/Provider
Job Type: Faculty
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Department of Pediatrics
Posting Salary Range: Competitive and commensurate with experience
Posting FTE: 1.00
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: Yes
Department Overview
OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital is a nationally known pediatric cardiac program that prides itself on excellent surgical mortality rates and high-quality critical care. The hospital is located in Portland, Oregon, a city known for its natural beauty, cultural vibrancy, and lifestyle benefits.
OHSU is Oregon's only academic health center with 16,000 employees and over $400 million in research funding. It is committed to improving health, fostering innovation, and enhancing education for all Oregonians.
OHSU celebrates diversity and promotes a culturally competent workforce. All qualified applicants, including those who promote diversity, are encouraged to apply. For reasonable accommodations contact the Acceptance and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or (see below)
Function/Duties of Position
Cardiac Intensive Care Faculty for the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). This Full time faculty role focuses on providing standardized, high-quality cardiac intensive care, collaborating with CVICU Medical Directors, intensivists, cardiologists, and surgeons. Responsibilities include clinical service, consultation, education, and quality improvement.
Clinical Workload
- CVICU service: 12-14 weeks per year with night call commensurate with clinical FTE
- Clinical consultation: 4-8 hours per week
- Daytime consultation for complex post-operative patients
- Nighttime and weekend consultation for critically ill patients as needed
- Monitoring of neonate and pediatric cardiac patient trajectories
Meetings and Conferences
- Regular cardiac team huddles
- Weekly PICU case conference
- Weekly cardiac case conference, sign-in conference, and morbidity & mortality conferences (weekly, monthly, quarterly)
Primary Objectives
- Maintain and improve quality and operations of cardiac intensive care
- Ensure consistency and patient satisfaction
- Drive efficiencies (reduce length of stay, failure-to-recover, cardiac arrest)
Approaches
- Active peri-operative care involvement and decision-making
- Survey best practices and update care maps
- Advocate for patients in post-operative settings
- Provide consultation for complex cardiac patients
Professional Development
- Academic appointment with clinical, research, and educational duties
- Mentorship and support for promotion and tenure tracks
- Teaching of the next generation of health professionals
- Engagement in basic, clinical, and applied research and translation to health and commercial sectors
- Leadership and advocacy for improving health in Oregon
Required Qualifications
- Active clinical practice with continuing medical education
- Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and teaching skills
- Effective collaboration in inter-professional environments
- Professional and diplomatic communication style
- Ability to supervise, advise, and train clinicians and students
- Board certification in Pediatric Critical Care plus one year of Cardiac Critical Care training, or additional Pediatric Cardiology board certification
How to Apply
Apply online and upload a cover letter and CV. All are welcome.
EEO Statement
Oregon Health & Science University is an equalopportunity, affirmative-action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected class status, including disability and veteran status.
Contact for Reasonable Accommodation
503-494-5148 or (see below)
