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)