Description
The University of Chicago Department of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology is seeking full-time faculty members at any rank to serve as Pulmonary Hypertension Cardiologists. Appointees will join a thriving academic and clinical environment, with responsibilities to include outpatient clinics, inpatient consultations, procedures, and cardio-diagnostic testing as applies to the specialty field. Other duties will include scholarly activity, and training and supervision of trainees and students throughout the Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance Cardiovascular service line. The Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance is a partnership between Comer Children's Hospital, Advocate Children's Hospital, and Endeavor Health. The proposed rank and compensation are dependent upon qualifications.
Appointees will be part of a vibrant and distinguished community of faculty and learners at UChicago Medicine (UCM), the Biological Sciences Division, the Pritzker School of Medicine, and across the University of Chicago and its affiliates. The Pediatric Advanced Therapy Program currently has two faculty members, three dedicated Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), two nurse coordinators, a dietician, psychologist, and a social worker. Appointees will have an opportunity to participate in all aspects of program development, clinical research and serve on multiple national committees.
The Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance Heart Program is among the nation's top congenital heart disease programs in the country. Our heart program includes 30 attending cardiologists, 10 categorical and advanced cardiology fellows, three pediatric cardio-thoracic surgeons, and a dedicated cardiac anesthesia service. Our cardiac surgeons perform over 500 cardiac operations per year and achieve outcomes that rank among the best in the nation (STS-CHS-Database). The program has one of the highest ambulatory clinic volumes in the country with clinic sites throughout Chicago, the Chicago suburbs, Northern Illinois, and Northern Indiana. The cardiac program is one of the largest in the Midwest and provides expertise in echocardiography, advanced cardiac imaging CT/MRI, electrophysiology, interventional cardiac catheterization, fetal cardiology, adult congenital heart disease, Marfan Syndrome, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, cardiac critical care, preventative cardiology, cardio-oncology, pulmonary hypertension, and advanced therapies for heart failure. Our current heart failure teams consist of two dedicated attendings, three APPs, and two nurses.
Prior to the start of employment, qualified applicants must have 1) a medical doctorate or equivalent, 2) hold or be eligible for medical licensure in the State of Illinois, 3) have completed an ACGME-accredited fellowship in pediatric cardiology, 4) have completed a fourth year of additional training in pediatric advanced Pulmonary Hypertension or Pulmonary Vascular Disease and 5) be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatric Cardiology.
We especially welcome applicants with previous leadership or director experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
To be considered, those interested must apply through The University of Chicago, Academic Recruitment job board, which uses Interfolio to accept applications:https://apply.interfolio.com/196895. Applicants must upload: a CV including bibliography and cover letter. Review of applications ends when the position is filled.
For instructions on the Interfolio application process, please visit http://tiny.cc/InterfolioHelp.
