Division Chief of Pediatric Critical Care (Omaha)

Children’s Nebraska, with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine (UNCOM), is currently recruiting a Division Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine . This individual will lead a division with 27 pediatric critical care medicine faculty, including the PICU and Cardiac Critical Care subsections. They will support division members’ professional development, collaborate with faculty throughout the organization on academic and research projects, fulfill customary administrative duties, and share clinical care responsibilities at two sites. This leader will be responsible for developing and implementing the division’s clinical, educational, research, and advocacy goals and aligning those goals with the institution’s strategic plan.

The successful candidate will be board certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine with extensive ICU experience, preferably in a leadership role. Candidates will have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. This individual will have administrative, academic, and clinical practice management experience within a complex, pediatric tertiary care medical center. We seek individuals with strong emotional and social intelligence and a demonstrated ability to connect with others in a meaningful way at all levels of the organization, especially hospital and University leadership. For candidates with an established research portfolio, protected time and institutional support are available to further advance their academic work.

We would also support a candidate who has a track record of extramural funding research in the field of pediatric critical care. The faculty member would receive a competitive research support and resource package designed to ensure career success as a physician scientist.

About Our Division

• Highly experienced and deeply established faculty, including two seasoned medical directors providing strong clinical and strategic leadership
• Strong culture of scholarly activity with research highly valued and supported across the division and institution
• Established PCCM fellowship program
• Robust APP program supporting both the PICU & CICU
• Provide coverage for the PICU and CICU at Children’s Nebraska, with in-house intensivist and APP coverage
• Provide coverage of the PICU at Nebraska Medicine with 24/7 APP coverage. Attendings provide in-house daytime coverage and home calls at night
• Full-bodied simulation program for all levels of experience
• Platinum certified ECMO program for 2 cycles in a row

Children’s is a vibrant, free-standing pediatric teaching hospital and Nebraska’s only full-service pediatric specialty health care center focused on extraordinary clinical care, education, clinical and outcomes research, and advocacy. Our 225-bed hospital has a Level IV Regional NICU, Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, Specialized Clinical Pediatric Services, and 24/7 Pediatric Intensivists. We have over 50 specialty clinics, over 250 specialist physicians, 14 satellite offices, multiple pediatric fellowship programs, and are Magnet Certified. In 2021, Children’s opened the Hubbard Center for Children, a state-of-the-art hospital tower that boasts additional inpatient units, new spaces for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Fetal Care Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Care Unit, and Emergency Department, and an expanded peri-operative area. The expansion also provides new facilities to support education and clinical and outcomes research.

Omaha enjoys four distinct seasons and has a population of nearly one million. The people of Omaha make the area truly special; it a safe city where it is easy to enjoy all the amenities of a large metropolitan area while still experiencing the warmth of the Midwest. The area is rich in cultural activities including a professional symphony, ballet, theater, art, history, children’s museums, and a world-class zoo that will appeal to every taste. Additionally, Greater Omaha has an outstanding educational system of public and private schools. There are numerous universities and colleges, most notably the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University, and the College of Saint Mary’s. In addition to many collegiate sports, Omaha hosts the Olympic Swim Trials, the Olympic Curling Trials, and the NCAA Men’s College World Series; the Omaha Storm Chasers (triple-A minor league baseball) and Union Omaha (USL League One soccer) also call the area home. All of this, combined with a diverse economy with multiple Fortune 500 companies, makes for an extraordinary quality of life.

Nominations, expressions of interest and applications (including cover letter and CV/resume) should be submitted to: Christin Zbylut, Physician Recruitment, View email address on apply.placed-app.com or View phone number on apply.placed-app.com. All replies will be treated with confidentiality.