Director, Chronic Critical Illness & Post-ICU Recovery

The Critical Care Center in the Integrated Hospital Care Institute at the Cleveland Clinic is launching a national search to recruit mid-career or senior critical care attending physicians with an opportunity to lead our recently launched Program for Chronic Critical Illness and Recovery . The position provides unique opportunities to work with a large and outstanding multidisciplinary team and to collaborate with clinician from different services in cardiovascular, medical, neuro and neurosurgical, pulmonary, and surgical ICUs across the health system. Overview: The Department is one of the largest in the United States and is committed to outstanding patient care, research and education. We are a system-wide department with over 110 full-time and part-time staff physicians, 55 critical care advanced practice providers, 9 ICU Clinical Associates and 36 fellows in two tracks: critical care track and pulmonary/critical care track. The department provides high quality medical, cardiac, surgical, and cardiovascular critical care across 11 hospitals in Northeast Ohio with over 200 ICU beds including the 64 bed Medical Intensive Care Unit on Cleveland Clinic main campus. As a national leader in innovative healthcare delivery, education and research, the Cleveland Clinic serves as an excellent opportunity for candidates with clinical excellence and strong prior leadership and program development experiences with expertise and career track records in chronic critical illness and recovery to lead the program to: Grow a multidisciplinary team across the Cleveland Clinic Health system with expertise and focus in chronic critical illness and post-ICU care including long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH) Develop and implement system-wide protocols and best practices for identifying and managing patients with chronic critical illness and roadmaps for recovery and disposition; Develop and implement curriculum for the training and education of staff physicians, fellows, advance practice providers, nurses and respiratory therapists; Grow clinical research, multicenter trials, and translational research in this important and rapidly growing filed. We invite highly qualified candidates in Critical Care Medicine who are committed to excellence in patient care, innovation, academic medicine and program development to join an outstanding team in leading our enterprise to further transform healthcare delivery regionally, nationally and internationally. A faculty appointment at a rank commensurate with academic accomplishments is available at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Cleveland Clinic physicians enjoy a collegial work environment within the framework of a large group practice, with a competitive salary enhanced by a very attractive benefits package. Hassan Khouli, M.D., Director, Critical Care Center in the Integrated Hospital Care Institute Cleveland Clinic is recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care. 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Cleveland Clinic is a 6,690-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 23 hospitals, more than 270 outpatient facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2025, there were 15.9 million total outpatient visits, 343,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 336,000 surgical cases throughout Cleveland Clinic's health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 185 countries. Any application submitted without a CV will delay the review process Please be advised that all information entered in your application will only be shared with Cleveland Clinic and will not be distributed to third parties. About The Community Cleveland is part of Northeast Ohio which is composed of six metropolitan areas. Each of them provides affordable real estate, excellent schools, safe communities as well as an abundance of outdoor activities. 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You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption. Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer . The salary range displayed in this job posting reflects the anticipated salary range for new physicians hired into full-time (100% FTE) positions. This range is generally aligned with or below the 50th percentile of nationally recognized compensation benchmarks by specialty. A successful candidate's actual compensation will be determined in accordance with fair market value, considering factors such as professional experience, clinical expertise, board certification, work history, and FTE. This stated range excludes the value of Cleveland Clinic's comprehensive benefits package, which includes healthcare, dental, vision, retirement, and other offerings. Learn More About Cleveland Clinic About Cleveland Clinic Living in Cleveland Take a Tour Pay Range Minimum salary: $375,250 Maximum salary: $537,000 #J-18808-Ljbffr Cleveland Clinic