Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, is currently recruiting a Director of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. 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. The hospital is embarking on transformational programmatic and physical growth to address our local, regional, national and global patient care. The hospital has a Level IV Regional NICU, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, Specialized Clinical Pediatric Services, and 24/7 Pediatric Intensivists. We have 50+ Specialty Clinics, 200+ Specialists, 14 Satellite Offices, multiple Pediatric Fellowship programs, and is Magnet Certified. Our new campus expansion plans include an additional 100 beds to the existing 145, expansion to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Fetal Care Center and Fetal Surgery, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Center including dedicated intensive care, Short-Stay Observation Unit, Emergency Department, and Surgical Services. The expansion will also provide new facilities to support education and clinical and outcomes research.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Cardiac Critical Care direction of Children’s new Heart Center. The director will provide medical direction and leadership to promote high quality care delivered to all cardiac patients. This individual will partner with leadership from CT Surgery, Cardiology, Critical Care, Nursing, and administration to lead efforts in quality improvement, quality assurance, and development/implementation of clinical programs within the Heart Center. We seek an experienced, skilled individual with Board certification in pediatric cardiology and pediatric critical care. The Heart Center will accommodate 32 patients. The current faculty consists of 3 cardiac surgeons, 15 cardiologists, and 11 intensivists. This individual will be instrumental in the recruitment and mentorship of cardiac critical care faculty. The Children’s Hospital’s growth and transformation creates opportunity for innovation, education, and research. The Child Health Research Institute has been established and will provide start-up funding and infrastructure for clinical, basic science, or translational research. We seek individuals with strong emotional and social intelligence. Successful candidates will hold a faculty appointment at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine.

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Nominations, expressions of interest and applications (including cover letter and CV/resume) should be submitted to: Geralyn Azizkhan, Director, Physician and Faculty Affairs, gazizkhan@childrensomaha.org or 402.955.6585. Cell: 402.979.3103. All replies will be treated with confidentiality.