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The University of Chicago\'s Department of Pediatrics, Section of
Critical Care is searching for full-time faculty members at any rank.
The appointees will provide clinical coverage for the Comer Children\'s
Hospital PICU and Pediatric Sedation Service. Other duties will include
teaching and supervision of trainees and students. Academic rank and
compensation (including a generous package of fringe benefits) are
dependent upon qualifications.
The Section of Pediatric Critical Care has 16 full-time faculty members,
a fully accredited fellowship program, and a 30 bed PICU. The Section
also runs the Pediatric Sedation and Palliative Care Services. Faculty
members are actively involved in research, quality improvement, and
medical education initiatives. The PICU has approximately 1,600 annual
admissions with continued annual increase in volume over the past 5
years. The University of Chicago is the only Level I Pediatric Trauma
Center on the South Side of Chicago, and the hospital is designated a
Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a national
honor that recognizes nursing excellence. Additionally, we are an
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Center of Excellence at
the Gold Level.
Prior to the start of employment, qualified applicants must: 1) have a
medical doctorate or equivalent, 2) be Board Certified/Board Eligible in
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 3) be eligible for permanent medical
licensure in the State of Illinois, and 4) have cared for complex and
critically ill infants, children, and adolescents during the past five
years.
We especially welcome applicants with an academic interest and/or
potential to conduct research-based programs in a field relevant to
neurocritical care, resuscitation and simulation, informatics, quality
improvement science and scholarship, and/or policy-based interventions.
To be considered, those interested must apply through The University of
Chicago\'s Academic Recruitment job board, which uses Interfolio to
accept applications: http://apply.interfolio.com/158887. Applicants must
upload a CV including bibliography and cover letter. Review of
applications ends when the positions are filled.
For instructions on the Interfolio application process, please visit
http://tiny.cc/InterfolioHelp.