Children’s Mercy Kansas City is currently seeking certified/board eligible general pediatricians to join the Division of Critical Care. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit is currently a 41 bed combined intensive care unit with plans to expand to 43 beds in the fall of 2021. The hospitalist will join one of 3 intensivist led teams and be responsible for the direct provision of clinical care to include assessment, diagnosis, as well as implementation and coordination of the care plan. Night call responsibilities will be supported by 24/7 in house attending intensivist presence. Admitting greater 2,500 patients annually, the Division cares for high acuity and high complexity patients with a variety of diagnosis that include acute respiratory failure, sepsis, acute kidney injury, trauma, neurocritical care diagnoses, solid organ transplantation, and bone marrow transplantation. In addition to the provision of common critical care therapies, the ICU has an active extracorporeal therapy program with access to continuous renal replacement therapy, apheresis, ventricular assist devices, and an ECMO program that commonly exceeds 30 cases annually. The ideal candidate will have had training or experience in a similar intensive care environment, function well in a high volume/high acuity situations, and demonstrate an ability for effective collaboration in our multi-professional team model of care. The hospitalist will also have an opportunity to engage in academic activities such as quality and process improvement initiatives within the ICU, educational and professional development opportunities, and engagement with the many trainees that comprise our clinical and academic environment.

For more information about our opportunities, please contact us at 866-264-4652 (866-CMH-inKC), or please submit CV and cover letter to: https://faculty-childrensmercykc.icims.com/jobs/13799/job

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is an independent, non-profit, 366-bed pediatric health system, providing half a million patient encounters each year for children from across the country. Children’s Mercy is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in all 10 specialties, and as one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals”. We have received Magnet® recognition five times for excellence in nursing services. In affiliation with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, our medical staff of more than 750 pediatric specialists and researchers is actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and educating the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists. The Children’s Mercy Research Institute recently completed construction on a new 9 story research building that includes wet and dry labs. For more information about Children’s Mercy Kansas City and about Kansas City itself, visit http://www.childrensmercy.org Kansas City is a thriving cultural and economic city with more than 2 million residents. Our city’s long list of attractions includes world class museums, a vibrant arts scene, professional sports, superb shopping, great jazz clubs, and the best places to enjoy barbeque! The city offers low cost-of-living, excellent commute times, and a vibrant downtown, eight-block dining, entertainment and shopping district. Kansas City offers excellent opportunities for both public and private school venues and is home to several colleges and universities. It’s a community with a heart – friendly, easy-going and forward-thinking – a great place to live and pursue a career. EEO Employer/Disabled/VET