Physician, Pediatrician, Critical Care Physician

Division of Critical Care in the Department of Pediatrics

at The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and

Position Description

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Campus and Oklahoma Children’s OU Health is seeking candidates for a faculty position in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
. The applicant should be board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric critical care with significant experience or additional training in cardiac critical care or be board-certified or board-eligible in pediatric cardiology with additional training in pediatric critical care.

Our providers participate in clinical teaching of critical care fellows, pediatric residents and medical students, and they support the teaching and clinical research missions of the division and department. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to patient care, research, and trainee education. Formal educational opportunities in the college of medicine are available for interested faculty. The applicant will have a faculty title in the College of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma and work clinically at Oklahoma Children’s OU Health.

Qualified candidates will join a high-performing team consisting of physicians and advanced practice providers, with a reputation for excellent outcomes and quality-driven care. The cardiac surgery team performs 500 surgical cases a year with 275 pump cases. In addition, they do almost 500 interventional and electrophysiology procedures per year.

The Heart Center at Oklahoma Children’s is expanding to a new $320 million dollar free-standing pediatric heart care facility. Incoming physicians will have the unique opportunity to be part of the growth of Oklahoma’s only advanced, comprehensive pediatric cardiac program. Our current 25-bed CICU will expand to 32-bed post-operative CICU with an additional 32 beds for a neonatal CICU and medical CICU in late 2029 with the opening of the new heart center.

The CICU provides a full spectrum of pediatric cardiac intensive care, including ventricular assist devices, ECMO and pediatric heart transplant.

As an Oklahoma Children’s employed physician, a successful applicant is offered the following:

• Highly competitive guaranteed base salary
• Patient safety, quality, and experience incentive plan
• Flexible schedule that allows for excellent work life balance
• Relocation assistance
• CME and travel allowance
• A benefit package that includes but is not limited to 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, 457(b) Deferred Compensation plan, short- and long-term disability, malpractice, life and AD&D insurance.

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