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The Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of the University of Southern California (USC) and the Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine,Division of Critical Care Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), are actively seeking a full time Pediatric Intensivist for the position of Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Clinician Educator).

Position Description

We are seeking a pediatric intensivist to join our faculty in providing care at our 24 bed PICU at CHLA. The role includes in-house coverage 24/7 a few days a month. The successful candidate will have impeccable clinical and interpersonal skills, and the experience or potential for significant scholarly contributions, either in research, quality improvement or education.

Requirements:

Board certification

Board Certified in Pediatrics

Board Certified or Eligible in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Licensure
Must be licensed (or be eligible for medical licensure) in the State of California.

DEA license with California address required within 1 month of hire date

Experience

Minimum – Completion of Pediatric Critical Care fellowship preferably at a large, complex academic children’s hospital or academic medical center. Preferred prior experience as an Attending in a large academic children’s hospital but not required. 

Department Description

The division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine resides academically in the Department of Pediatrics at KSOM.

At CHLA, the division sits within the Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine (ACCM). As a department, ACCM has a broad impact on children admitted to CHLA from the operating room to the pediatric and cardiothoracic intensive care units and sedation unit, as well  pain management and palliative care. Together, the department’s clinical impact is far-reaching with annual case rates of:

• 23,000 anesthesia cases
  (includes main operating room, cardiac interventions, ambulatory surgery center, radiology and interventional radiology with 30% of MRIs and 60% of IR cases under general anesthesia)
  
• 2,700 intensive care unit admissions
  (includes pediatric critical care, pediatric cardiac critical care and pediatric neurocritical care)
  
• 12,300 pain medicine patient encounters
  (includes care for acute pain, chronic pain—which is unique in southern California, and innovative therapies that include psychotherapy, biofeedback, acupuncture, virtual reality and massage)
  
• 3,600 palliative care patient encounters
  (includes support of patients and families with complex, critical and/or life-threatening disease, incorporates collaboration with every major medical and surgical service, assures complex coordination with hospice and home health agencies and recently implemented telehealth)

The core pillars of research strength in ACCM currently are in respiratory physiology, informatics, outcomes and participation in multicenter clinical trials. The department operates the largest training program at CHLA, teaching nearly 250 trainees per year, including residents, student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNA), and anesthesia technicians who rotate from other schools (University of Southern California, University of California Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente, and others).

Programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) include:

Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

• Duration: 3-year program
  • 15 approved fellowship positions

Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship

• Duration: 1-year program
  • 12 approved fellowship positions

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

• Duration: 1-year program
  • 2 approved fellowship positions

Pain Medicine Fellowship

• Duration: 1-year program
  • 2 approved fellowship positions

Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship

• Duration: 1-year program
  • 3 approved fellowship positions

Non-ACGME-accredited programs include:

Cardiac Critical Care Fellowship

• Duration: 1-year program
  • 2 approved fellowship positions

For more information, please visit: https://www.chla.org/anesthesiology-critical-care

Contact:

Rosie Zesati, MAM, C-TAGME

Administrator, Medical Education and Professional Development

rzesati@chla.usc.edu

Academic appointment through USC Keck School of Medicine is available at a level appropriate to training and experience.

The annual base salary range for this position is $-$.  When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.