Opportunity Criteria
Pediatric Intensivist (PICU) - Full-time
In this role, it is necessary to demonstrate sensitivity, knowledge and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, gender, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Hennepin Healthcare, Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Pediatric Intensivist to join the clinical team. This full time position offers a competitive salary and retirement benefit program. The position includes patient care responsibilities in our state of the art, 9-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. The PICU is located within a large Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma center, Burn center and safety net hospital in downtown Minneapolis with a mission to provide exceptional care without exception. In addition to comprehensive care for critically ill patients in the PICU, duties include providing consultative services to pediatric patients in the burn unit, pediatric sedation services, and pediatric emergency response team services. Additional inpatient pediatric units include the mother-baby unit, neonatal ICU, and pediatric medical/surgical wards. We provide expert multi-disciplinary care to pediatric patients with life-threatening, complex medical conditions and supports a patient/family-centered culture. We seek an individual to become a team member of our small, professional and dedicated staff of pediatric intensivists, supported by an amazing group of nursing professionals and additional sub-specialties. The department of pediatrics faculty includes hospitalists, neonatologists, primary care physicians, infectious disease, pulmonary, and neurology subspecialists, in addition to surgical, rehab, and pediatric child life staff. We provide acute critical care services as a trauma referral center for the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, through transfers, direct emergency department access and directs admissions.
Hennepin Healthcare Systems prides itself on being an outstanding teaching institution, and we have the opportunity to turn out the best “next” groups of physicians, through medical student, resident and fellow education in support of this mission. Academic appointment to the University of Minnesota is included in this position.
RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:
- Provides comprehensive care for seriously ill newborns, infants, children, adolescents and young adults or those needing a high-level monitoring in a pediatric intensive care unit
- Supervises medical students, residents, and fellows in clinical setting
- Participates in education of medical students, residents and fellows
- Provides moderate and deep sedation services for pediatric patients throughout the hospital, including outpatient, radiology and burn
- Provides consultative, co-management comprehensive care for infants, children and adolescents in the pediatric burn unit
- Provides emergency response for patients with cardiac arrest, need for stabilization, or acute care needs throughout the hospital as emergency response team members (RRT, Code Team, Trauma Team)
- Engages in quality improvement and research projects through the unit as requested by trauma service, medical director, or nursing directors
- Participates in departmental meetings, division activities, and conferences
- Provide care that is family centered and equitable
Minimum Qualifications
- Current (or eligibility for) license to practice medicine in the State of Minnesota
- BC/BE in Pediatric Critical Care by time of hire
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience and interest in quality improvement, research and teaching
- Experience with care of the pediatric surgical, trauma, and burn patients
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities
About Hennepin Healthcare Systems
TOTAL REWARDS PACKAGE - PROVIDERS
- We offer a competitive compensation plan based on your skills and experience/training related to this position, and internal equity.
- We provide an extensive benefits program that includes: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance; Life, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance; Retirement Funds; Paid Time Off; Tuition Reimbursement; License and Certification Reimbursement, Annual Business Expense Account dollars (available only for benefit eligible positions). Professional Liability Coverage is provided at all FTE levels. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Hennepin Healthcare is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
- Our Office of Professional Worklife and other institutional supports are available to help with your sense of wellness; it is our firm belief that we must attend to our own well-being before we can care for others.
We believe equity is essential for optimal health outcomes and are committed to achieve optimal health for all by actively eliminating barriers due to racism, poverty, gender identity, and other determinants of health. We are deeply committed to the goals of health equity and antiracism by teaching and working in an environment characterized by celebrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We partner with our community, our patients, and their families to ensure access to outstanding care for everyone while improving health and wellness through teaching, patient and community education, and research (learn more here). Hennepin Healthcare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer: applicants from diverse backgrounds or historically under-resourced communities are especially encouraged to apply.
Hennepin Healthcare (a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County) is a public, integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 473-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Hennepin County. We partner with our community, our patients, and their families to ensure access to outstanding care for everyone while improving health and wellness through teaching, patient and community education, and research.
Offers of employment from Hennepin Healthcare are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background checks and pre-employment requirements. Positions at Hennepin Healthcare are credentialed through the Office of the Medical Staff according to their policies.
About Minneapolis and the Twin Cities metro area
Minneapolis and Saint Paul make up the Twin Cities with a major metropolitan population of over three million. Minneapolis is the City of Parks and Lakes boasting top placement nationally as a bike-friendly city. Built around the Mississippi River, the Twin Cities have become an educational, cultural, recreational and business destination.
Minnesota regularly sits in the top 10 states of Medscape's best place to practice medicine list due to factors such as teamwork with Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants, great cost of living, healthy patient population and abundant recreation opportunities. Part of the 14th largest metropolitan city in the United States, Minneapolis offers an exceptional quality of life to all its residents. This beautiful Upper Midwest region, considered a city by nature, is an outdoor enthusiast’s dream.
- Enjoy a metropolitan area with natural landscapes every six blocks
- An extremely active community of artists, musicians, foodies, dancers, runners, and bikers
- A place to put away your phone and enjoy family-friendly events year-round
- Ranked as the #3 fittest city in the U.S., Minneapolis offers resources that support healthy living
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Hennepin Heathcare System
- 701 Park Avenue Minneapolis MN 55415
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