Critical Care Physician

CHOC Specialists is seeking a full-time Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist to join our growing team. Responsibilities include providing quality care to pediatric cardiac ICU patients from birth to young adulthood. Our service is exclusively inpatient with shared rotating night and weekend call. Opportunities in research, advocacy, palliative care, quality improvement, informatics, fellowship education and administrative activities are available and encouraged. We are a primary teaching location for the University of California, Irvine.

The ideal candidate will be fellowship trained and board certified/board eligible in pediatric critical care and pediatric cardiology and be eligible for a California medical license. We will also consider candidates who are fellowship trained and board certified/board eligible in pediatric critical care with significant cardiac ICU experience or with a fourth year of dedicated cardiac ICU training.

CHOC Specialists, a private pediatric subspecialty group, is composed of more than 350 physicians and advance practice providers within 26 pediatric subspecialties. This group practices at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), a premier healthcare system based in Orange County, Calif. Named one of the best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report (2023-2024), CHOC is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients. Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, CHOC’s regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo, several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence - The CHOC Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopaedic and Hyundai Cancer Institutes.

In 2023, CHOC began a unique collaboration with UCLA Health that will enhance access to world-class pediatric cardiac and cardiothoracic care for children and their families across Southern California. Our joint pediatric heart program, led by Dr. Glen Van Arsdell, will become a leading destination for diagnosing and treating the full spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease. Together, we will help attract the nation’s top experts, while retaining the leading physicians and staff at both of our institutions. We will also partner to advance innovation, research and education.

CHOC earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children’s hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence. Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, CHOC’s CVICU earned the Beacon Award for Excellence in 2022. CHOC is also an ELSO Platinum Center of Excellence.

Orange County, California is famous for its warm climate, with average temperatures of over 70 degrees throughout the entire year. Orange County boasts unbeatable entertainment, shopping and attractions, with beautiful beaches, mountains and the desert all within short driving distance.

We offer an excellent benefits package including competitive compensation, CME allowance, comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans and a 401k Retirement Plan with an employer contribution independent of a salary deduction.