Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care - Driscoll Children's Hospital
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NEW Opportunity- Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
Driscoll Children's Hospital – Heart Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, is recruiting an experienced leader with a commitment to excellence to serve as Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care. The ideal candidate, MD/DO, will be dual boarded by the American Board of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Cardiology and have at least five (5) years of post-fellowship experience in pediatric cardiac critical care and proven history in a leadership role with vision and strategic planning.
The Driscoll Heart Center team includes inpatient and outpatient cardiologists specializing in Echo, Fetal, CMR, Imaging, electrophysiology, interventional cardiology, congenital cardiac surgeons, cardiac anesthesiologists, and intensivists. As a result of our rapid growth and expansion the CICU will increase to 34 dedicated beds in the next eighteen months.
Successful applicants will enjoy a highly competitive compensation package, sign-on bonus, comprehensive medical benefits, disability and life insurance, retirement plans, generous paid vacation days, paid holidays, CME allowance & days off, and malpractice insurance.
About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Driscoll Children’s Hospital is a 243-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric specialists representing 32 medical and 13 surgical specialties offering care throughout South Texas, including Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley, Victoria, and Laredo. The hospital remains the only, free-standing children’s hospital in South Texas with the first emergency room created specifically for pediatrics. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric services including NICU, PICU, and more than 40 pediatric subspecialists. Driscoll Children’s Hospital maintains a teaching affiliation with Texas A&M University Health Science Center and has a pediatric residency (45 plus residents).
About Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas is a wonderful place to work, live and play! It is a dynamic coastal city that offers great schools, K- 12 (five independent school districts within the city) and higher education, Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi and Del Mar College and Coastal Bend College. The cost of living is low and there is no state income tax. Corpus Christi is currently ranked as one of the most affordable places to buy a home in the USA. The mild climate allows for year-round outdoor fun. Enjoy miles of beaches, parks, hiking/biking trails, shopping, dining, festivals, sporting events and more.
