OU Health with the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, OK is currently recruiting a BE/BC pediatric cardiac intensivist. Full-time positions are offered for experienced as well as recent fellowship graduates. The candidate will join the division of Pediatric Critical Care with 9 cardiac intensivists and 10 general intensivists. The position is open to persons with either a background in cardiology or critical care along with the 4th year fellowship in CICU. The cardiac ICU is part of the Heart Center at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health. The unit is 25 beds but is expanding to add a 10 bed step-down unit. In addition to the CICU faculty, the unit is covered by 2 cardiac surgeons and 17 cardiologists.
Faculty responsibilities include patient care, supervision and education of residents, fellows, medical students and advanced practice providers. Career opportunities exist in research, medical education or administration.
The Heart Center program at OU Children’s Hospital OU Health in Oklahoma City, OK is the only comprehensive heart center in the state of Oklahoma and has been recognized in US News as one of the top 50 programs in the country for the last three consecutive years. The heart center has excellent subspecialty services with advanced imaging center, cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology and heart failure VAD and transplant. Our center performs more than 500 surgical cases annually with excellent outcomes reported through the national STS database.
At OU Health, we take pride in serving Oklahoma as a destination of choice for treating severe and life-threatening conditions that are best served in an academic learning environment. OU Health has access to a variety of care options, including advanced technology and experts who can provide industry-leading healthcare.
OU Health is uniquely positioned as Oklahoma's flagship academic health system. We lead with compassion, civility, caring, curiosity, belonging, and inclusion. Exemplifying the OU Health Way values is vital to our culture and allows our team members to be their authentic selves both personally and professionally.
Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health is the state's only comprehensive children's hospital. A regional referral center for the state, high-risk prenatal care, delivery and obstetric emergency care are offered under the same roof as Oklahoma’s most comprehensive Level IV neonatal intensive care unit. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital is also home to the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in Oklahoma City. From advanced surgical services to general pediatrics, oncology care and more, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital provides leading research and treatments through hospital-based and outpatient services.
Oklahoma City is a wonderful place to work and live, offering abundant cultural and recreational activities, sports venues (including the Oklahoma City Thunder), excellent schools, a variety of affordable housing and cost of living consistently ranked below the national average. The region offers everything one would look for in a modern metropolitan community and does so without high costs or traffic congestion. With 300 days of sunshine annually, OKC is distinctly livable city with a rich quality of life.
To confidentially learn more, please contact:
Christine Allen, M.D.
405-271-5211
Section Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine