Children’s Nebraska

PICU Type: Multidisciplinary Cardiothoracic
Date Posted: August 6, 2025
Contact Phone Number: 402-813-4857
Job Description:

Children’s Nebraska, with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine (UNCOM), is currently recruiting a Division Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. This individual will lead a division with 26 pediatric critical care medicine faculty, including the PICU and Cardiac Critical Care subsections. They will support division members’ professional development, collaborate with faculty throughout the organization on academic and research projects, fulfill customary administrative duties, and share clinical care responsibilities at two sites.  This leader will be responsible for developing and implementing the division’s clinical, educational, research, and advocacy goals and aligning those goals with the institution’s strategic plan.

The successful candidate will be board certified in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine with extensive ICU experience, preferably in a leadership role. Candidates will have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. This individual will have administrative, academic, and clinical practice management experience within a complex, pediatric tertiary care medical center. We seek individuals with strong emotional and social intelligence and a demonstrated ability to connect with others in a meaningful way at all levels of the organization, especially hospital and University leadership.

About our division:

  • Established PCCM fellowship program
  • Robust APP program supporting both the PICU & CICU
  • Provide coverage of the PICU at Nebraska Medicine with 24/7 APP coverage
  • Full-bodied simulation program for all levels of experience
  • Platinum certified ECMO program for 2 cycles in a row

Children’s is a vibrant, free-standing pediatric teaching hospital and Nebraska’s only full-service pediatric specialty health care center focused on extraordinary clinical care, education, clinical and outcomes research, and advocacy. Our 225-bed hospital has a Level IV Regional NICU, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, Specialized Clinical Pediatric Services, and 24/7 Pediatric Intensivists.  We have over 50 specialty clinics, over 250 specialist physicians, 14 satellite offices, multiple pediatric fellowship programs, and are Magnet Certified. Children’s recently opened the Hubbard Center for Children, a state-of-the-art hospital tower that boasts additional inpatient units, new spaces for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Fetal Care Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Care Unit, and Emergency Department, and an expanded peri-operative area. The expansion also provides new facilities to support education and clinical and outcomes research.

Omaha enjoys four distinct seasons and has a population of nearly one million. The people of Omaha make the area truly special; it a safe city where it is easy to enjoy all the amenities of a large metropolitan area while still experiencing the warmth of the Midwest. The area is rich in cultural activities including a professional symphony, ballet, theater, art, history, children’s museums, and a world-class zoo that will appeal to every taste. Additionally, Greater Omaha has an outstanding educational system of public and private schools. There are numerous universities and colleges, most notably the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University, and the College of Saint Mary’s. In addition to many collegiate sports, Omaha hosts the Olympic Swim Trials, the Olympic Curling Trials, and the NCAA Men’s College World Series; the Omaha Storm Chasers (triple-A minor league baseball) and Union Omaha (USL League One soccer) also call the area home. All of this, combined with a diverse economy with multiple Fortune 500 companies, makes for an extraordinary quality of life.

Nominations, expressions of interest and applications (including cover letter and CV/resume) should be submitted to: Christin Zbylut, Physician Recruitment, CZbylut@childrensnebraska.org or 402.813-4857. All replies will be treated with confidentiality.

Last Updated: August 6, 2025