Job Opening for Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist,
Cardiac Critical Care Unit
Connecticut Children’s Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut.
Why a Great Place to Work:
Connecticut Children’s is the only health system in Connecticut that is 100% dedicated to children. Our breakthrough research, superior education and training, innovative community partnerships, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion provide a welcoming and inspiring environment for our patients, families and team members.
At Connecticut Children’s Heart Center, we treat patients with cardiac conditions ranging from fetal to adult congenital ages. As a leading children’s health system experiencing steady growth, we’re excited to expand our team with exceptional team members who share our vision of transforming children’s health and well-being as one team.
Qualifications:
- Candidate should be dual-boarded/board eligible in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Cardiology or Pediatric Critical Care medicine with 1 year advanced training in Cardiac Critical Care or Pediatric Cardiology with an additional year in CVICU/ CICU.
Responsibilities
Candidate should have the ability to lead a diverse group, to work with hospital and academic department partners using a collaborative approach, success in promoting scholarship and funding, and the ability to mentor young faculty
- Clinical responsibilities: Will include clinical time in the CVICU, working with multidisciplinary team, be part of team developing and implementation of care protocols.
- Will be encouraged to actively participate in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program.
- Educational responsibilities: Will include supervision, instruction, and mentoring of pediatric residents, and medical students, as well as dedicated CVICU advanced practice providers
- Research: Clinical research opportunities, development of research programs.
- Candidates will be strongly encouraged to initiate and/or be part of ongoing QI projects.
Future direction for Congenital Heart Program at Connecticut Children's Hospital (depending on interest) :
Candidate may choose to actively help support and develop
- Step down unit /intermediate unit to help provide continued safe care to cardiac patients in collaboration with the inpatient cardiologist team.
- Advanced heart failure
- Pediatric pulmonary hypertension.
- A ventricular assist device and heart transplant program.
- Neurodevelopment in patients with congenital cardiac disease and advanced technologies.
Living in Connecticut
Located in the state’s capitol city of Hartford, Connecticut Children’s is part of a dynamic metropolitan area that features a variety of amenities and attractions, including world-class dining options and a burgeoning entertainment scene.
The cities and towns surrounding Hartford offer some of the best public schools in Connecticut. Of course, Connecticut Children’s is an asset for the area too, as the state’s only freestanding children’s hospital, a teaching hospital affiliated with the University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine and a leading research facility that is dedicated to caring for children and families.
Transportation in the Hartford area is convenient, with Bradley International Airport just miles from the city and an Amtrak train station in downtown Hartford.
Connecticut, home to the championship-winning UConn Huskies, offers a unique New England lifestyle that allows residents to enjoy outdoor activities year-round. Hartford is centrally located between New York City and Boston, a two hour drive from both cities and even closer to tourist hotspots such as Mystic Seaport and Newport, Rhode Island.
Connecticut’s shoreline boasts beautiful beaches and award-winning lobster shacks while central Connecticut is home to many historical sites, theaters, restaurants and museums. Throughout the state, bike and walking trails wind through Connecticut’s picturesque landscape.
Going Above and Beyond Imagination for Kids
Our new, eight-story clinical tower, opening December 2, 2025, is a milestone that reaffirms our vision of transforming children’s health and well-being as One Team. And this milestone sets a new standard for innovation, access and clinical excellence.
These efforts are so much more than bricks and mortar—they are about the innovation, new programs and care we will continue to provide as we work toward our vision of transforming children's health and well-being as one team. Here, healing happens everywhere: inside and out.
At Connecticut Children’s, treating children isn’t just our job – it’s our passion. As a leading children’s health system experiencing steady growth, we’re excited to expand our team with exceptional team members who share our vision of transforming children’s health and well-being as one team.
Please feel free to reach out for details and any further questions. Apply to Job Posting on CCMC careers (Job ID: 3912)
Contact: Monika Gupta, Medical Director, CVICU
Email: mgupta@connecticutchildrens.org
Mobile phone: 8562980538.