Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a skilled pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist committed to patient care and resident and fellow education. Applicant must have additional training or work experience in congenital cardiac anesthesia. The UNC Hospitals is a busy quaternary care medical center that, through the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, provides over 12,000 anesthetics per year to the children of North Carolina and surrounding states. North Carolina Children's Hospital has a 20 bed multidisciplinary PICU with dedicated Pediatric Cardiac ICU ( PCICU) capacity and medical direction. The PICU and PCICU admit over 12,000 patients per year and supports an active pediatric cardiothoracic surgery program as well as pediatric ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), burn, trauma, solid organ and bone marrow transplantation programs. The Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology currently consists of 16 pediatric anesthesiologists. The division maintains a fully-accredited Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship program. Please note that the start date for this position is somewhat flexible.

Requires a medical degree (MD, DO or equivalent). Must have completed an ACGME accredited Anesthesiology Residency program (by the anticipated start date) and be ABA certified or eligible. Candidates must be eligible for licensure in North Carolina.

Preference for individuals who have experience working in an academic setting, teaching graduate level learners (interns, residents, fellows), working in a team which includes CRNAs and collaborating with other services.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.