Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Open Rank

Peds-Wilmington - 412012

01/03/2024

Yes

Permanent Faculty

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - Open Rank

Fixed Term Faculty

FAC0004901

Full-Time Permanent

40

1

North Carolina, US

Dependent on Experience and/or Qualifications

02/05/2024

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.
One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

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 University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine seeks a clinical faculty member to join our Pediatric Critical Care team at the large regional campus in Wilmington, NC.
This multi-specialty academic practice and children’s hospital is part of an innovative partnership between UNC and Novant Health to provide specialty care to children from southeastern and coastal NC communities. The Novant Health – New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NH-NHRMC) facility and Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital is a full spectrum community-based children’s hospital that serves as the tertiary care children’s hospital for southeastern NC.
This is a clinically focused position with a strong connection to a large academic group and a quaternary children’s hospital. Candidates must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and will join three other full-time intensivists along with additional per diem providers. This is a Open Rank, full-time, fixed-term faculty position, but salary benchmarks will be at private/community levels. Clinical time is spent providing direct care in our 8-bed Critical Care unit. The unit operates as a closed unit for trauma or surgical admissions. The unit is staffed and supported by nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists with pediatric and neonatal Critical Care expertise. In addition to advanced respiratory support modalities such as the use of conventional and non-conventional modes of ventilation (e.g.-high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and nitric oxide), complex medical and surgical diagnoses are supported by the multiple pediatric subspecialties in Wilmington and Chapel Hill, including board-certified pediatric surgeons and pediatric anesthesia – allowing for the ability to perform complex surgeries and recovery in the NH-NHRMC PICU.
At NH-NHRMC, there are approximately 2700 total inpatient admissions and 4200 deliveries per year, with referrals from multiple other centers in our region, including a catchment area of approximately 200,000 children. The hospital serves as a regional trauma referral center. The consultative specialties offer full spectrum specialty care, including neonatology, cardiology, neurology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and other related specialties. There are over seventy children’s specialists, faculty and advanced practice providers at this regional campus. In addition to the PICU, there is an eighteen-bed pediatric acute care floor and 45 bed Level III NICU. This campus will have ongoing clinical expansion, and the UNC School of Medicine campus here is also growing, with up to 60 medical students located here for 3rd and 4th years. The UNC-NH partnership is also making significant investments in research at the Wilmington campus.
Wilmington, NC, is a charming coastal city of ~280,000 people located between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean in the southeastern corner of North Carolina. It is a popular destination because of its moderate, four-season climate, historic preservation district, annual cultural events, and numerous championship golf courses. The historic downtown offers a 1.75-mile River Walk, and the nearby Wrightsville, Carolina, and Kure Beaches are all within half-hour drives from downtown Wilmington.

Education:
* Doctorate: MD or DO
* Pediatrics residency in an accredited program
License/Certifications:
* Board-certified/eligible Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

This full-time faculty position will be committed to patient care, contributions to education, and research encouraged but not required. An interest in program development also encouraged.

Not Applicable.