Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physician

NEW Opportunity- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care

The Driscoll Health System is recruiting a Board Certified/Board Eligible Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physician. Currently, the group consists of six Board Certified Pediatric Critical Care Physicians. The ideal candidate, MD/DO, will be dual boarded by the American Board of Pediatric Critical Care and Pediatric Cardiology or completed additional fellowship training in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. Candidates must have extensive expertise in post-operative management of complex and congenital heart patients. The pediatric critical care unit provides a comprehensive range of services, including ECMO, high frequency ventilation, and CRRT. Our NEW Pavilion which opened in October 2024 has 35 dedicated CICU beds, 2 new CV ORs, and 2 new Cath labs. In 2023 we had 544 Cardiac admissions to the PICU and 193 CV surgical cases.

Successful applicants will enjoy a highly competitive compensation package, medical, dental, and vision, disability and life insurance, excellent retirement plans, generous paid vacation days, paid holidays, paid CME and malpractice insurance.

About Driscoll Children’s Hospital

Driscoll Children’s Hospital is a 243-bed pediatric tertiary care center with more than 30 medical and surgical specialties offering care throughout South Texas, including Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley, Victoria, and Laredo. Through the vision and generosity of its founder, Clara Driscoll, Driscoll Children’s Hospital opened in 1953, becoming the first, and remains the only, free-standing children’s hospital in South Texas. In 2019, Driscoll had over 141,000 patient visits, including over 46,000 patients seen at South Texas’ first emergency room created exclusively for children.

About Corpus Christi, Texas

Corpus Christi, Texas is a wonderful place to work, live, and play! It is a dynamic coastal city that offers great schools, K- 12 (five independent school districts within the city) and higher education, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College, and Coastal Bend College. The cost of living is low and there is no state income tax. Corpus Christi is currently ranked as one of the most affordable places to buy a home in the USA. The mild climate allows for year-round outdoor fun. Enjoy the beaches, parks, hiking/biking trails, shopping, dining, festivals, sporting events and more.

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