The Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the University of Utah School of Medicine has several openings for Pediatric Intensivists in Billings, Montana. The Pediatric Intensivist will join the faculty in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Clinical responsibilities will center on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at St. Vincent’s Hospital located in Billings, Montana, and will include covering the pediatric ward patients during weekday hours. The Intensivist will also share in unrestricted nighttime call for pediatric intensive care patients. The Pediatric Intensivist will have the opportunity to travel to Salt Lake City to do clinical time (2-3 weeks) in the PICU at Primary Children’s Hospital (PCH); services may also be provided at PCH via telemedicine. As part of the academic appointment, there is an expectation for scholarly work outside of clinical service, including education, investigation, administration/service, and advocacy.
The PICU at St. Vincent’s hospital services a large geographic area including the city of Billings, as well as communities across Montana and surrounding states. The PICU at St Vincent’s Hospital is a 5-bed unit with an adjoining pediatric ward consisting of 11 beds. The PICU is staffed with Board Certified critical care pediatricians. The pediatric ward is staffed with pediatric hospitalists and community pediatricians. The clinical services provided span modalities of life-sustaining therapy, including mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring and support.
Qualified candidates must be Board Qualified/Board Certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. Selected candidates will receive a faculty appointment in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, on the Clinical or Tenure track at the academic level commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The Department of Pediatrics and University of Utah offer a competitive salary and an unmatched benefits program, including non-contributory retirement contributions of 20.2% of annual salary that vest immediately. The Department offers a faculty development and mentoring program designed to foster success in translational or basic research, quality improvement engagement, and excellence as educators.
Once physicians come to Billings for an onsite interview, they fall in love with the beauty and are surprised by all Montana has to offer. With 300 plus days of sunshine and 12 different ski hills, it’s a wonderful place to live and work. Billings offers easy access to anything from fabulous restaurants to quintessential mountain hiking. Billings is a family-friendly community with a variety of school options including Montessori schools, parochial schools and a praiseworthy public school system. Billings is proud to boast a traveler friendly international airport in a safe city with very little traffic. Montana offers amazing views, adventure, and landscape that are incomparable to anything in the U.S.
Interested individuals can apply at https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/125596. Cover letter and curriculum vitae will be required. For additional information, please contact Jill Sweney, M.D., Interim Division Chief at
[email protected].
The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) is a patient focused center distinguished by collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. The U of U Health values candidates who are committed to fostering and furthering the culture of compassion, collaboration, innovation, accountability, diversity, integrity, quality, and trust that is integral to our mission.
