What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cardiac Intensivist position at Nemours?
Job Description
The Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center seeks a full-time Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist to join the Division of Cardiac Critical Care at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.
The ideal candidate should be board certified or eligible in Pediatric Critical Care or Pediatric Cardiology with additional training in cardiac critical care. This position includes an academic appointment at the Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College at a rank commensurate with experience and performance.
Cardiac critical care intensivists are central members to our integrated practice unit comprised of an interdisciplinary team of cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, interventional cardiologists, adult congenital cardiologists, cardiac psychologists, cardiovascular geneticists, advanced practice providers, and cardiac nurses to combine experience and expertise across specialties to deliver the best possible care. Our center is in a dedicated physical plant consisting of a 20-bed cardiac ICU, a 15-bed Inpatient Unit, a Pre- and Post-Procedure Unit, a dedicated cardiac OR and two catheterization labs, all within close proximity to each other.
Nemours Cardiac Center personnel function within a unique organizational structure, which, in addition to providing high value (quality/cost) care, results in a high level of satisfaction for patients, their families and the Center’s health care team. Our program was awarded the highest rating, a Three Star Rating, from Society of Thoracic Surgeons, which recognizes units for their exceptional outcomes. Our hospital is consistently ranked as one of the top Children’s’ hospitals by US News and World Report and in 2024 Nemours cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery program was ranked #8 in the country and serves as a Center of Excellence within the Nemours enterprise.
Nemours Cardiac Center offers a full range of care for nearly every pediatric heart and vascular condition. Our intensivists care for a broad spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease including those requiring complex neonatal cardiac repairs, mechanical support (ECMO, VAD’s), cardiac transplantation, chest and airway surgeries, and innovative lymphatic procedures. Training of pediatric critical care, neonatal and cardiology fellows as well as participation in quality improvement, national registries, and multi-institutional studies through our Center for Cardiovascular Research and Innovation (CCRI) are considered part of our Center’s academic mission to lead the advancement in knowledge and improvement in clinical care and outcomes.
Located in the Northeast corridor, our hospital provides limitless cultural and professional opportunities given its easy access and proximity to major metropolitan areas while being nestled in the Brandywine Valley.
Interested candidates should forward a letter of intent and curriculum vitae to:
Monique M. Gardner, MD
Division Chief, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
Nemours Children’s Hospital
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington DE 19803
Email: monique.gardner@nemours.org
About Us
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .
The Nemours Children’s Cardiac Center seeks a full-time Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist to join the Division of Cardiac Critical Care at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.
The ideal candidate should be board certified or eligible in Pediatric Critical Care or Pediatric Cardiology with additional training in cardiac critical care. This position includes an academic appointment at the Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College at a rank commensurate with experience and performance.
Cardiac critical care intensivists are central members to our integrated practice unit comprised of an interdisciplinary team of cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, interventional cardiologists, adult congenital cardiologists, cardiac psychologists, cardiovascular geneticists, advanced practice providers, and cardiac nurses to combine experience and expertise across specialties to deliver the best possible care. Our center is in a dedicated physical plant consisting of a 20-bed cardiac ICU, a 15-bed Inpatient Unit, a Pre- and Post-Procedure Unit, a dedicated cardiac OR and two catheterization labs, all within close proximity to each other.
Nemours Cardiac Center personnel function within a unique organizational structure, which, in addition to providing high value (quality/cost) care, results in a high level of satisfaction for patients, their families and the Center’s health care team. Our program was awarded the highest rating, a Three Star Rating, from Society of Thoracic Surgeons, which recognizes units for their exceptional outcomes. Our hospital is consistently ranked as one of the top Children’s’ hospitals by US News and World Report and in 2024 Nemours cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery program was ranked #8 in the country and serves as a Center of Excellence within the Nemours enterprise.
Nemours Cardiac Center offers a full range of care for nearly every pediatric heart and vascular condition. Our intensivists care for a broad spectrum of congenital and acquired heart disease including those requiring complex neonatal cardiac repairs, mechanical support (ECMO, VAD’s), cardiac transplantation, chest and airway surgeries, and innovative lymphatic procedures. Training of pediatric critical care, neonatal and cardiology fellows as well as participation in quality improvement, national registries, and multi-institutional studies through our Center for Cardiovascular Research and Innovation (CCRI) are considered part of our Center’s academic mission to lead the advancement in knowledge and improvement in clinical care and outcomes.
Located in the Northeast corridor, our hospital provides limitless cultural and professional opportunities given its easy access and proximity to major metropolitan areas while being nestled in the Brandywine Valley.
Interested candidates should forward a letter of intent and curriculum vitae to:
Monique M. Gardner, MD
Division Chief, Cardiac Critical Care Medicine
Nemours Children’s Hospital
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington DE 19803
Email: monique.gardner@nemours.org
About Us
Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .
