Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physician – Driscoll Children's Hospital 

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 complete 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 will be fully open in December 2024 will have 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, 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 191-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 is an excellent place to work, live, play, and invest.  Explore nine unique beaches and unleash your adventurous side by windsurfing, parasailing, and kayaking out on the water. Craving inspiration in the outdoors? Try a paddleboard yoga class or horseback riding on the sand. Corpus Christi is also the center of iconic attractions like the Texas State Aquarium and the USS Lexington. Our mild climate allows for year-round outdoor family activities such as golf, cycling, and tennis.  The cost of living is very low, and there is no state income tax!

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