The Heart Center at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, is seeking to add an additional full-time pediatric cardiac intensivist.  The incumbent will join a group of nine physicians that currently provide full-time coverage to our busy cardiac intensive care unit. 

The candidate should be either board certified/eligible in pediatric critical care with significant experience or additional training in cardiac critical care; or board certified/eligible in pediatric cardiology with additional fellowship training in pediatric cardiac intensive care.  The optimal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of experience following training.

The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Cook Children’s Medical center is a 14-bed, dedicated cardiac intensive care unit, with an additional 14 bed step down unit where the candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of specialist caring for children with congenital heart disease.  A full spectrum of pediatric critical care is practiced within the unit, and the ideal candidate will have solid clinical and interpersonal skills. 

The Heart Center at Cook Children’s Medical Center continues to show yearly growth.

There are 450-500 cardiac surgeries, approximately 500 cardiac catheterizations, and over 100 EP studies performed annually. A comprehensive heart failure and transplant program has just been launched.

Qualifications:

• Must be board certified/eligible in one of the following areas: Pediatric Cardiology or Pediatric Intensive Care, with a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience preferred, but not required. Pediatric subspecialty training relevant to cardiac critical care is essential.
• Must possess full component of ICU skills (vent management, central & arterial line insertion, ECMO, care of neonates with CHD pre- and post-operatively, care of the adult patient post-op from CV surgery, care of the post-op cardiac transplant patient).
• Must have a proven track record in collaborating with all members of the Cardiac Intensive Care team (CT surgery, Cardiology, Nursing leadership, PICU, NICU).

Cook Children’s Health Care System is one of the country’s leading vertically-integrated pediatric health care organizations. Cook Children’s represents an award-winning, not-for-profit system of seamless health care designed to fulfill our Promise; “Knowing that every child’s life is sacred, it is the Promise of Cook Children’s to improve the health of every child through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.”

Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Cook Children’s Health Care System is comprised of 2 medical centers, physician network, home health company, pediatric surgery center, health plan, Child Study Center, Health Services, Inc., and health foundation. We have more than 100 primary care, specialty and urgent care offices throughout Texas, and have served hundreds of international patients, as well as those from all 50 states.

The medical center in Fort Worth is licensed for 443 pediatric beds and treats infants, children, teens and young adult patients aged 0-21. At nearly 1.6 million square feet, the campus serves as the main site of Cook Children’s Health Care System. This includes the medical center, Dodson specialty clinics and north and south inpatient towers.

In addition to the main Fort Worth campus, other Cook Children’s locations include multiple regional specialty clinics, urgent care centers, neighborhood clinics, primary care offices, surgery centers and home health offices. In 2019, Cook Children’s expanded to provide services to families in Prosper, Texas. To date, services offered include primary care, ambulatory surgery, urgent care, specialty care, imaging and outpatient laboratory services and a medical center and retail pharmacy that opened in 2022.

Fort Worth and the surrounding Tarrant County area are consistently ranked among the best places to work and live. With a population of over 2.1 million people, it surprises many visitors and newcomers with the friendliness of a small town and the amenities of our nation’s largest cities. The city offers everything found in a modern metropolitan community - an abundance of the arts, quality health care, excellence in education, great professional sports, and many outdoor activities.

Cook Children’s is an EOE/AA, M/F/Disability/Vet.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest and CV to:

Jay Duncan, MD, Medical Director of the Cardiac Intensive care unit at

jay.duncan@cookchildrens.org.  Please also apply directly on our website by clicking here.

More information about the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Cook Children’s can be found here:

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) (cookchildrens.org)