Department: Radiology

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

Department of Radiology

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center

Director, Diagnostic Medical Sonography –Education

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine invites applications for a 100% appointment as a Director of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Education in the Radiation Science Program, Department of Radiology. Appointment rank may be at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level and to the instructional track. Appointment at the rank of Instructor (non-track) may also be considered. This position will provide oversight, coordination and leadership of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program by designing, planning, integrating, and evaluating curriculum, and managing enrollment, academic standards and teaching resources. Key areas of responsibility include, admitting, teaching, advising, and retaining students, designing, planning, integrating and evaluating curriculum.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Admit and retain prospective and current students for the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program

• Advise current and prospective students regarding admission, registration, course selections, graduation requirements, and post-graduation plans.


• Make decisions regarding selection and admissions and advise students regarding reason(s) for denial of admission and how to improve acceptance potential upon request.


• Inform students of available scholarships.


• Complete post-graduation recommendations.

Enrollment Management

• Oversee student background checks, UIHC and affiliate site compliance course completion, and CPR and student health pre-entrance requirements.


• Oversee textbook requirements and MAUI course management.


• Oversee human resource requirements for clinical assignments (ID badges).


• Encourage student involvement in extracurricular activities.


• Participate in designing projects or processes to increase program value.


• Manage course enrollments & recommend curriculum or course changes to faculty and administration.

Academic Standards and Curricular Policies

• Handle individual requests for exceptions to curricular requirements based on established criteria.


• Identify recurring problems that may require further study.


• Lecture specific units of didactic education.

Academic Program Management (Planning, Designing, Integrating, and Evaluating Curriculum)

• Provide curricular development and administrative oversight to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program. Includes planning, designing, integrating and evaluating curriculum.


• Provide oversight of program structure and daily operations.


• Assign academic courses and evaluate program content, objectives and operating strategies.


• Monitor profession for trends and implement innovative solutions to enhance Program services.


• Develop and implement a comprehensive assessment/evaluation program to achieve desired results and measure effectiveness of the Program.


• Collect and analyze Program data and make recommendations using an evidence-informed approach.


• Strategic planning; propose, plan and develop initiatives to increase Program value.


• Cultivate a quality academic environment; formulate the mission, goals, and objectives for determining educational quality of the Program.


• Ensure effectiveness of all clinical affiliates is maintained through periodic review and evaluation.


• Describe the key relationships and dependencies with other University of Iowa (UI) business functions.


• Establish academic consulting processes for relevant external stakeholders.

Budget Oversight and Management

• Develop and monitor financial reports to assess alignment with program goals.


• Approve routine expenditures.


• Provide functional and administrative supervision to assigned faculty.


• Hire, develop and manage the performance of assigned faculty; assure faculty are compliant with UI policies and procedures.


• Complete assigned faculty human resource functions (PAs, time off, compliance completion, etc.).


• Prepare special and operational budgetary reports.


• Complete and distribute didactic schedules for class (include classroom assignments).


• Oversee Program Library accumulation.


• Review and develop Program budget and make recommendations on Program spending


• Monitor Program revenue and expenditures.

For more information, please see: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/radsci/

To apply for this position, please visit http://jobs.uiowa.edu, requisition 75716.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Radiology

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

Department of Radiology

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

The University of Iowa

Stead Family Children's Hospital

Interventional Radiologist Position Available

The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College invites applications for a 100% open rank, clinic – track, faculty position within the Department of Radiology.

This position will continue the momentum we have built in creating a growing Vascular & Interventional Radiology service.  If desired, this individual could provide services to both adult and pediatric patient populations.  Protected time to pursue academic interests are available. 

For more information, please see: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/radiology/

To apply: Please see requisition #75715 at http://jobs.uiowa.edu/jobSearch/index.php

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

About the Department of Radiology:

The Department of Radiology includes 69 staff physicians, 22 PhD researchers, 27 fellows, and 36 residents. The Radiology enterprise expands across four campuses throughout the Iowa City corridor. We also serve Stead Family Children’s Hospital located at the Medical Center University campus, as well as several UI urgent cares, clinics, and additional affiliates. Our enterprise operates 12 clinical CT scanners including two Alpha photon-counting scanners , 14 clinical MR scanners including four 3T machines, and the first Siemens Free.Max MR to be housed in an Emergency Department in the United States. We operate three time-of-flight (TOF) PET/CT systems and anticipate receiving a Siemens PET/MR in fall 2025.

The Department of Radiology plays an integral role in the Iowa Institute of Biomedical Imaging (IIBI), a collaboration of nearly 100 faculty and staff within the colleges of Engineering, Medicine, and Liberal Arts (https://www.iibi.uiowa.edu). The facility includes 3T, 3T head only and 7T research scanners.

The Department of Radiology consistently ranks highly in the Blue Ridge Institute NIH rankings, having received over $10 million in NIH funding last year. We host nine research labs and have 37 active phase I and phase II clinical trials.

About the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics:

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) is a state-of-the-art 800 bed tertiary care center that annually admits more than 36,000 patients for in-patient hospital care.  In fiscal year 2017, we received nearly 60,000 emergency department visits. We represent more than 200 outpatient clinics and care areas and accommodated just over one million clinic visits at our main campus and community and outreach clinics.  UIHC is HIMSS level 7 certified in both inpatient and outpatient care as well as a 2014 HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award Recipient.

UIHC is Iowa’s only comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center. The UIHC Stead Family Children’s Hospital opened in 2017 and is Iowa’s only comprehensive children’s hospital.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Surgery

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa Healthcare Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, invites applications for a faculty position in the Burn Treatment Center, specializing in Burn Surgery. This position offers a unique opportunity for individuals pursuing an academic career in Burn Surgery, with an appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor on either the clinical or tenure track, depending on experience and research interests.

The selected candidate will be appointed to Iowa’s only certified burn center, one of only 77 in the United States. They will join a high-volume practice alongside three fellowship-trained surgeons, collaborating within a multidisciplinary burn team in a collegial and supportive environment.

We seek candidates who are committed to academic excellence, research, and education. The successful applicant will have opportunities to engage in clinical research, translational science, and/or health services research, with access to robust institutional resources and mentorship to support their academic development.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

For additional information, please contact:

Dionne Skeete, MD                                           
Director, Division of Acute Care Surgery           
(319) 384-5483                                                        
Dionne-Skeete@uiowa.edu                                  

Samuel Jones, MD
Director, Burn Treatment Center
(319) 356-3457
Samuel-W-Jones@uiowa.edu

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences has a long-standing history of providing outstanding care for our patients, conducting leading-edge, collaborative research, and educating the next generation of ophthalmologists and vision science researchers. 

The department is seeking an academically oriented cornea surgeon to join a team of established ophthalmologists and optometrists. Appointment rank may be at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level and to either the tenure track or clinical (non-tenure) track consistent with clinical experience and research interest and commensurate with experience. The position entails clinical and surgical activity at the University of Iowa Health Care university campus and Iowa River Landing as well as possible outreach sites.

The department currently supports 18 residents and 6 first year interns in the Ophthalmology training program, as well as fellowships in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Pediatric Inherited eye disorders, Glaucoma, Neuro Ophthalmology, Cornea, Oculoplastics and Surgical and Medical Retina. The department has multiple providers conducting clinical research strongly supported by a trials team and institutional resources. In addition to the trials team, the University of Iowa Institute for Vision Research is home to a world class team of scientists aimed at curing blindness through genetic and stem cell research.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Physician Assistant

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

RANK:  

• Assistant or  Associate Professor on the Clinical Track

BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To conduct and assist program faculty with program evaluation as needed with for the clinical and didactic curriculum, including recruitment, admissions, and development, delivery; teaching; and clinical education components of the curriculum.  Duties will be tailored based on total FTE commitment to the program.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES:

• Participate in the evaluation of the curriculum
  
  
  
  • Assist the program in implementing, documenting, and evaluating the program consistent with maintenance of national accreditation, including active participation in the accreditation process.
  
  
  • Undertake data gathering and/or analysis for special projects or needs assessments as directed by the PD or DEO.
  
  
  • Evaluate current assessment processes and modify as needed.
  
  
  • Participate in research or other scholarly activities
  
  
  
  


• Participate as needed in the didactic and clinical curriculum as needed, including but not limited to:
  
  
  
  • Teaching/assisting with the curriculum
  
  
  • Serve as a faculty advisor for students enrolled in the PA Program.
  
  
  • Potentially serve as a clinician mentor or small group facilitator to PA and medical students enrolled in the PA/MD combined curriculum.
  
  
  
  


• Participate in program administration activities as schedule allows:
  
  
  
  • Participate in program recruitment activities
  
  
  • Participate in the program’s public relations activities
  
  
  • Participate in the program admissions process, including serving as a member of the program’s admissions committee
  
  
  • Serve as a member of the programs advisory committee
  
  
  • Serve as a member of the program’s promotions committee
  
  
  
  


• Participate in patient care as a physician assistant (desirable).
  
  
  
  • Be actively involved in the practice of medicine as a PA
  
  
  
  


• Assist the program director and core faculty with other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

• Direct supervision will be received from the Program Director and/or Department Executive Officer (DEO)

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

• Administrative and functional supervision may be exercised over support staff as determined by the Program Director or Department Executive Officer.

For more information, contact please contact Thomas M. O’Shea, PhD., Director of Administrative and Student Services via email at thomas-oshea@uiowa.edu.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Radiation Oncology

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

Medical Physics Division:

The University of Iowa is seeking a medical physicist for a faculty appointment in the Medical Physics Division of the Department of Radiation Oncology. A successful Ph.D. candidate will be appointed on the tenure or non-tenure clinical track at the rank of assistant, associate or full professor, and a successful M.S.-prepared candidate will be appointed as a faculty instructor. The medical physicist will join 13 radiation oncologists, 6 radiation oncology residents, 13 faculty medical physicists, 4 medical physics residents, one faculty engineer, 8 dosimetrists, 2 systems administrators, and 1 staff engineer. Responsibilities will include a broad range of clinical service, teaching and research based on the candidate’s interests and qualifications. We are seeking an individual who desires to participate in the standard duties found in a comprehensive radiation therapy program and who has the capability to advance our clinical and/or academic mission through the execution of clinical and/or research projects.

The external beam radiation therapy program is well-established, with three Elekta Versa HD linear accelerators, an Elekta Gamma Knife Icon, and an Elekta Unity MRI linear accelerator. The Department has a strong brachytherapy program, with an Elekta Flexitron high-dose-rate brachytherapy afterloader, intracavitary/interstitial capability for gynecological cases, and low-dose-rate brachytherapy eye plaque implants. A Siemens Vida 3T MRI scanner is in the Department across the hall from the high-dose-rate brachytherapy suite, and cervical cancer HDR treatments are delivered using MR-guidance as the standard of care. Brachytherapy treatment planning is performed using the Elekta Oncentra treatment planning software. The Department is equipped with a 4-D Siemens Biograph PET/CT scanner, a mobile C-arm imager for fluoroscopy, optical and infra-red non-ionizing image guidance systems, and 6-degree-of-freedom robotic patient positioning systems. Specialized capabilities include 4D imaging/treatment planning/delivery, frame-based and frameless stereotactic radiosurgery, flattening-filter-free stereotactic body radiation therapy with gated VMAT, and MRI-guided adaptive radiation therapy. Departmental software includes the Mosaiq oncology information system, Philips Pinnacle (replacement pending), Elekta One Planning (Monaco + MIM), Epic electronic medical record system, and the Varian Velocity image registration and dose accumulation software. The medical physics group also provides coverage at four partner sites, one with an Elekta VersaHD linear accelerator and three with Varian linear accelerators including two TrueBeam systems. Candidates interested in executing complex clinical projects are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Department has three divisions: The Radiation Oncology Clinic, the Medical Physics division, and the Ph.D.-granting Free Radical Radiation Biology division. The Department has developed highly productive interdisciplinary collaborations that have resulted in federal research funding in multiple other departments including Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology. The Department has a successful research program and has multiple federally funded investigators with grants at the level of R21, R01, and SPORE. An XStrahl Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP) is available enabling cone-beam-CT-guided radiation therapy research using small animals at the Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging facility. A Public Private Partnership (P3) grant was obtained for the installation of a research-dedicated custom FLASH linear accelerator, with electron beam capability initially and with a planned upgrade to x-ray FLASH capability. The FLASH linear accelerator went live with electron capability in May 2025. Candidates with research interests that significantly contribute to the overall departmental academic effort are strongly encouraged to apply.

About Iowa City:

Iowa City is a vibrant community located in the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa, with a population of about 75,000. The city and university are part of a historic campus community offering an array of cultural and athletic activities, including outstanding theater and music venues, well-recognized art collections, a thriving literary tradition, ethnically diverse restaurants, and a full menu of Big Ten sports. Iowa City has the atmosphere of a much larger city while having the feel of a small friendly campus town with excellent schools. The area has a multitude of recreation areas, with many hiking and biking trails as well as water related activities. Iowa City is approximately 4-5 hours by car from Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City and within 20 minutes of the Eastern Iowa airport.

For more information, please contact Michael Washington, HR Generalist, Michael-Washington@uiowa.edu  

Please see http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/radiationoncology/ for more information on the Department of Radiation Oncology at The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.  All applications must be submitted to https://jobs.uiowa.edu/content/faculty/ - see requisition 75703 for further details. 

Benefits Overview: https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits/employee-benefits/regular-faculty-staff-benefits#accordion-item-28221-0

• Benefits: 24 days paid vacation per year


• Retirement: Generous retirement package with 2:1 employer-to-employee match, details located here.


• Work-from-home: This position is eligible for hybrid work, up to 20%, within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location

Online Application Required Documents

• Letter of Interest
   


• Curriculum Vitae
   


• Applicants intending to obtain board certification through the American Board of Radiology’s International Medical Physics Graduates Alternative Pathway must submit the following with their application as appended pages to their cover letter:
  
  
  
  1. Transcripts indicating their medical physics degree is at least equivalent to a Master of Science degree in medical physics from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program (See Section 8 of https://www.campep.org/GraduateStandards.pdf)
  
  
  2. Credentials demonstrating the candidate is a qualified medical physicist in their country of origin
  
  
  3. Demonstration of employment of at least one year as a qualified medical physicist in their country of origin, and;
  
  
  4. Scanned passport page demonstrating citizenship.
  
  
  
  

For more information, please contact:

• Contact name: Michael Washington


• Title: HR Generalist


• Email address: Michael-Washington@uiowa.edu


• Department website: https://radiationoncology.medicine.uiowa.edu/

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Internal Medicine

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The Department of Internal Medicine is seeking a specialist in Allergy/Immunology at the rank of Instructor (non-track), Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor on either the tenure or clinical track.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Internal Medicine

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

The University of Iowa, Division of Immunology, in the Department of Internal Medicine is recruiting a rheumatologist for a faculty position at the rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor in the clinical (non-tenure) or tenure track, depending on qualifications.

About Iowa City:

The University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, a vibrant community located in the rolling hills of southeastern Iowa. One of four UNESCO Cities of Literature, the Iowa City community offers outstanding schools, quality entertainment, literary, musical and cultural opportunities, outdoor recreation and Big Ten sporting events. Learn more about Iowa City and the Department of Internal Medicine by watching the video: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/internalmedicine/about-us/why-iowa

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Pediatrics

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics seeks an intensivist. Appointment rank is open and may be to either the tenure track or clinical (non-tenure) track consistent with clinical experience and research interest. Appointment rank to Instructor of Pediatrics (non-tenure) may also be considered. The individual selected will join the Division of Critical Care Medicine to provide patient care, teaching, and consultative services as a pediatrician specializing in pediatric critical care medicine.

The Division of Critical Care is committed to providing excellent clinical care, education of learners at all levels, and the advancement of knowledge through pursuit of biomedical research. Clinical care is provided in a 28-bed combined medical/surgical and cardiac intensive care unit, including highly specialized management of the intensive care population and patients requiring ECMO, renal replacement therapies and VAD support. Annually, our PICU admits approximately 1500+ children. We are a level 1 trauma center and burn center. We have representation from all the pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties. The division presently counts to 14 faculty (3 with further training in Cardiac Intensive Care, 1 with further training in pulmonology), 8 fellowship positions, and 8 nurse practitioners.  Our critical care team is focused on the delivery of excellent clinical care, with patient satisfaction scores consistently greater than the ninetieth percentile. The quality of care provided in our Intensive Care Unit is analyzed by participation in the Virtual Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Performance System (VPS) for benchmarking and data sharing.

The department is posting the Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist (requisition 75685) in conjunction with the Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist (requisition 75684) and intends to hire based on the qualifications one successful candidate. Please apply to the specific position for which you wish to be considered or both.

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is one of the nation’s top medical schools. It is ranked 44th in research by U.S. News & World Report. Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is ranked No. 24 in NIH funding among public pediatric departments nationwide by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.   

 The pediatrics department comprises the medical staff of University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa’s only nationally ranked children’s hospital and home to the state’s only Level 4 NICU and Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. The ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program at Stead Family Children’s Hospital trains 50 pediatric resident physicians.   

For its 2024-25 edition of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” U.S. News & World Report ranked Stead Family Children's Hospital in nine pediatric specialties: Behavioral Health, Cancer, Cardiology, Heart, and Vascular Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Urology   

We are home to the Hawkeye Wave, voted the best college sports tradition by USA Today readers, where 70,000 football fans wave to our patients and providers every game day. You will never feel as much community support as you do at Iowa. Come wave with us!   

For more information contact: 

Sarah Haskell, DO

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Division Director of Critical Care

sarah-haskell@uiowa.edu 

Visit us on the web at: www.uichildrens.org

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.  This applies to clinical, tenure and research positions. 

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.

Department: Pediatrics

Salary: Commensurate

Advertising Ends On: Applications are being accepted for consideration; however, the position may be filled at any time.

University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics seeks a Pediatric Critical Care Cardiac Intensivist. Appointment rank is open and may be to either the tenure track or clinical (non-tenure) track consistent with clinical experience and research interest. Appointment rank to Instructor of Pediatrics (non-tenure) may also be considered. The individual selected will join the Division of Critical Care Medicine to provide patient care, teaching, and consultative services.

The Division of Critical Care is committed to providing excellent clinical care to neonatal, pediatric, and young adult patients and their families for the state of Iowa and surrounding areas. Our cardiovascular program is the largest program in the state of Iowa with 300+ annual admissions and 500-600 cardiac catheterization/EP procedures provided by 2 pediatric cardiac surgeons, 2 pediatric interventional cardiologists, and 2 electrophysiologists. Clinical care is provided in a state-of-the art 28-bed combined medical/surgical and cardiac intensive care unit in a multidisciplinary care approach in collaboration with our cardiology and cardiovascular surgery team. Our program delivers the full range of services including highly specialized care to children with heart defects including ECMO, VAD support, and a cardiac transplantation program. Our division presently has 14 total faculty with 3 cardiac intensivists, 6 critical care fellows, and 6 – 8 nurse practitioners.  Our cardiac critical care faculty, in collaboration with the pediatric cardiac critical care nurse practitioners and our specialized bedside nursing staff, are focused on the delivery of excellent clinical care, with patient satisfaction scores consistently greater than the ninetieth percentile. The quality of care provided in our Intensive Care Unit is analyzed by participation in the Virtual Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Performance System (VPS), the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and the National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative (NPC-QIC) for benchmarking and data sharing.

The department is posting the Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist (requisition 75685) in conjunction with the Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist (requisition 75684) and intends to hire based on the qualifications one successful candidate. Please apply to the specific position for which you wish to be considered or both.

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine is one of the nation’s top medical schools. It is ranked 44th in research by U.S. News & World Report. Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is ranked No. 24 in NIH funding among public pediatric departments nationwide by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.   

The pediatrics department comprises the medical staff of University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa’s only nationally ranked children’s hospital and home to the state’s only Level 4 NICU and Level 1 Regional Resource Pediatric Trauma Center. The ACGME-accredited pediatric residency program at Stead Family Children’s Hospital trains 50 pediatric resident physicians.   

For its 2024-25 edition of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” U.S. News & World Report ranked Stead Family Children's Hospital in nine pediatric specialties: Behavioral Health, Cancer, Cardiology, Heart, and Vascular Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Urology   

We are home to the Hawkeye Wave, voted the best college sports tradition by USA Today readers, where 70,000 football fans wave to our patients and providers every game day. You will never feel as much community support as you do at Iowa. Come wave with us!   

For more information contact: 

Sarah Haskell, DO

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Division Director of Critical Care

sarah-haskell@uiowa.edu 

Visit us on the web at: www.uichildrens.org

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check.  This applies to clinical, tenure and research positions. 

Applicant Credentials are Subject to Verification
Background checks (criminal history, including self-disclosure of conviction history, and credential verification) will be conducted for finalist candidates. In addition, child/dependent adult sexual abuse background checks will be conducted for all positions in UI Hospitals and Clinics.