PEDIATRICS

$180,000 – $230,000 / Year

Rady Children’s Hospital

Contract

100%

Uncovered

1

Days, 12-Hour shifts, Variable

#139801 Pediatric Cardiothoracic ICU Hospitalist

Filing Deadline: Wed 6/3/2026

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego is seeking board-certified or board-eligible physicians to serve as Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) Hospitalist Physicians at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (RCHSD).

The CTICU operates as an admit-to-discharge, adaptable-acuity unit, caring for patients across the full spectrum of cardiac care — from critical illness and acute postoperative recovery through convalescence and discharge home. CTICU Hospitalist Physicians will practice exclusively in the CTICU under the supervision and direction of Cardiac Intensivist Attending Physicians.

The CTICU Hospitalist role will include:

• Serving as a primary/front-line clinician on day and night shifts in the CTICU caring for infants, children, adolescents, and adults with congenital and acquired heart disease across all acuity levels — from critically ill and acutely postoperative patients through convalescence and discharge — under the direction and supervision of the cardiac intensivist attending physician.
• Evaluation and management of acute and critical illness, including assistance with critical care procedures under direct supervision. This will encompass assisting in airway management, vascular access, resuscitation, and other cardiac critical care procedures as needed.
• Providing continuity of care as patients transition from high-acuity critical care to step-down and floor-level care within the same unit, including discharge planning and family education in partnership with the multidisciplinary team.
• Contributing to a dynamic, multidisciplinary team including pediatric cardiothoracic surgery providers, CTICU nursing, pediatric cardiology attendings and fellows, cardiac critical care attendings and fellows, pediatric residents, and an experienced and skilled group of CTICU Advanced Practice Professionals.
• Participation in CTICU educational conferences, quality improvement, and research activities as desired.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Board-certified or Board-eligible in Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, or Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified

OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITY

This is a unique and rich opportunity for new pediatric residency or fellowship graduates — including pediatricians, freshly trained pediatric cardiologists, and pediatric intensivists — who are considering or preparing for a career in cardiac intensive care. The position is ideally suited for candidates seeking a dedicated year of immersive experience in pediatric cardiac critical care to develop expertise in the pathophysiology and management of complex, high-acuity cardiac patients, refine procedural skills, support families through difficult moments, and explore cardiac intensive care as a long-term career path under the instruction and direction of expert cardiac intensivist faculty.

Standard work shifts will include both daytime and overnight.

LIVE AND WORK IN SAN DIEGO

San Diego offers an exceptional quality of life with a mild, sunny climate year-round, more than 70 miles of Pacific coastline, and easy access to world-class beaches, mountains, and desert within a short drive. The region is known for its vibrant culinary and craft beverage scene, family-friendly neighborhoods, top-rated schools, and cultural attractions including Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, and a thriving arts community. Whether you enjoy surfing, hiking, sailing, or simply spending more time outdoors with family and friends, San Diego provides an unmatched setting to balance a demanding career with a rich personal life.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.

If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health Sciences is comprised of our School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, and our Student Health and Well-Being Department. We have long been at the forefront of translational — or “bench-to-bedside” — research, transforming patient care through discovery and innovation leading to new drugs and technologies. Translational research is carried out every day in the hundreds of clinical trials of promising new therapies offered through UC San Diego Health, and in the drive of our researchers and clinician-scientists who are committed to having a significant impact on patient care. We invite you to join our team!

Applications/Resumes are accepted for current job openings only. For full consideration on any job, applications must be received prior to the initial closing date. If a job has an extended deadline, applications/resumes will be considered during the extension period; however, a job may be filled before the extended date is reached.

To foster the best possible working and learning environment, UC San Diego strives to cultivate a rich and diverse environment, inclusive and supportive of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. For more information, please visit UC San Diego Principles of Community.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination

UC San Diego is a smoke and tobacco free environment. Please visit smokefree.ucsd.edu for more information.

UC San Diego Health maintains a marijuana and drug free environment. Employees may be subject to drug screening.

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

a. “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC’s policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace