Pediatric Intensivist - Medical Director

Overview

 

 

Exceptional medical director opportunity within a high-growth environment! 

Responsibilities

Pediatrix is seeking an experienced and visionary CICU Medical Director to help lead our expanding pediatric cardiac intensive care program. This is a unique opportunity to shape a rapidly growing service line in a brand-new building and newly launched Mary Bridge Heart Center, opening Spring 2026. 

 

State-of-the-Art Workplace

• Opening Spring 2026: Home of the new Mary Bridge Heart Center and a growing multidisciplinary cardiac program.
• Expanded 22 bed PICU
• Full pediatric subspecialty support and advanced ICU modalities

Leadership with Impact

• Serve as the Medical Director for Cardiac Intensive Care, guiding a program in high-growth mode. 
• Partner with exceptional cardiac surgery, cardiology, and ICU teams to build a thriving pediatric cardiac service.

Work-Life Balance–Focused

• Approximately 10 clinical shifts per month
• Leadership incentives included, with protected administrative time to support program development
• Sustainable schedule with approximately 80% clinical responsibilities.
• Supported environment with collaborative teams and robust staffing models.

About Tacoma:Located about 45 minutes outside of Seattle, WA, Tacoma boasts a lower cost-of-living with access to urban activities and suburban landscapes. Whether you are an outdoor enthusiast or a nature-loving homebody, the city provides a beautiful waterfront, parks, and mountain views. Steeped in nature's beauty, Tacoma is an ideal balance of lifestyle, accessibility, and professional opportunity. 

 

Qualifications

• Board Certified in Pediatric Critical Care.
• Significant Clinical experience, with expertise in caring for children with complex congenital heart disease.
• Additional formal CICU or cardiology training not required, but welcomed.
• Leadership experience highly valued.
• Passion for team-building, quality improvement, and advancing a growing cardiac program

Benefits and Compensation

Pay Range (Base Pay): $375,000 - $410,000

Other Types of Pay: Leadership stipend, relocation assistance, sign-on bonus

Regular full-time is classified as team members who are consistently scheduled and work 30 hours or more on a weekly basis.  Regular full-time team members are eligible for the following:

Health Insurance:  Medical and Prescription Drugs; Teladoc Health; Teladoc Second Opinion Service; Dental; Vision; Short-Term Disability (STD); Long-Term Disability (STD); Basic Life Insurance; Spouse Life; child life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D).

Other Benefits: Health Savings Account; Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA); Parental Leave Benefit; Sick Pay Bank; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); Progyny Fertility Benefits; Group Aflac Policies; Identity Theft Protection; Employee Charitable Fund; Care.com; Continuing Education Assistance; Various Discount Programs

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) Thrift & Profit-Sharing Plan; Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

NOTE: Team members at least 21 years old and are active full-time or part-time employee are eligible to participate in our 401(k) Plan at the time of hire.  Team members who meet the plan’s minimum age requirement can enroll in the plan at any time, and contributions will begin as soon as administratively possible. 

Team Members are eligible to begin participating in the ESPP if they have been employed by Pediatrix for two consecutive months prior to the start of each calendar quarterly offering period and are scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours per week for five consecutive months during the year. 

Paid Sick Leave: 

Eligible full-time team members will receive a lump-sum grant of 70 hours or eight days, whichever is more beneficial to the team member, of paid sick leave each year on January 1. A newly hired full-time team member will receive a prorated lump-sum grant after working for 90 days. A lumpsum grant will then be provided on January 1 in each subsequent year as long as the team member remains eligible. Unused sick leave granted under this policy does not carry over from one year to the following year.   

NOTE:  The Company will not pay team members for unused sic