University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Pediatrics - Cardiology

Job Title:  CPCU Hospitalist MD

Position #: 00805879 – Requisition #:36549

Job Summary:

The Cardiac Progressive Care Unit provides comprehensive care for critical ill children and adults with congenital and acquired heart disease. The unit cares for pre-term infants, neonates with complex disease, all age children, and the adult congenital population. The unit is committed to service excellence and a model of interdisciplinary care.

• 34 total beds.
• Dedicated pediatric cardiac-specialized nurses.
• CPCU attendings and vital core of advanced care providers.
• Active mechanical assist program.
• Active member and participant in PC3.
• Extensive opportunities for clinical, translational, and acute care registries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides care for patients admitted to the CPCU. These patients are admitted through the CHC emergency department, transferred from outside institutions, direct admissions, and transfers from the CICU.
• Experience and familiarity with heart disease in patients from neonates to adults with congenital heart disease.
• Supervision of patient care and progression in partnership with Advanced Practice Providers, pediatric cardiology fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students.
• Partnership with cardiology nursing leadership and bedside nurses.
• Develop, implement and promote educational and support resources.
• Participate in PAC3 multi-institutional database and liaison with like institutions and units.
• Develop clinical guideline pathways and quality improvement initiatives. 

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado. 

Why Join Us:

The Heart Institute Inpatient Services are comprised of two units: Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (CPCU) and the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU). These are high volume and often high acuity units that share patients, providers, and vision, but also with their individual characteristics and challenges. These units provide outstanding cardiac care to critically ill and acutely ill children in the Rocky Mountain Region and beyond. What these units share:

• A commitment to collaboration among the multi-disciplinary staff which includes anesthesiologists, cardiologists, intensivists, surgeons, nurses, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, dieticians, and occupational and physical and speech therapists.
• A commitment to patient respect, justice, and family inclusion-based care.
• A robust quality improvement and process improvement platform and safety team. 

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan opt