The Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Rush University Medical Center seeks a board-certified or eligible pulmonary/critical care physician with interest in pulmonary hypertension. Candidates must have an outstanding record of commitment to clinical service, communication skills, collaborative work style, teaching and research. Candidates should be eligible for faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level or higher. The candidate can be a clinician educator or a clinical scholar. In addition to providing outpatient care for patients with pulmonary hypertension, the candidate will be expected to provide inpatient coverage on the pulmonary consult service and/or the MICU.
Rush University Medical Center is a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution, and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago. The qualified candidate will join the growing team of 30 faculty members in the Division. Teaching and supervising medical students, residents and fellows will be an important educational activity as RUSH has an ACGME-accredited Pulm/CC fellowship with 4 fellows per year (total of 12 fellows), a Critical Care fellowship with 2 fellows per year (total of 4 fellows), and a Sleep Medicine fellowship with 2 fellows per year.
RUSH has specialists devoted to diagnosing and treating virtually every type of pulmonary hypertension in adults. Comprehensive care is multidisciplinary and collaborative in nature between pulmonary, cardiology and sleep services. RUSH patient's benefit from the availability of the most advanced diagnostic techniques in pulmonary hypertension care today. Opportunities of getting involved in clinical and/or basic science research in pulmonary hypertension are also available.
Rush University System for Health is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research, and community partnerships. Rush includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences, and the Graduate College. Rush University Medical Center is an elite medical community recognized for excellence in patient care, medical discovery, and clinical expertise. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2020-2021, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023. This places the Medical Center among the top 20 of the 3,000 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized nine Rush programs among the nation's best. The adult pulmonology/lung surgery program was ranked #20 in the nation in 2023. These accolades, along with many others that include a decade of Magnet® designation, reflect the collective efforts and commitment to excellence demonstrated by our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, and medical staff. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking first among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three Rush University System for Health hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index.
Interested candidates, please send your CV and cover letter to:
Halli Pockat, MS
Manager, Faculty and Provider Recruitment at
Faculty_Recruitment@Rush.edu
Rush is an equal opportunity / Affirmative Action employer