Medical Director of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Company: Children's Nebraska
Location: Omaha
Posted on: January 10, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Children’s Nebraska, with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, is currently recruiting a Medical Director of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care . This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Cardiac Critical Care section of Children’s 32 bed variable acuity Cardiac Care Unit (CCU). This individual will provide leadership to promote high quality care delivered to all critical cardiac patients in the CCU. This individual will partner with leadership from CT Surgery, Cardiology, Critical Care, Nursing and Administration to lead efforts in faculty development, the creation and implementation of clinical programs and pathways as well as working with our quality improvement/ quality assurance team to ensure the highest quality environment for our patients and staff. We seek an experienced, skilled individual with leadership strengths who will join the division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, that comprises of 11 cardiac intensivists, and 15 general intensivists. The CCU is part of the Dr. C.C. and Mable L. Criss Heart Center. Besides the cardiac intensivists, the current Criss Heart Center faculty consists of 3 cardiac surgeons, 30 cardiologists, and 6 cardiac anesthesiologists. The CCU is well supported by Advanced Practice Providers, and fellows from Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine. The Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Heart Center at Children’s Nebraska provides care for patients of all ages, including fetuses, newborns, toddlers, preteens, adolescents, and adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD). Our multidisciplinary team treats the full range of congenital heart conditions. The Heart Center is a certified Aetna Institute of Excellence for pediatric congenital heart surgery. The Heart Center has a full complement of heart failure, VAD, and cardiac transplant programs. The hospital’s ECMO program is Platinum certified by ELSO. The Heart Center recently launched a bold strategic plan aimed at establishing our heart center as the destination of choice for pediatric cardiac care. Our outcomes are exceptional, and Patient Experience scores for the CCU are among the top in the United States consistently ranking above the 90th percentile. Children’s Nebraska is a 225-bed nonprofit organization caring for children since 1948. Founded by the community and for the community, Children’s Nebraska is the only full-service, pediatric specialty health center in Nebraska, providing expertise in more than 50 pediatric specialty services to children across a five-state region and beyond. As the region’s pediatric healthcare leader, we’re dedicated to exceptional care, advocacy, research and education. Our state-of-the-art Hubbard Center for Children is home to Nebraska’s only Level IV regional Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Fetal Care Center, a first-in-the-region Cardiac Care Unit, a multidisciplinary Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, and more. The Child Health Research Institute, an innovative partnership between UNMC and Children’s Nebraska, promotes research in pediatric health, consolidates research in pediatric disease from both hospitals into one institute, and advances knowledge about childhood health and diseases. It was established in 2017 to assist investigators with start-up funding and infrastructure for clinical, basic science or translational research. With a population of just over one million, the Greater Omaha area offers a delightful mix of the amenities, diversity and culture of a large city with the traffic, cost of living and friendliness of a smaller midwestern community. The city has been thoughtful and proactive in expansion and rejuvenation projects that boast running and biking trails throughout the city, restaurants, live music as well as being a recurring host of national and Olympic level sporting events. Greater Omaha has an outstanding educational system of public and private schools and is home to numerous universities and colleges. All of this, combined with a diverse economy with multiple Fortune 500 companies, makes for an extraordinary quality of life. We are committed to increasing diversity in our organizations to reflect the population that we serve and encourage applications from all candidates who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution. Nominations, expressions of interest and applications (including cover letter and CV/resume) should be submitted to: Jayesh Thakker, M.D., Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, jthakker@childrensnebraska.org, or Christin Zbylut, Administrator, Physician & Faculty Recruitment, czbylut@childrensnebraska.org or 402.955.8344. All replies will be treated with confidentiality.

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