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Emergency Critical Care Division Chief

Job in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, 94306, USA
Listing for: Inside Higher Ed
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-07
Job specializations:
  • Doctor/Physician
    Critical Care Physician, Medical Doctor
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 356000 - 374000 USD Yearly USD 356000.00 374000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

Work type: CE - Clinician Educator, University Medical Line

Location: Stanford University

Categories: School of Medicine

The Division of Critical Care in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University seeks a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine and Critical Care physician to join the Department as an Associate Professor/ Full Professor in the University Medical Line or as a Clinical Associate Professor/ Full Clinical Professor in the Clinician Educator Line in the role of Emergency Critical Care Division Chief within the Stanford Department of Emergency Medicine and Stanford Health Care.

Responsibilities

The Emergency Critical Care Division Chief contributes critical input into all aspects of patient care and co-leads strategic operational, educational, and scholarly efforts. The Division provides care in the medical-surgical intensive care units at Stanford, focusing on triage, resuscitation, and early interventions to improve care of critically ill patients regardless of location within the hospital. The candidate will oversee clinical care, operational strategy, educational, faculty development, and scholarly efforts beyond a single ICU’s clinical needs.

The Chief will represent the department and its faculty in multidisciplinary settings and will engage with other participating departments.

  • Lead and participate in clinical care delivery, operational strategy, education, and scholarly activity within the Emergency Critical Care Division.
  • Co-lead strategic initiatives across departments and schools to advance critical care medicine.
  • Foster a collaborative culture within Stanford Medicine and engage with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Represent the department in medical-surgical and intensive care settings and supervise faculty development.
  • Encourage peer‑reviewed research and seek extramural funding as appropriate.
Qualifications

Applicants must have board certification or equivalent in emergency medicine, subspecialty training, and board certification in critical care medicine. The major criteria for appointment in the University Medical Line emphasize excellence in clinical care, teaching, scholarly activity, and institutional service. The major criterion for appointment as Clinician Educators emphasizes excellence in clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarship. Academic rank and line will be determined by qualifications and experience.

Additional

Information

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access.

The university’s central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought, and expression. The Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives. Candidates may choose to include a brief discussion about how their work will further these values in their research and teaching statements.

How to Apply

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For questions about this opportunity, please contact John Kendall, MD, Academic Affairs Director, Emergency Critical Care Division Chief Search Committee Chair, Stanford Emergency Medicine, at emedacademicaffairs.

Compensation

The expected base pay range for this position is:

  • Associate Professor: $356,000 - $374,000
  • Professor: $389,000 -…
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