Medical Director for Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit; CVICU

A nationally recognized 336-bed hospital in Seattle seeks a physician leader to establish and direct a new Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. This unique opportunity offers significant autonomy to build a CVICU program from the ground up while providing advanced critical care for high volumes of cardiogenic shock, ECMO, mechanical circulatory support, open-heart surgery, and complex structural heart cases.

The Medical Director will collaborate with Advanced Heart Failure, Structural Heart, Electrophysiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery teams while overseeing clinical operations, quality initiatives, and strategic program growth. The role includes dedicated administrative time for leadership and program development, along with participation in education and research within a health system comprising 11 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites across the Puget Sound region.

• Launch and develop a new CVICU service line
• Provide advanced critical care for cardiogenic shock and mechanical circulatory support
• Support a high-volume ECMO program and participate in LVAD program development
• Participate in care for open heart surgery patients and complex structural heart cases
• Oversee clinical operations, quality initiatives, and program growth
• Participate in education of residents and fellows
• Lead and support clinical research and quality improvement efforts
• Represent the CVICU in organizational leadership committees

Candidates must have an MD/DO with residency and fellowship training in cardiology, critical care, anesthesiology, or surgery, board certification, extensive cardiac critical care experience, and demonstrated leadership in administration, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary team management.

To explore this rare medical director opportunity further, please contact Timothy McLean at  or send your CV to  and reference job 3162862.

Ranges shown should be used as an estimate and are affected by many factors including the critical need of the position, your overall experience and qualifications, and other considerations. Please reach out to your consultant for more information.