Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine

Job Description

Date Posted: 11/28/2025
Closing Date: 01/05/2026, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 46224
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Paediatrics
Hospital Affiliation: Hospital for Sick Children
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description

Effective July 1, 2026, the Department of Paediatrics, Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Department of Critical Care Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, an academic health science centre dedicated exclusively to children, affiliated with the University of Toronto, is recruiting a full‑time permanent staff cardiac intensivist. The successful applicant must be eligible for a full‑time academic appointment at the University of Toronto at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor.

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, SickKids is a world‑renowned, state‑of‑the‑art pediatric health care facility affiliated with the University of Toronto. The hospital is committed to ongoing learning and development and features a caring and supportive work environment. The Division of Cardiac Critical Care is currently comprised of 9 physicians and is responsible for the comprehensive care for all patients admitted to the Cardiac Critical Care Unit, including mechanical circulatory support.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate must have training and extensive clinical experience in paediatric cardiac critical care. Responsibilities include full‑time equivalent clinical pediatric cardiac critical care practice, research, education and administrative responsibilities as required by a Staff Physician in the Department of Critical Care Medicine. Evidence of excellence in teaching and research or other scholarly work is required. Diverse trajectories of academic focus are welcome. An expertise in Quality Improvement (particularly with registry experience), Global Health or Pulmonary Hypertension would be of benefit but is not absolutely required. Preference will be given to mid‑senior career cardiac intensivists particularly with experience in large‑volume cardiac programs.

The successful candidate must be committed to a career as an academic clinician. Clinical responsibilities include being the Most Responsible Physician for critically ill children admitted to the CCCU. This includes responsibility for all management decisions, assessments and engagement and consultations with other clinicians in the care of patients admitted to this unit. Performing procedures as required while caring for critically ill children admitted to the CCCU. Providing advice to referring physicians from SickKids catchment areas who call “Critical” to seek help when caring for a critically ill child at their hospital. This includes providing management suggestions and dispatching our Acute Care Transport Service (ACTS) clinicians to retrieve these patients and transport them to SickKids. Providing an in‑hospital consultation service to assist in the care of acutely unwell children admitted to SickKids via Cardiology Consult Service. Responsibilities may also include participation in other collaborative teams within the Labatt Family Heart Centre depending on interests, experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

All candidates must be able to function proficiently in English, hold an M.D., M.B.B.S. or equivalent and be certified or eligible for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or have comparable qualifications. Candidates must hold or be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Medical staff appointments in the Department and at The Hospital for Sick Children are aligned with faculty classifications at the University of Toronto and as specified by the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN). There is an opportunity for a medical director contingent upon demonstrated interests and qualifications.

Compensation and Application

The successful candidate will be eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto. Rank and salary ($266,000–$380,000) per annum (at time of writing); for 35 hours per week plus on call responsibilities, will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Periodic billing overage distributions may be received over and above base salary. Support for relocation expenses will be offered.

Interested individuals should submit a one‑page statement of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of three referees to Dr. Roxanne Kirsch, Division Head, Cardiac CCU, Department of Critical Care. Email: Roxanne.kirsch@sickkids.ca, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 1X8.