"Assistant, Associate, or Professor (WOT) in the Clinical Practice Track, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU), Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine"

Position Overview

School / Campus / College: School of Medicine

Organization: Medicine, Cardiology

Title: Assistant, Associate, or Professor (WOT) in the Clinical Practice Track, Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU), Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine

Position Details

Position Description

Open Rank Clinical Practice Track – Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiology

Location

Seattle, WA

Open Date

September 1, 2025

Description

The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is recruiting a full-time critical care cardiologist to provide inpatient coverage in the UW Medical Center Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) and UMWC Montlake and Northwest Cardiology inpatient services. 

The successful applicant will be appointed to the full-time (100% FTE) faculty at the University of Washington Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor rank. Specific rank will be commensurate with experience and qualifications as generally described in UW’s Faculty Code Section 24-34. The anticipated start date will September 1, 2025 or after. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.

The initial appointment period will be three years, at a minimum, with eligibility for renewal thereafter. Faculty on the clinical practice track hold multi-year appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30). Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. Clinical Practice track appointments are not eligible for tenure.

The CTICU provides comprehensive perioperative care to patients undergoing all aspect of cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgery, including heart and lung transplant, LVAD, CABG, valve replacements and repair, ECMO, and thoracic vascular procedures. The Cardiology services at UWMC-Montlake provides complex cardiac care to the entire spectrum of heart disease with quaternary care programs in electrophysiology, heart failure and transplant, advanced imaging, structural heart, interventional, and adult congenital heart disease. The UW Medical Center-Northwest campus offers comprehensive cardiovascular services including cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs. 

Compensation

Salary

The base salary range for this position will be $16,250-$41,667 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. Other compensation associated with this position may include an administrative salary supplement (ADS), and incentive through UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan. 

Benefits

UW Physicians Practice Plan: For practitioners holding an appointment in the UW Physicians (UWP) practice plan, you will be entitled to additional benefits which includes a generous employer-paid retirement benefit plan. We strongly encourage you to review this link for more details: https://faculty.uwmedicine.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/UWP-Benefits-Summary-for-recruitingef-edits-v3.pdf

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in patient care, scholarship, and medical education, and to take advantage of the outstanding opportunities at the University of Washington.

Applicants must have an MD or DO degree (or foreign equivalent) and be board certified or board eligible in cardiovascular diseases (or foreign equivalent) and critical care medicine (or foreign equivalent), and must be eligible for medical licensure in the state of Washington. In order to be eligible for University sponsorship for an H-1B visa, graduates of foreign (non-US) medical schools must show successful completion of all three steps of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), or equivalent as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Instructions

Application Instructions

Candidates will be asked to upload three required documents:

• Cover letter – please provide a one- to two-page document which includes your area(s) of interest (consult, quality, education, etc.) if applicable
• Diversity statement – the University of Washington faculty strive to deliver equitable healthcare in an environment that celebrates diversity – please provide a one-paragraph statement addressing either 1) experiences with diversity in training, professional/military work, previous teaching, and service, or 2) potential to foster more equitable healthcare delivery in the Division of Cardiology
• Curriculum vitae

The recruitment committee will review applications in the order received.

Interested applicants may email Dr. Jordan Prutkin, Interim Head of Cardiology, University of Washington, jprutkin@uw.edu, with a brief note for initial inquiry.

Application Process

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