Assistant / Associate / Full Professor | Critical Care Medicine | UHN

Date Posted: 07/07/2025
Closing Date: 08/08/2025, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 44008
Job Category: Faculty - Clinical
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Hospital Affiliation: University Health Network (UHN) & Sinai Health System (SHS)
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Interdepartmental Centre for Critical Care (ICCC) at University Health Network (UHN) and Sinai Health, and the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto are seeking applications for a full-time active staff appointment as an Academic Intensivist. We are accepting applications for a Clinician in Quality & Innovation (CQI) to be based at the Toronto General Medical-Surgical ICU (MSICU). The successful candidate must be eligible for an academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, at the University of Toronto. The anticipated start date will be January 1, 2026, or one which is mutually agreed upon.

The successful applicant must hold MD and FRCPC qualifications or equivalent with training in Critical Care Medicine and have, or be eligible for, licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Ontario (CPSO). Formal graduate training in quality improvement is a requirement. Training and certification in transthoracic or transesophageal critical care echocardiography is an asset. Experience or training in extracorporeal life support systems and care of the patient undergoing solid organ transplant is also an asset. Candidate excellence will be assessed, as relevant to the job description, by graduate training, clinical experience, publications, awards, quality initiatives led, and program development or leadership. 

The successful candidate will lead the inter-professional critical care team during clinical weeks on call in the role of attending physician in the MSICU at Toronto General Hospital. In addition, the candidate will develop an academic body of work aligned with the position description of CQI and the UHN Critical Care Program. They will also act as the Quality Lead for the MSICU and represent the unit at the ICCC Quality Committee. The successful candidate must also have strong interpersonal and communication skills and thrive within a collaborative and interdisciplinary program involving multiple specialties.

The Toronto General Hospital MSICU is a quaternary referral centre well-known for its expertise in caring for patients undergoing solid organ transplant, those with acute respiratory failure, and those requiring extracorporeal life support. The unit also provides care for many medical patients and postoperative care for complex abdominal and thoracic surgery patients.

Academic rank, salary and contractual arrangements will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. For the successful candidate remuneration will be negotiated and will be highly competitive with the usual income range for an academic intensivist in the Province of Ontario. The estimated income range will be $250,000-400,000 per annum. Protected time for academic time will be negotiated in line with qualifications and merit.

Interested individuals should send a copy of their CV, a letter of interest, and the names and contact information of three referees to Dr. Matteo Parotto, Head of the Interdepartmental Centre of Critical Care. Applications will be accepted until August 1, 2025, or until the position is filled.

Matteo Parotto, MD, PhD

585 University Avenue, 9MaRS 9012

Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2

Email:  matteo.parotto@uhn.ca

For additional information regarding the Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care at the University of Toronto, please see:  https://criticalcare.utoronto.ca/ 

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