Sleep Section Head - Denver, CO at National Jewish Health

Sleep Section Head

Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

National Jewish Health, Denver, CO

National Jewish Health (NJH) is recruiting a Head for our Sleep Section, the most established and comprehensive sleep medicine program in the Denver region.  Using state of the art technology, our sleep medicine specialists work with referring physicians and patients to diagnose and treat all respiratory and non-respiratory sleep disorders.  The Sleep Section, which is part of the Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Division closely collaborates with the Division of Neurology and the Department of Pediatrics to provide non-invasive ventilator support to our patients across the age spectrum regardless of the etiology of respiratory failure.  The National Jewish Health Sleep Section has a rich tradition in research, with ongoing clinical studies of Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnea and Behavioral Sleep Disorders.  Furthermore, the Sleep Section at NJH, in collaboration with other academic sites in Denver, administers an ACGME-accredited Sleep Fellowship Training Program.

Reasons to lead the Sleep Division at National Jewish Health:        

• Implement innovative approaches to the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders at the top respiratory hospital in the nation
• Work with outstanding Sleep specialists supported by a highly skilled Sleep Laboratory staff
• Expand the scope and depth of Sleep Research
• Oversee the training of future experts in Sleep Disorders
• Opportunity to incorporate sophisticated, evolving digital sleep technology
• Excellent benefit package

Qualifications:

• MD, MD/PhD or PhD
• BC in Internal Medicine or Pediatrics
• BC/BE in Sleep Medicine
• Eligible to hold a Colorado license
• Administrative or leadership experience

Interested candidates should submit their curriculum vitae and a letter describing their interest to: 

Monica Kiger, Physician Recruiter

kigerm@njhealth.org

303-398-1448

Pay rate for this position varies based on experience, skills, and comparison to others who are already in this role.  If you do not see the pay listed on this posting, it is because you are on a second party job board. Please visit the Careers page on National Jewish Health’s website www.njhealth.org to see the pay range for this role.

National Jewish Health is the leading respiratory hospital in the nation. Founded 125 years ago as a nonprofit hospital, National Jewish Health today is the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to groundbreaking medical research and treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders. Patients and families come to National Jewish Health from around the world to receive cutting-edge, comprehensive, coordinated care.

National Jewish Health has been named a top 10 hospital in the pulmonology category for the 27^th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report on its 2023-24 list of best hospitals in the nation. National Jewish Health has been among the top hospitals in this category every year that pulmonology has been evaluated.

National Jewish Health also was recognized by U.S. News & World Report this year as “High Performing,” the highest rating available for conditions in the Common Adult Conditions and Procedures, in three categories: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Cancer Surgery and Pneumonia.

Since 2011, U.S. News & World Report has ranked National Jewish Health together with its longtime academic affiliate UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.

Breathing Science is Life

Our mission since 1899 is to heal, to discover, and to educate as a preeminent health care institution. We serve by providing the best integrated and innovative care for patients and their families; by understanding and finding cures for the diseases we research; and, by educating and training the next generation of health care professionals to be leaders in medicine and science.

Our vision is to strengthen and enhance our role as the global leader in the treatment and research of respiratory, cardiovascular, rheumatologic, autoimmune, inflammatory and immunologic diseases. We pursue this vision by pioneering personalized health and medicine programs, which embrace the paradigm shift from reactive medicine to proactive and preventive health delivery. Through our efforts, we pursue the discovery of cures for patients who seek treatment, and we bring new knowledge and innovation to help people worldwide.

When you join National Jewish Health, you’re contributing to our outstanding history by working to extend our excellence into the future.

National Jewish Health is a non-profit, non-sectarian institution and is a longstanding cornerstone in the Denver healthcare community.  National Jewish Health seeks to attract the best-qualified candidates who support the mission, vision and values of the Institution and those who respect and promote excellence through diversity. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, marital, familial or parental status, genetic information, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected classification.  We are a tobacco and fragrance free environment.

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