Pays $200K - $600K — Critical Care Medicine market median is ~$316k (60 jobs)
Cardiac Critical Care Physician
About the Role
Cardiac critical care. $200K-$600K. Top 10 children's hospital. New grads welcome. Full benefits. Academic medicine. Actually make a difference.
Join Children's National Hospital as a Cardiac Critical Care Physician in District of Columbia. Kids Are Our Everything. Department 10235 CARDIAC CRITICAL CARE MEDICIN Pay Range $200,000.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide on-call services as determined by the division leadership.
- Provide timely feedback to trainees.
- Ensure adequate orientation for the care that the trainees deliver.
- Supervise and train clinical professionals and students effectively.
Requirements
- Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees.
- This base salary range does not include our comprehensive.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $200K - $600K
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Call responsibilities required.
This position offers competitive compensation, student loan benefits. Work with Children's National Hospital in District of Columbia.
Licensure & Certifications
Candidates must hold an M.D. from an accredited medical school and be board certified or eligible for certification in the primary practice specialty. Full licensure and credentialing as an attending staff physician at Children's National Medical Center are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Critical Care Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 58% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
District of Columbia's cost-of-living index is 158.0 (US average = 100), so the posted ~$400k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $253k in an average-cost state — District of Columbia ranks #13 of 50 for clinician purchasing power. 64.3% of District of Columbia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Critical Care Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 15.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 1.5/10 on work-life balance for Critical Care Medicine roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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