Pediatric Critical Care Physician (Per Diem)

Endeavor Health
Naperville, IL

Position Highlights:

  • Position: EHMG Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatric Critical Care

  • Location: 801 S. Washington St Naperville IL 60540

  • Per Diem on-call coverage

  • 24 hour, evening/overnight and weekend shifts available

  • This posting is intended to fill multiple Per Diem Intensivist positions

  • Salary range: $90/hour home call rate; converts to $200/hour rate for in-person rounding or emergencies that require an on-site presence

About Our PICU Program

Unit Specifications

  • Bed Capacity: 16-bed combined Pediatric floor/critical care unit

  • Patient Population: Medical and general surgical pediatric patients (no post-operative cardiac surgery)

  • No Teaching Requirements: Pure clinical and administrative focus

Advanced Capabilities & Services

  • Advanced mechanical ventilation strategies

  • Comprehensive procedural services (intubation, central lines, chest tubes, etc.)

  • Pediatric sedation services

  • Critical care consultation to pediatric emergency department

  • Close collaboration with on-site pediatric subspecialists

Note: We do not currently offer ECMO or CRRT services.

Comprehensive Pediatric Subspecialty Support

Edward Hospital offers exceptional on-site pediatric subspecialty coverage, including:

  • Pediatric Surgery

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology

  • Pediatric Infectious Disease

  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

  • Neonatology (in-house 24/7)

  • Pediatric Hospitalists (24/7 PICU-experienced coverage)

  • Additional pediatric subspecialists available

Integrated Pediatric Services

  • Pediatric Emergency Department located down the hall, staffed by pediatric EM-trained physicians

  • 24/7 Pediatric Hospitalist coverage with PICU experience

  • In-house Neonatology team

  • State-of-the-art Simulation Lab with comprehensive pediatric content and scenarios

  • Member of the Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance

Staffing Model & Schedule

Program Transition & Growth Opportunity

We are transitioning from a contracted physician group to an Endeavor-employed model, with an employed Medical Director staffing the unit M-F daylight. We are looking to round out this staffing model with a team of dedicated pediatric intensivists to provide on-call service nights and weekends.

Schedule Structure

  • Clinical Schedule: To be determined collaboratively with the Medical Director and incoming team

  • On-Call Structure: Night and weekend call from home

  • Flexibility: Input into scheduling model and work-life balance priorities

Current Support

  • Pediatric Hospitalists: 24/7 in-house coverage with PICU experience

  • Neonatology: In-house 24/7

  • No APP Coverage: Direct physician-led care model

Experience

  • Preferred: Post-fellowship experience in pediatric critical care, also open to recent graduates of a qualified pediatric critical care fellowship program

  • Preferred: Experience in community PICU settings

Skills & Competencies

  • Clinical Excellence: Strong clinical skills in pediatric critical care medicine

  • Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with families, staff, and colleagues

  • Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment

  • Adaptability: Flexibility and resilience in a growing, evolving program

  • Commitment: Dedication to evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement

  • Culture Builder: Ability to foster a positive, family-centered care environment

Qualifications:

Minimum Education Level

  • Required: Completion of ACGME-accredited Pediatric Residency

  • Required: Completion of ACGME-accredited Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship

Minimum Licensure Requirements

  • Eligible for medical licensing in the State of Illinois.

Minimum Certification Requirements

  • Required: BLS (Basic Life Support)

  • Required: PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

  • Required: ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)

  • Board certification/Board eligible in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care.

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit .

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website ( ) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.

EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.

Posted 2026-05-10

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