ASSISTANT / ASSOCIATE / PROFESSOR-PEDIATRIC HOSPITALIST

UI Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical institution in Illinois is seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist to join their academic team. The role involves providing inpatient care, teaching medical students, and engaging in research. The position offers a collaborative environment focused on quality improvement and innovation in pediatric healthcare.

Qualifications

• Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
• Board certified in Pediatrics.
• 3 years pediatric residency.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic inpatient hospitalist services for patients.
• Participate in education programs.
• Organize and conduct research.

Skills

Pediatrics

Teaching

Research

Education

Board certification in Pediatrics

3 years pediatric residency

Job description

Assistant / Associate / Professor-Pediatric Hospitalist

Assistant / Associate / Professor-Pediatric Hospitalist

Search extended through 7 / 14 / 2025

Hiring Department : UICOMP-Pediatrics

Location : Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID : 1028844

Posting Close Date : 7 / 14 / 2025

Budgeted Salary Range : $180,000 to $231,667 per year

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) is seeking board-certified or board-eligible pediatricians to fill three full-time positions in the Department of Pediatrics Hospitalist Division.

Join our dynamic and collegial team where the position includes exclusively academic teams for inpatient pediatric care on our general and intermediate level units, newborn nursery, and the pediatric sedation team. Our team is committed to providing evidence-based patient and family-centered care while teaching medical students, pediatric, medicine-pediatric, emergency medicine and family medicine residents, and fellows from our accredited Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Fellowship. Academic time is protected and allows focus on teaching, curricular development, quality improvement, safety initiatives, mentorship, simulation-based education, and innovation. We collaborate with our medical and surgical subspecialties and serve as the primary admitting service for most medical specialties while providing consulting and co-management roles for our surgical colleagues.

Clinical activities of the faculty are primarily concentrated at Childrens Hospital of Illinois, which is the primary pediatric teaching facility for UICOMP and is a 132-bed facility that offers over 50 pediatric programs and services. These programs represent over 100 pediatric sub-specialists in 24 different disciplines, including the largest pediatric surgery program in Illinois. Childrens Hospital of Illinois is the only full-service tertiary hospital for children in downstate Illinois with a pediatric and adult congenital heart disease program, Illinois Perinatal Center, a Quaternary Care neonatal intensive care unit and is designated as a Level I trauma center. We collaborate routinely with Jump Simulation for education, teaching, research and innovation.

Position Summary

This Pediatric Hospitalist will primarily provide inpatient services at the Children's Hospital of Illinois on the general and intermediate pediatric units. Other clinical work may also include the newborn nursery and pediatric sedation service. They will be responsible for teaching medical students and residents. Scholarly work activity (research, quality improvement, and advocacy) is expected but tailored to the faculty member's interests.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide academic inpatient hospitalist services for patients at UICOMPs main clinical partner, OSF Childrens Hospital of Illinois, a 132-bed, full-service hospital.
• Participate in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of the Department.
• Organize and conduct research or scholarly programs in pediatric hospital medicine.
• Perform other duties of a University faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and administration.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
• Board certified in Pediatrics
• 3 years pediatric residency

About University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria (UICOMP) Department of Pediatrics and OSF Healthcare Childrens Hospital of Illinois :

UICOMP is one of the three regional campuses of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the largest public medical schools in the country. UICOMPs educational programs include 244 medical students and 300 residents / fellows in 21 different post graduate programs. The Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest departments at UICOMP. In collaboration with the OSF HealthCare Childrens Hospital of Illinois, the Department has 19 divisions and over 145 faculty members providing general pediatrics and subspecialty services to the pediatric population in Central Illinois. The current research infrastructure within the Department includes an office of research, a dedicated biostatistician and an internal research funding mechanism to support our faculty.

About Childrens Hospital of Illinois

The primary teaching hospital of UICOMP is Childrens Hospital of Illinois, a tertiary care facility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million. Childrens Hospital of Illinois provides comprehensive services to children, including Quaternary Care NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. Childrens Hospital of Illinois is a major medical facility with 136 beds and a 32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago. There are existing resources through UICOMP and Childrens Hospital of Illinois for seeding research funding, quality and outcomes focused academic work and innovation in health education.

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