Assistant Professor - Pediatrics Hospitalist

UT Health Sciences; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences invites applications for a full-time (80% FTE) Assistant Professor to provide inpatient pediatric care at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and to participate in medical education.

The successful candidate will be board-certified or eligible in Pediatrics, completed pediatric residency, and have hospital medicine experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited medical school.
• Completion of Pediatric Residency.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatrics.
• Experience as a Hospitalist is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical care to select inpatients at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.
• Teaching PA students, medical students, residents, and fellows.

Skills

Clinical care

Medical teaching

Hospital medicine

Education

MD (Medical Doctor)

Pediatric Residency

Job description

Job Description

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is seeking a full-time non-tenure Assistant Professor. This position is 80% FTE.

Responsibilities

Provides clinical care to select inpatients at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Teaching PA students, medical students, residents, and fellows.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited medical school. Completion of Pediatric Residency.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Pediatric. Certification in Pediatric Hospital Medicine is a plus, but not required. Experience as a Hospitalist is preferred.

For benefits information, please visit https://www.uthsc.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefits-preview-packet.pdf

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCES

The University of Tennessee Health Sciences is a statewide flagship, public, academic health institution in Tennessee. Founded in 1911, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is to improve the health and well-being of Tennesseans and the global community by fostering collaborative education, research, scientific discovery, clinical care, and public service. Employing more than 4,600 people on its faculty, staff, and not-for-profit corporation faculty practice groups, and with more than 3,200 students across the state, UT Health Sciences contributes $4 billion to the economy of Tennessee.

Part of the University of Tennessee System, the Health Sciences is headquartered in Memphis and includes all six of UT’s doctoral-degree-granting health science colleges – Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Graduate Health Sciences, and Health Professions. UT Health Sciences spans the state with its four major, regional clinical health science locations in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville, as well as more than 100 clinical education sites across Tennessee. UT Health Sciences is the largest educator of health care professionals in the state and operates the state’s largest residency and fellowship advanced training programs.

Located in West Tennessee on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis is the second-largest city in the state and among the largest cities in the Southeast. The Greater Memphis metropolitan area has more than 1.3 million residents, and the city ranks among those with the lowest cost of living in the country. It is home to a vibrant restaurant scene, a revitalized Downtown, the Midtown Arts District, many scenic neighborhoods, an active medical district, and a burgeoning airport in the midst of a $214 million modernization.

Memphis boasts attractions, including Elvis Presley’s Graceland, the Memphis Grizzlies, historic Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the second-largest urban county park in the United States, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.