Assistant Professors - Pediatric Hospitalist

University of Kansas Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kansas Medical Center in Wichita seeks an Assistant Professor in Pediatric Hospital Medicine. This unique position blends community feel, strong pediatric resources, and university-based academic opportunities.

Inpatient pediatric care is supported by a full pediatric team and subspecialists. The role emphasizes direct patient care for hospitalized youth, collaboration with subspecialists, involvement in education of residents and medical students, participation in quality and

Qualifications

• MD, DO or foreign degree equivalent.
• Board eligible or board certified in Pediatrics.
• Completion of a Pediatrics residency.
• Hold or be eligible for a Kansas medical license.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care for hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents on pediatric hospital floor.
• Provide direct patient care for inpatient newborn patients in well newborn and level 2 nursery.
• Work with pediatric subspecialists to provide co-managed inpatient and newborn care.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities.
• Participation in daytime, swing, and night shift in-house coverage.
• Equitable participation in holiday, weekend, and call coverage.
• Maintain board certification in pediatrics.
• Educate, supervise, and participate in the evaluation of residents, medical students, and other trainees.
• Attend and participate in division and departmental meetings.
• Serve on committees as requested by the director.

Education

MD/DO or foreign degree equivalent

Board eligible or board certified in Pediatrics

Completion of a Pediatrics residency

Hold or be eligible for a Kansas medical license

Job description

Department: SOM Wichita Pediatrics ----- Pediatric Hospitalists Position Title: Assistant Professors - Pediatric Hospitalist Job Family Group: Academic Job Description Summary: This is a unique pediatric hospitalist opportunity that blends community feel and size, robust pediatric resources, and traditional university-based academic opportunities. Our inpatient healthcare team is completed by a pediatric nursing staff, centralized pediatric sedation, pediatric pharmacists, dedicated pediatric respiratory therapists, allied health specialists, social work, nutrition, and child life. Our team is the primary teaching faculty in inpatient and newborn pediatrics for our residents and medical students.

Job Description

DUTIES

• Provide direct patient care for hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents on pediatric hospital floor.
• Provide direct patient care for inpatient newborn patients in both well newborn and level 2 nursery.
• Work in conjunction with pediatric subspecialists, including anesthesia, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, neurology, nephrology, oncology, orthopedics, radiology, and surgery, to provide effective and co-managed inpatient and inpatient newborn care.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities to improve efficiency and clinical care for patients.
• Participation in daytime, swing, and night shift in-house coverage.
• Equitable participation in holiday, weekend, and call coverage.
• Maintain board certification in pediatrics.
• Educate, supervise, and participate in the evaluation process of residents, medical students, and other allied health trainees in pediatric hospital medicine and newborn care.
• Attend and actively participate in division and departmental meetings.
• Serve on selected departmental and hospital committees as requested by the director.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• MD, DO or the foreign degree equivalent.
• Hold or be eligible for a Kansas medical license.
• Board eligible or board certified in Pediatrics.
• Completion of a Pediatrics residency.
• If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers.
• A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type: Regular Time Type: Full time

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