Attending Physician - Child Abuse Pediatrics and Advanced General Pediatrics & Primary Care

Northwestern University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 184,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO & Holidays

Parental leave

403(b) retirement plan

Job summary

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lurie Children’s Hospital seek a full-time Clinician-Educator at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor in Pediatrics. The role spans Child Abuse Pediatrics and Advanced General Pediatrics, with outpatient and inpatient responsibilities and an emphasis on teaching and mentorship.

Salary is commensurate with rank and experience; start date negotiable and the position remains open until filled.

Qualifications

• Board-certified in child abuse pediatrics.
• Outstanding clinical and teaching skills.
• Ability to supervise residents and provide mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Staff outpatient clinics at Lurie Children's main campus and Lincoln Park outpatient center.
• Conduct clinical evaluations and manage patients with suspected or confirmed child abuse and neglect.
• Provide on-call coverage and respond to inpatient consultations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate comprehensive care.

Education

Board-certified in child abuse pediatrics

Job description

The Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics and Divisions of Child Abuse Pediatrics and Advanced General Pediatrics at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible Clinician-Educator at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor.

Responsibilities include:

Child Abuse Pediatrics

Provide comprehensive, specialized care to Lurie Children's vulnerable patient population within the Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics across both ambulatory and inpatient settings. Responsibilities include staffing outpatient clinics at Lurie Children's main campus and the Lincoln Park outpatient center, conducting clinical evaluations, and providing ongoing assessment and management of patients with suspected or confirmed child abuse and neglect. Additional responsibilities include providing on-call coverage, responding to inpatient consultation requests, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to support the medical evaluation, treatment, and safety of children who may have experienced abuse or neglect. This role also involves partnering with families, referring providers, DCFS, law enforcement, and other professionals to help coordinate appropriate care and ensure that patients receive comprehensive, compassionate, and timely services.

Advanced General Pediatrics

Provide clinical care within the Advanced General Pediatrics program through outpatient clinic staffing and direct patient care. Serve as a preceptor for the pediatric resident training program, providing clinical supervision, guidance, and mentorship to residents as they develop their diagnostic reasoning, clinical decision-making, and patient management skills. Support the educational mission of the program by facilitating clinical learning, promoting evidence-based practice, and modeling effective communication and patient-centered care in the area of Pediatric Primary Care. Through these responsibilities, contribute to the development of future pediatricians while helping ensure the delivery of high-quality, comprehensive care to children and their families.

Qualified candidates will possess outstanding clinical and teaching skills. Candidates for the position will be board-certified in child abuse pediatrics. Salary is commensurate with rank and experience. The start date is negotiable and the position will remain open until filled.

The expected base pay range for this position is: $183,700 - $212,976.

Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal comparators; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

This position is located at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, however, applications must be submitted online through Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Benefits

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful and competitive benefits. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Lurie Children's Medical Group offers a generous benefit packet to full timeandpart timeemployees who work 20 or more hours perweekthat includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b): with a mandatory 5% contribution, 10% employer match
• Various voluntary benefits:
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance from Lurie Children's Hospital
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities
• Discount purchasing program

Questions?

Contact Nicole (Lantero) Kenny at [e-mail]

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