Child Abuse Pediatrician – SCAN Team Leader

Connecticut Children's Medical Center; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, CT, is seeking a Child Abuse Pediatrician for full-time on-site duties. The role involves evaluations and multidisciplinary collaboration within the SCAN team to improve care for children from birth through adolescence.

The physician will supervise APRNs and trainees, participate in education and program development, and contribute to research and quality initiatives to advance best practices in child abuse medical evaluations.

Qualifications

• Board certification or eligible for board certification in Child Abuse Pediatrics
• Current State of Connecticut MD licensure required and maintained thereafter.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) (AHA accredited) required upon hire and maintained thereafter.

Responsibilities

• Performs medical evaluations and recommends management on children and adolescents affected by suspected child abuse or neglect.
• Provides outpatient consultation for patients at CT Children’s Medical Center and Satellite locations with suspected abuse or neglect.
• Perform comprehensive anogenital evaluations with photo documentation and testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
• Answers and returns telephone calls to patient families, physicians, and other providers or agencies.
• Performs case reviews/record reviews on cases referred to the SCAN Program.
• Provides testimony regarding child abuse cases as requested by courts and other official entities.
• Participates in on-call coverage.
• Participates in training and education of students, residents, and other health care providers involved in evaluating children and adolescents affected by suspected child abuse.
• Participates in multidisciplinary evaluations, management and team discussions of child abuse cases.
• Incorporates preventive health care through patient and family education and child health advocacy.
• Provides professional support to regional health care providers who are involved with the evaluation and treatment of child abuse and neglect cases.
• Provides clinical training about child abuse and neglect both at Connecticut Children’s and within the community.
• Works to establish best practices regarding child abuse medical evaluations and treatment in the region.

Education

Board Certification in Child Abuse Pediatrics

Job description

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, CT, is seeking a Child Abuse Pediatrician for full-time on-site duties. The role involves evaluations and multidisciplinary collaboration within the SCAN team to improve care for children from birth through adolescence.

The physician will supervise APRNs and trainees, participate in education and program development, and contribute to research and quality initiatives to advance best practices in child abuse medical evaluations.