Faculty - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician

IMDiversity; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Discretionary day

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Job summary

The University of Kansas Medical Center in Wichita, KS, seeks a full-time Pediatric Hematology/Oncology physician to join an established team affiliated with Wesley Children’s Hospital. Candidates should be MD/DO, board certified or eligible, with interest in hematology and oncology within an academic program.

The role integrates with inpatient teams, residents, and medical students, with a comprehensive team including pharmacists, social workers, and infusion nurses.

Qualifications

• Education: MD or DO degree or foreign degree equivalent.
• Licenses/Certifications: Board eligible or certified in Pediatrics.
• Licenses/Certifications: Board eligible or certified in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care for outpatient infants, children, and adolescents.
• Provide consults on inpatient infants, children and adolescents with hospitalists and critical care teams.
• Collaborate with pediatric subspecialists to provide integrated care across multiple specialties.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities to improve outcomes.
• Maintain board certification in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology.
• Seek opportunities for collaboration with hospital partners.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Education

MD/DO or foreign degree

Board eligible or certified in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology

Job description

Faculty - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician - JR009868
University of Kansas Medical Center in Wichita, KS

Type: Full-Time

Category: Physicians
Military
Faculty - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician

Department:
SOM Wichita Pediatrics
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Pediatrics-HemOnc
Position Title: Faculty - Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician

Job Family Group:
Academic

Job Description Summary:
The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita is seeking a candidate for a full-time faculty position to join an existing team of pediatric hematology/oncology physicians. Candidates will have earned a D.O., M.D., or equivalent and be board certified or board eligible in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. The position offers an exciting opportunity to practice evidence-based medicine in a rapidly growing multidisciplinary Pediatric Hematology and Oncology program in affiliation with our primary clinical partner, Wesley Children's Hospital. A successful candidate must have an interest in practicing both hematology and oncology in an academic program. The candidate will integrate with the inpatient teams, all pediatric subspecialties, residents and medical students. The program boasts strong focus in caring for the patient and family through a comprehensive team including a pediatric hematology oncology pharmacist, social worker, nurse navigator, dietician, APHON certified and chemotherapy certified infusion nurses, and child life.

The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita (KUSM-W) Department of Pediatrics is a robust, comprehensive and thriving group of dedicated generalist, specialist, hospitalist and newborn providers delivering pediatric clinical care, education, scholarship and advocacy as part of our medical school campus, one of three in the University of Kansas system. The Wichita campus serves over 200 medical students and boasts state of the art technical capabilities including a new simulation center. The KUSM-W Department of Pediatrics collaborates extensively in the community and region to provide general and tertiary care to the children and families in the Western two-thirds of the state.

Wichita, Kansas is located in the heart of America and is the largest city in Kansas. It has small town friendliness along with all the amenities of a large city including a variety of restaurants and entertainment, minor league baseball and hockey teams, great shopping, and close proximity to the country. The metropolitan area of more than 640,000 has great public and private schools and is a family friendly city.

Job Duties

• Provide direct patient care for outpatient infants, children, and adolescents.
• Provide consultation on inpatient infants, children and adolescents in collaboration with our hospitalist and critical care teams.
• 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 integrated care.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities to improve efficiency, safety and clinical outcomes for patients.
• Maintain board certification in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology.
• Seek opportunities for collaboration with our hospital partners.

Teaching

• Educate, supervise, and participate in the evaluation process of residents, medical students, and other allied health trainees.
• Assist with the development of Hematology/Oncology residency curriculum.

Research/Scholarly Activities

• Participate in scholarly activities to the extent that ACGME criteria for âEURoecore facultyâEUR? are met; these include traditional scholarly products (i.e. publications, poster presentations) as well as invited presentations (i.e. grand rounds, professional or academic society conferences) and significant educations leadership roles (i.e. curriculum development).

Work Environment

• Equitable participation in call coverage is expected

Required Qualifications

• Education: MD or DO Degree or foreign degree equivalent
• Licenses/Certifications: Board eligible or certified in Pediatrics
• Licenses/Certifications: Board eligible or certified in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Preferred Qualifications

• Special interest in the area of hematology
• Previous experience teaching in an academic setting

Skills

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Interpersonal skills

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

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

Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Center's mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the‑art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information.