Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor - Clinical, Pediatric Palliative Care
About The Position
The Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Ambulatory Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in New Orleans is seeking an academic Pediatric Palliative Care physician to serve as Medical Director and Service Line Chief of Palliative Care at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. The position will be tasked to further develop, expand, and lead the Pediatric Palliative Care Program at the hospital. The Department of Pediatrics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans is dedicated to excellence in patient care, scholarly work, mastery in teaching and continuous learning. The Department boasts approximately eighty faculty members representing all pediatric sub-specialties. Training programs include an annual medical school class of two hundred and approximately one hundred post-graduate trainees in categorical pediatrics, medicine-pediatrics, child neurology, combined pediatrics and emergency medicine and most pediatric sub-specialty fellowship areas. Academic appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor (non-tenure, clinical track), with rank to be determined by the candidate’s credentials and experience. The successful candidate will participate in a broad range of activities. Primary clinical responsibilities of the position will occur at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. Excellent communication skills are required. This is a challenging and interesting position involving teaching responsibilities with medical students, residents, and other learners from the multi-disciplinary LSUHSC community.Educational responsibilities include supervision and instruction of medical students, residents, and other learners from the multi-disciplinary LSUHSC community. Faculty members are expected to contribute to the advancement of scholarly or educational activities within the Department. There are abundant opportunities for educational, clinical, translational, and quality and outcomes research initiatives across the health sciences center. The Department of Pediatrics is located predominantly at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. Children’s Hospital is Louisiana’s only free-standing children’s hospital. The 247-bed tertiary care teaching and clinical care complex is located in the heart of New Orleans. Children’s Hospital has recently completed the major phases of a 5 year and $225 million expansion project.
Requirements
- Academic Pediatric Palliative Care physician
- Excellent communication skills
Responsibilities
- Serve as Medical Director and Service Line Chief of Palliative Care at Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
- Further develop, expand, and lead the Pediatric Palliative Care Program at the hospital.
- Participate in a broad range of activities.
- Primary clinical responsibilities of the position will occur at Children’s Hospital New Orleans.
- Teaching responsibilities with medical students, residents, and other learners from the multi-disciplinary LSUHSC community.
- Supervision and instruction of medical students, residents, and other learners from the multi-disciplinary LSUHSC community.
- Contribute to the advancement of scholarly or educational activities within the Department.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
