Assistant Professor

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Professor is clinical faculty in the University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine. The role provides care for acutely ill and injured pediatric patients from birth through age 26 at Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) Emergency Department and Network of Care locations in Colorado. Clinical work includes taking histories, performing physical examinations, determining and carrying out appropriate diagnostic workups, and developing treatment and disposition plans. The position has a 1.0 clinical effort and requires coverage of 1,376 clinical hours, including pediatric emergency care, Pediatric Observation Unit medicine, and jeopardy shifts. The work is onsite in Aurora, Colorado, with coverage across CHCO Anschutz and Network of Care locations. The faculty member also teaches medical students and residents, supports Advanced Practice Provider onboarding and supervision, participates in section meetings and quality improvement, and maintains the clinical skills and certifications needed to provide safe, high-quality pediatric urgent and emergency care. The position requires regular training and skills maintenance, including education sessions, code simulations, Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification, relevant continuing medical education, and other required technical seminars. The role involves a mix of day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts in a fast-paced acute care environment.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
Board certification and eligibility in Pediatric Emergency Medicine or Emergency Medicine.
Active Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
Active Colorado medical license.
Active Colorado State DEA license.
Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced acute care environment for 8–12 hours at a time.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to promote teamwork among nurses, technicians, learners, and colleagues.
Ability to work a mix of day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Knowledge of pediatric disease and injury patterns and resources used to support clinical decisions and diagnosis.
Skill using the EPIC electronic medical record.
Teaching skills for medical learners.
Technical skills in pediatric emergency care, including interpretation of plain radiographs, foreign body removal, laceration repair, incision and drainage, reduction of minor digit fractures or joint dislocations, nerve blocks, lumbar puncture, IV fluid management, acute respiratory care, intubation, pediatric resuscitation, and procedural sedation. Some advanced techniques may be learned on the job; procedural sedation credentials must be obtained at CHCO.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of experience in a pediatric acute care environment.
Experience teaching medical students and residents.
Completion of fellowship training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Experience with pediatric patients, ideally in pediatric emergency, critical care, or urgent care.
POCUS training.
Participation in the Children's Hospital Colorado Main OR with anesthesiology once per year to maintain airway skills is recommended.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical coverage for 1,376 hours at a 1.0 clinical effort across Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz and Network of Care locations.
Provide pediatric emergency care and Pediatric Observation Unit medicine, and cover jeopardy shifts for unanticipated physician absences.
Maintain active medical staff privileges at facilities where CHCO Network of Care provides emergency department or urgent care services, unless a site is excluded by mutual agreement.
Attend at least 75% of monthly joint section and operational update meetings, and participate in required monthly section meetings.
Teach medical students, family practice residents, and pediatric residents.
Provide clinical supervision and support onboarding for Advanced Practice Providers.
Participate in quality improvement and development of clinical care guidelines.
Maintain the skills and certifications required for high-quality, patient-centered, safe urgent and emergency care of children.
Complete two half-day Acute Care Education sessions and required high-fidelity and local-site code simulations each academic year.
Maintain PALS certification and relevant continuing medical education, and attend other technical seminars deemed mandatory.
Communicate with referring physicians to facilitate referrals and transport to the appropriate site.
Perform pediatric emergency procedures and care, including radiograph interpretation, foreign body removal, laceration repair, incision and drainage, minor fracture or joint dislocation reduction, nerve blocks, lumbar puncture, IV fluid management, acute respiratory care, intubation, pediatric resuscitation, and procedural sedation.