UNIV - Chief Resident - Pediatrics: Hospital Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Department of Pediatrics is hiring Chief Residents to align with the Residency Program, Administration, Clinical Care, Research, and Academics. The Department of Pediatrics is hiring Chief Residents to align with the Residency Program, Administration, Clinical Care, Research, and Academics. The role of a Chief Resident anticipates an average work week of fifty hours due to variation in clinic duty such as night call and weekend call. Academic responsibilities account for roughly 2,080 per annum, and include scheduling, staffing changes, resident emergencies, educational development, information relay, technical support in the Children’s Hospital, research and QI tracking, recruitment, and resident support. In addition to your other responsibilities, enthusiastic participation in the educational mission of the Department is expected.

Requirements

• Medical Doctorate or the equivalent.
• Licensed/eligible for medical licensure in South Carolina.
• Ability to perform job functions in an upright position.
• Ability to perform job functions in a seated position.
• Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile.
• Ability to work indoors.
• Ability to fully use both hands/arms.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders.
• Ability to reach in all directions.
• Possess good finger dexterity.
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes.
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand.
• Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance.
• Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception.
• Good peripheral vision capabilities.
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction.
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.

Responsibilities

• scheduling
• staffing changes
• resident emergencies
• educational development
• information relay
• technical support in the Children’s Hospital
• research and QI tracking
• recruitment
• resident support
• enthusiastic participation in the educational mission of the Department

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree