Clinical Assistant Professor

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has an opening for a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor. This position will provide clinical care within a pediatric nutrition/Lifestyle Medicine clinical program at Children's Hospital Colorado. The department is a nationally recognized academic pediatric program, and the Section of Nutrition is a leader in pediatric nutrition research, training, and clinical programs. The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination focused on transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care.

Requirements

MD/DO (or equivalent)
Board Certification or Board Eligible in Pediatrics
Must be licensed or able to obtain licensure in the State of Colorado by appointment start date
Minimum of 2 years' prior experience in pediatric medical nutrition care
Must successfully pass a drug test through Children’s Hospital Colorado
Must be willing and able to pass a national criminal background check

Nice To Haves

Fellowship trained or Certified in Obesity Medicine
Experience within an interdisciplinary team
Prior experience with electronic medical record systems including Epic
Experience with providing outpatient care in the Adult Medicine clinic.
Interest in informatics a plus

Responsibilities

Assess, evaluate and treat pediatric patients within the Lifestyle Medicine program, and in Nutrition/GAP clinic if desired and/or needed.
Ordering of labs, x-rays and other relevant tests.
Using results to make an informed decision on treatment plan.
Provide ongoing treatment for families, including working with multidisciplinary team to provide care.
Care coordination with Primary Care providers, as well as with multidisciplinary team members (dietitians, psychologist, medical providers).
Complete charting in timely manner, according to standards established for Children's Hospital Colorado Policy.
Contribute to development of new clinical programs involving the Section of Nutrition.
Phone follow up with patients and other care providers, regarding results, treatment plan, etc.
Providing service at Children's Hospital Colorado Main Campus and Network of Care facilities across the metro area, and if desired at the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Center.
Provide support to the leadership team with operations/programming.
Initiate and support quality improvement projects/processes.
Provide pediatric nutrition related talks to Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and other entities on AMC (both undergraduate and graduate students), community, physicians, and/or specialty clinics as requested.
Participate in and support the broad goals of the research agenda of the Section of Nutrition.