Faculty - Pediatric Hospital Medicine Physician

University of Kansas Medical Center•Wichita, KS

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital Medicine 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 hospital medicine physicians. Candidates will have earned a D.O., M.D., or equivalent and be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics. The position offers an exciting opportunity to practice evidence-based medicine in a rapidly growing multidisciplinary Pediatric Hospital Medicine program in affiliation with our primary clinical partner, Wesley Children’s Hospital. A successful candidate must have an interest in practicing both pediatric and newborn medicine in an academic program. The candidate will integrate with the inpatient teams, all pediatric subspecialties, residents and medical students. 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.

Requirements

MD or DO Degree or foreign degree equivalent
Board eligible or certified in Pediatrics
Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in the state of Kansas
Resume/CV
Cover Letter

Nice To Haves

Previous experience teaching in an academic setting
Demonstrated proficiency in the teaching of students and residents
Demonstrated proficiency in clinical practice
Proficiency in Spanish
Ability to work cooperatively, collegially, and professionally within a multi‐disciplinary team environment

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care for hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents on pediatric hospital floor.
Provide direct patient care for inpatient newborn patients in both well newborn and level 2 nursery
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 co-managed inpatient and inpatient newborn care.
Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities to improve efficiency and clinical care for patients.
Participation in daytime, swing, and night shift in-house coverage.
Equitable participation in holiday, weekend, and call coverage.
Maintain board certification in pediatrics.
Educate, supervise, and participate in the evaluation process of residents, medical students, and other allied health trainees in pediatric hospital medicine and newborn care.
Attend and actively participate in division and departmental meetings.
Serve on selected departmental and hospital committees as requested by the director.

Benefits

health, dental, and vision insurance
health expense accounts with generous employer contributions
Employer-paid life insurance
long-term disability insurance
various additional voluntary insurance plans
Paid time off, including vacation and sick
ten paid holidays
One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment
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
additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b)