Pediatric Hospitalist & Emergency Medicine Physician

University of Kansas Medical Center • Wichita, KS

23d

About The Position

The Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Kansas School of Medicine—Wichita is seeking a full-time faculty position in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and Emergency Medicine. Candidates will be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine. This is a unique opportunity that blends community feel and size, robust pediatric hospital and emergency medicine resources, and traditional university-based academic opportunities. Our inpatient healthcare team is completed by a pediatric nursing staff, centralized pediatric sedation, pediatric pharmacists, dedicated pediatric respiratory therapists, allied health specialists, social work, nutrition, and child life. Our team is the primary teaching faculty in inpatient and newborn pediatrics and emergency room medicine for our residents and medical students.

Requirements

• MD/DO Degree
• Board certified/eligible in pediatrics
• Board certified/eligible in emergency medicine
• Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in the state of Kansas

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience teaching in an academic setting
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical practice
• Demonstrated proficiency in the teaching of students and residents
• 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
• Provide direct patient care for emergency department patients in the emergency room.
• Work in conjunction with pediatric and adult medicine subspecialists, including anesthesia, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, neurology, nephrology, oncology, orthopedics, radiology, and surgery, to provide effective and co-managed inpatient, inpatient newborn care, and emergency room care.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities to improve efficiency and clinical care for patients.
• 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

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and 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 and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

What This Job Offers

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