Physician / Nephrology

Children's Nebraska • Omaha, NE

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About The Position

Children’s Nebraska, together with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), is recruiting a board-certified or board-eligible Pediatric Nephrologist to join its Division of Pediatric Nephrology. The division includes six physicians, five advanced practice providers, specialized nephrology and pediatric dialysis nurses, transplant coordinators, renal dieticians, a pharmacist, a nurse case manager, and a social worker, with access to child life specialists, music therapists, and education specialists. The position offers potential for career advancement at a growing clinical and academic medical center, a competitive salary, a UNMC faculty appointment commensurate with prior rank and experience, and opportunities for early-career leadership roles, including medical directorships.

The division provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient nephrology care, including dialysis and pediatric kidney transplantation. Physicians provide inpatient consultation and outpatient care at Children’s Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine hospitals, from prenatal consultation through transition to adult nephrology care. The team collaborates with Pediatric Urology and participates in multidisciplinary prenatal consultations with Urology, Cardiology, Neonatology, Palliative Care, and Genetics. The division provides the state’s only pediatric dialysis service, including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and CRRT, as well as plasma exchange at Children’s Nebraska. Physicians manage pediatric kidney transplant patients in collaboration with Nebraska Medicine’s transplant program.

Research opportunities may be supported by the Child Health Research Institute, NIH ECHO, and IDeA states funding. Current projects include collaborations with Neonatology, Biochemistry, Nutrition, and industry-sponsored clinical trials. Providers participate in research and quality-improvement collaboratives, including the Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium, SCOPE, IROC, WE-ROCK, and ICONIIC.

Requirements

• Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatric Nephrology.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient consultation and outpatient nephrology care at Children’s Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine hospitals.
• Provide nephrology care spanning prenatal consultation through transition to adult nephrology care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care with Pediatric Urology and in prenatal consultations with Urology, Cardiology, Neonatology, Palliative Care, and Genetics.
• Provide comprehensive pediatric dialysis care, including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and CRRT.
• Provide plasma exchange services at Children’s Nebraska.
• Manage medical care for pediatric kidney transplant patients in collaboration with the Nebraska Medicine transplant program.
• Participate in research projects and research and quality-improvement collaboratives.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• UNMC faculty appointment commensurate with prior rank and experience.
• Opportunity for early-career leadership roles, including medical directorships.
• Potential research support from the Child Health Research Institute, NIH ECHO, and IDeA states funding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed