Pediatric Pulmonogist Physician - Full-Time
About The Position
The Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga and the Children's Hospital at Erlanger is seeking a Division Director of Pediatric Pulmonology to join our well-established group practice. Children's Hospital at Erlanger is a 133-bed full-service pediatric healthcare facility for children and their families, and is part of Erlanger Health, an academic teaching center affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine is a key component of Children's Hospital at Erlanger, providing multidisciplinary consultation, diagnostic and management services for a wide array of pulmonary conditions. The division provides both inpatient and outpatient services and offers complete pulmonary function testing and flexible bronchoscopy assessments. Inpatient care is consultative only in nature, currently with the hospitalist service caring for the patients as the primary attending. Our pulmonology clinic runs a comprehensive asthma program, a nationally recognized and accredited Cystic Fibrosis program, a BPD program, a multidisciplinary aerodigestive team, and a tracheostomy and home ventilator program.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree
- Board Certified/ Board Eligible in Pediatric Pulmonology
- Ability to obtain an active medical license in the state of Tennessee
- Division Director candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in a children’s hospital setting
Nice To Haves
- Ideal candidates will have interest and experience in teaching resident and medical students
Benefits
- Excellent compensation, incentive bonus and benefits package
- Sign-on bonus available, malpractice coverage and relocation assistance available
- Erlanger is the only Level I Trauma Center in a 100-mile radius
- Erlanger is a teaching hospital and is affiliated with UTCOM Chattanooga.
- Erlanger/UT Chattanooga offers 10 residency programs, including pediatrics and family medicine, which rotate through the clinic
- Chattanooga has a thriving economy with a low cost of living and no TN state income tax
- Chattanooga is a two-time winner of the "Best City Ever" by Outside Magazine due to its thriving outdoor community with hiking, biking, fishing, and kayaking all minutes away from work and home
- 100 miles to Atlanta, 120 miles to Nashville
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
