Pediatric Hospitalist

Updated: 8 months ago
Location: Wichita, KANSAS
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: The position may have been removed or expired!

Department:
SOM Wichita Pediatrics

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Pediatric Hospitalists
Position Title:
Pediatric Hospitalist
Job Family Group:
Academic
Job Description Summary:
This is a unique pediatric hospitalist opportunity that blends community feel and size, robust pediatric resources, and traditional university-based academic opportunities. Our inpatient healthcare team is completed by a superb 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 pediatrics for our residents and medical students. Resume/CV and cover letter required
Job Description:

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

  • Previous experience teaching in an academic setting

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

  • 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

Essential Functions

Patient Care: 90%

  • Provide direct patient care for hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents   
  • 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 care   
  • Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities to improve efficiency and clinical care for patients   
  • Maintain board certification in pediatrics   
  • Current clinical coverage is in-house during the day with at home call at night.

Administrative/Scholarly: 10%

  • Educate, supervise, and participate in the evaluation process of residents, medical students, and other allied health trainees   
  • Attend and actively participate in division and departmental meetings.

Other Duties (%)

  • Serve on selected departmental and hospital committees as requested by the director.


Required Documents:

  • Resume/CV
  • Cover Letter

Employee Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time

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