Faculty - Pediatric Hospital Medicine Physician

Department:

SOM Wichita Pediatrics

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Pediatric Hospitalists

Position Title:

Faculty - Pediatric Hospital Medicine Physician

Job Family Group:

Academic

Job Description Summary:

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.

Job Description:

Job Duties:

Patient Care: 90%

• 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.   

Education/Scholarly: 10%

• 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.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Work Environment:

• Equitable participation in call coverage is expected

Required Qualifications:

Education: MD or DO Degree or foreign degree equivalent

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position.  The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Licenses/Certifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Previous experience teaching in an academic setting

Skills:

• 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

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers.  A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package:

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. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time