Assistant/Associate/Professor-Pediatric Hospitalist
Location
Peoria, IL | United States
Job description
Assistant/Associate/Professor-Pediatric Hospitalist
Hiring Department : UICOMP-Pediatrics
Location : Peoria, IL USA
Requisition ID : 1022767
Posting Close Date : 3/13/2024
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria(UICOMP) is seeking board-certified or board-eligible pediatricians to fill onefull-time positions in the Department of Pediatrics' Hospitalist Division.
Join our dynamic and collegial team where the positionincludes exclusively academic teams for inpatient pediatric care on our generaland intermediate level units, newborn nursery, and the pediatric sedation team.Our team is committed to providing evidence based patient and family centeredcare while teaching medical students, pediatric ( emergency medicine and family medicine residents, andfellows from our accredited Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Fellowship. Academic time is protected and allows focuson teaching, curricular development, quality improvement, safety initiatives,mentorship, simulation based education and innovation. We collaborate with our medical and surgicalsubspecialties and serve as the primary admitting service for most medicalspecialties while providing consulting and co-management roles for our surgicalcolleagues.
Clinical activities of thefaculty are primarily concentrated at CHOI, which is the primary pediatricteaching facility for UICOMP and is a 132-bed facility that offers over 50pediatric programs and services. These programs represent over 100pediatric sub-specialists in 24 different disciplines, including the largestpediatric surgery program in Illinois. CHOI is the only full servicetertiary hospital for children in downstate Illinois with a children andadult congenital heart disease program, Illinois Perinatal Center, a Level IIIneonatal intensive care unit and is designated as a Level I trauma center. Wecollaborate routinely with Jump Simulation for education, teaching, researchand innovation,
Position Summary Provide care to patients and instruction to learners.
Duties & Responsibilities - Provide academic inpatient hospitalist services for patients at UICOMP's main clinical partner, OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois, a 132-bed, full-service hospital,
- Participate in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of the Department.
- Organize and conduct research or scholarly programs in pediatric hospital medicine.
- Perform other duties of a University faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and administration
Minimum Qualifications - MD/DO degree
- Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
- Board certified in Pediatrics
- 3 years pediatric residency
About University ofIllinois College of Medicine, Peoria (UICOMP) Department of Pediatrics and OSFHealthcare Children's Hospital of Illinois: UICOMP is one ofthe three regional campuses of the University of Illinois College of Medicine,one of the largest public medical schools in the country. UICOMP's educational programs include 244medical students and 300 residents/fellows in 21 different post graduateprograms. The Department of Pediatricsis one of the largest departments at UICOMP. In collaboration with the OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital ofIllinois, the Department has 19 divisions and over 145 faculty membersproviding general pediatrics and subspecialty services to the pediatricpopulation in Central Illinois.
About Children's Hospital of Illinois The current research infrastructure within the Departmentincludes office of research, a dedicated biostatistician and internal researchfunding mechanism to support our faculty. The primary teaching hospital of UICOMP is Children's Hospital ofIllinois, a tertiary care facility serving a 37-county region with a populationbase of over two million. Children's Hospital of Illinois providescomprehensive services to children, including Level IV NICU and astate-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. Children's Hospital ofIllinois is a major medical facility with 136 beds and a 32-bed critical careunit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago. There are existing resources through UICOMPand Children's Hospital of Illinois for seeding research funding, quality andoutcomes focused academic work and innovation in health education.
About Peoria, Il One of the oldest communities in Illinois with apopulation of 112,936, Peoria is equal distance from Chicago and St. Louis. Here we have an enviable standard of living,exciting venues within a 15-20 minute drive from our homes, safe streets,quality and quantity shopping, our own symphony, our own ballet, BroadwayTheater League, museums, art guilds, first-class medical facilities, thenation's oldest community theater and oldest Santa Claus parade.
Our vibrant riverfront showcases a multitude of festivalsand celebrations that light up the summer nights much like our extraordinaryFourth of July Sky Concert fireworks show that draws well over 100,000annually. Citizens are flocking to livein the refurbished warehouses and lofts on Water Street that produce theperfect lifestyle for a 24/7 city.
We have many global businesses that allow Peoria to playall over the world through their products and services. Peoria has begun to diversify its economy withinfotech industries as well. Thus ourbusiness community attracts some of the brightest graduates throughout thenation.
For fullestconsideration, please submit your application by 1/5/2024 at:
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