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The Center for Pediatric Palliative Care at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital is seeking to add a BE/BC Pediatric Palliative Care physician to our multidisciplinary team. Pediatric Palliative Care at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital is a rapidly growing program in its 11th year of service. Responsibilities of the position include inpatient consultation, outpatient visits both in clinic and home visits, primary management of patients on hospice, and prenatal services. In addition to clinical activities, division members are expected to participate in research as well as teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows.

Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital is a tertiary care center located in Cleveland, Ohio. The Center for Pediatric Palliative Care is currently comprised of a full-time fellowship trained physician, board certified in pediatrics and palliative care, 2 full-time nurse practitioners, a full-time art therapist/counselor, a full-time RN clinical coordinator, and a half-time chaplain. The team follows patients with a wide spectrum of life threatening diseases in collaboration with other service lines.

Our mission is to partner with children coping with serious diseases, disorders, and life-threatening medical conditions, their families, and their treatment teams to guide consistent care that enhances individualized quality of life.

Our vision is to broaden access, understanding, and delivery of pediatric palliative care by:

• Healing and attending to the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of children and their families.
• Teaching and demonstrating the principles and practices of palliative care to the medical teams, families, and community.
• Discovering and leading innovative research to continue a model of excellence.

Qualified candidates are required to have an MD/DO degree and board eligibility or board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine as well as Pediatrics, Family Medicine, or combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics. Academic appointments are through Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Faculty rank is open, commensurate with experience.

Qualified candidates should send a letter of interest and CV together with 3 references to:

Noam Stern, MD
Medical Direct, Pediatric Palliative Care
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
11100 Euclid Avenue, MS 6075
Cleveland, OH 44106
Noam.Stern@UHhospitals.org

University Hospitals is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

About Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital is a 244-bed, full-service children’s hospital and academic medical center. A trusted leader in pediatric health care for more than 130 years, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital consistently ranks among the top children’s hospitals in the nation. As the region’s premier resource for pediatric referrals, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital’s dedicated team of more than 1,300 pediatric specialists uses the most advanced treatments and latest innovations to deliver the complete range of pediatric specialty services for 750,000 patient encounters, annually.