Pediatric Hospitalist - Philadelphia / King of Prussia (full-time, part-time available)
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Application
Details
Posted: 17-Jan-23
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Physicians/Surgeons
Physicians: General
Physicians: Specialty
Sector:
Hospital, Public and Private
Required Education:
MD/DO
Internal Number: 232851
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Job Summary
Positioned at the core of one of the country’s foremost children’s hospitals, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP's) rapidly growing general pediatric hospitalist program offers tremendous depth and breadth of clinical activities.
The section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) at CHOP is recruiting faculty at all experience levels to join our growing group of over 125 faculty. Full-time, part-time, and nocturnist positions are available. We do not require PHM board certification.
Our section offers numerous clinical activities including attending-only general pediatric teams, surgical co-management, behavioral health co-management, complex care, and/or sedation services. Our hospitalists have the opportunity to work at our main Philadelphia campus as well as our new community site in King of Prussia.
In addition to robust clinical exposure, the section of PHM offers many unique faculty development programs such as a formal mentoring program for early career hospitalists and weekly attending-only education conferences on a variety of topics. Our education curriculum includes M&M, quality improvement, complex care didactics, and clinical case conferences.
Job Responsibilities
-Direct Clinical Activities
Provide direct patient care to hospitalized children
Diagnose and treat common inpatient pediatric conditions
Complete thorough and timely medical documentation in the EHR (Epic)
Triage urgent changes in patient’s clinical status and utilize rapid response team or pediatric code team when necessary
Provide general pediatric consultation to other services including surgery
May supervise clinical providers including medical students, resident physicians, Advanced Practice Providers and provide performance feedback in all aspects of clinical functions
-Educational Activities (if indicated)
May provide support and leadership for medical student, resident physician, and Advanced Practice Provider educational curriculum and program implementation
-Research Activities (if indicated)
May participate in scholarship activities within the Section of Hospital Medicine. These include but are not limited to:
Quality improvement projects, including clinical pathway design committees
Research projects in PHM
-Administrative Activities (if indicated)
-Other Duties as Assigned.
Required Licenses & Certifications
Active medical license in Pennsylvania
Current DEA license
Board Certified (or Board Eligible) in General Pediatrics.
Board certification is set in compliance with Department/Division and Medical Staff Affairs by-laws (either immediately or within a prescribed time frame from date of hire)
Required Education & Experience
Graduate of a GMEC-accredited Medical School and Pediatric Residency (and/or Fellowship as indicated) Program.
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Additional Technical Requirements
Working knowledge of hospital policies, practices and protocols as well as applicable regulations and guidelines. Knowledge of computer systems and applications
Skills in exercising initiative, judgment, problem solving, decision-making
Skill in developing and maintaining effective relationships with medical and administrative staff, patients and the public
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
