Pediatric Critical Care Physician

Department:
SOM Wichita Pediatrics

PediatricsPosition Title:
Pediatric Critical Care PhysicianJob Family Group:
AcademicJob Description Summary:
The Department of Pediatrics, at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita is seeking a candidate for a full-time faculty position in Pediatric Critical Care. Candidates will have earned a D.O., M.D., or equivalent and be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care. The position offers an exciting opportunity to join over 25 other board-certified medical and surgical pediatric specialties collaborating to care for the children of the state of Kansas. This position will support pediatric patients hospitalized with our community, tertiary care clinical partner, Wesley Children's Hospital. A successful candidate must have an interest in practicing academic medicine, supporting our graduate medical education programs in Pediatrics, and combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, as well as our medical school campus which supports over 200 medical students.

The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita (KUSM-W) Department of Pediatrics is a robust, comprehensive, and thriving group of dedicated academic clinicians collaborating to deliver pediatric clinical care, education, scholarship and advocacy to the children and families in the Western two-thirds of the state. We are one of three University of Kansas medical school campuses. The Wichita campus serves over 200 medical students and boasts modern academic capabilities including a hi-fidelity simulation center and resources to support clinical and translational research and systematic quality improvement/implementation science. In 2027 we will complete construction of a brand-new, state of the art medical school; The Wichita Biomedical Center will be an interprofessional medical education and research center, integrating health care educational programs across the community.

Wesley Children's Hospital (WCH), a tertiary care pediatric hospital within the main Wesley campus, is the result of a $70 million investment by Health Corporation of American and Wesley Healthcare and offers the only tertiary care children's services in Central and Western Kansas. WCH has the largest delivery service in Kansas, and includes 76 NICU beds, 35 general inpatient beds, 15 PICU beds, and centralized pediatric sedation. The NICU and PICU are staffed 24/7 in-house by board-certified specialists and pediatric hospital medicine will be in-house 24/7 in the coming academic year. WCH is a level 1 trauma center with a 24/7 pediatric surgery/trauma service. Other available and collaborating pediatric specialties include anesthesia, urology, radiology, endocrinology, cardiology, pulmonology, genetics, infectious disease, and the only comprehensive pediatric oncology program in the state. Dedicated pediatric ancillary services include an independent pediatric pharmacy with rounding clinical pediatric pharmacists and a robust child life program.

Wichita, Kansas, located in the heart of America, 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 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 pediatric critical care infants, children, and adolescents in PICU.
• Work in conjunction with pediatric hospitalists and subspecialists, including anesthesia, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, neurology, nephrology, oncology, orthopedics, radiology, and surgery, to provide effective and co-managed pediatric critical and newborn care.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities to improve efficiency, safety, and clinical outcomes for patients.

Teaching and other Scholarly Activities - 10%

• Educate, supervise, and participate in the evaluation process of residents, medical students, and other allied health trainees.
• Assist with the development of a critical care residency curriculum.
• Participate in scholarly activities to the extent that ACGME criteria for "core faculty" are met; these include traditional scholarly products (i.e. publications, poster presentations) as well as invited presentations (i.e. grand rounds, professional or academic society conferences) and significant educations leadership roles (i.e. curriculum development).

Work Environment:

• Equitable participation in holiday, weekend, and call coverage for critical care division.
• Shift schedule will follow the PICU division criteria for all critical care physicians at the supporting hospital.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• MD or DO Degree
• Board eligible or certified in Pediatrics
• Board eligible or certified in Pediatric Critical Care

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Experience:

• Previous experience teaching in an academic setting

Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical practice
• Demonstrated proficiency in the teaching of students and residents
• Ability to work cooperatively, collegially, and professionally within a multi-disciplinary team environment

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

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.

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.

Employee Type:
RegularTime Type:
Full time