Child Abuse Pediatrician

About the role

The Child Abuse Pediatrician will join the clinical team in the Division of Child Protection and Family Health within the Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine and the Center for Safe and Healthy Families at Primary Children's Hospital. The position provides medical consultation for inpatient and outpatient children undergoing evaluation for suspected child maltreatment and serves in a consultative capacity for medical and community professionals (CPS, law enforcement) across the Intermountain region.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical consultation to children (inpatient and outpatient) being evaluated for suspected child maltreatment.
• Serve as a consultative resource for medical and community professionals (CPS, law enforcement) throughout the Intermountain region.
• Deliver clinical services at Primary Children's Hospitals in Salt Lake City and Lehi, UT; the University of Utah Burn Unit; and Children's Justice Centers statewide.
• Engage in academic work including education, investigation, administration, and advocacy.
• Participate in the education of pediatric residents, pediatric emergency medicine fellows, child psychiatry fellows, triple board residents, medical students, nurse practitioner students, and physician assistant students.
• Collaborate with a team of trauma therapists to facilitate seamless trauma therapy delivery.
• Contribute to a robust research portfolio and rural, underserved, and