Child Abuse Pediatrician - Full Time - Hartford, CT

About the Role

This position is accountable for delivering comprehensive, quality patient care—including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions—according to standards of practice for children from birth through adolescence. The role is embedded in a specialized, multi-disciplinary suspected child abuse evaluation team, primarily based at CT Children’s Medical Center as part of the SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect) team.

Responsibilities

• Performs medical evaluations and recommends management for children and adolescents affected by suspected child abuse or neglect, including physical abuse, emotional abuse, medical child abuse, sexual abuse, and/or neglect.
• Provides outpatient consultation for patients at CT Children’s Medical Center and satellite locations with suspected abuse or neglect.
• Conducts comprehensive anogenital evaluations with photo documentation, testing, and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
• Answers and returns telephone calls to patient families, physicians, and other providers or agencies; may provide phone guidance on management and triage of patients with suspected maltreatment.
• Performs case reviews and record reviews on cases referred to the SCAN Program.
• Provides testimony regarding child abuse cases as requested by courts and other official entities.
• Participates in on-call coverage.
• Engages in training and education of students, residents, and other healthcare providers involved in evaluating children and adolescents affected by suspected child abuse.
• Participates in multidisciplinary evaluations, management, and team discussions of child abuse cases.
• Incorporates preventive healthcare through patient and family education and child health advocacy.
• Provides professional support to regional healthcare providers involved in the evaluation and treatment of child abuse and neglect cases.
• Delivers clinical training about child abuse and neglect both at Connecticut Children’s and within the community.
• Works to establish best practices regarding child abuse medical evaluations and treatment in the region.
• Participates in special programs, services, research activities, and regular case review and quality improvement activities regarding medical evaluations in the program.
• Engages in peer review and ensures compliance with parent organizations regarding child abuse standards and regulations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of population-specific differences and needs of patients from neonate through adolescence and applies them to practice.
• Demonstrates cultural sensitivity in all interactions with patients, families, and co-workers.
• Demonstrates support for the mission, values, and goals of the organization through behaviors consistent with CT Children’s STANDARDS.
• Supervises APRNs in the program as well as medical trainees at various levels (Fellow, resident, medical student) rotating with the SCAN team.

Requirements

• Board certification or eligibility for board certification in Child Abuse Pediatrics.
• Current State of Connecticut MD licensure, required and maintained thereafter.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (AHA accredited), required upon hire and maintained thereafter.

About Us

Connecticut Children’s is the only health system in Connecticut 100% dedicated to children. With a legacy spanning over 100 years, we offer personalized medical care in more than 30 pediatric specialties across Connecticut and in two other states. Our transformational growth establishes us as a destination for specialized medicine, enabling us to reach more children in locations closer to home. We are committed to breakthrough research, superior education and training, innovative community partnerships, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a welcoming environment for patients, families, and team members.