NI-Physician, Pediatric Hospitalists

Job Duties

Provide leadership and vision to the pediatric hospitalist providers. In conjunction with nursing and administrative leadership, assist with oversight and optimization of clinical care delivery across the inpatient unit, including development of policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines. Share guidelines developed within the Department of Pediatrics for patient care. Establish a collaborative relationship with the Emergency department staff and assist/consult on pediatric patients when requested. Establish this standard for the entire hospitalist group. Work with the pediatric clinical nurse specialist and pediatric nurse manager to promote the highest quality and safest pediatric care. Provide support and leadership to Pediatric nurse practitioners in their role in the newborn nursery. Maintain a list of committees at SwedishAmerican Hospital that warrant pediatric hospitalist representation and attend or delegate to division members including Pediatric Department meeting, Pediatric Quality and Safety Subcommittee, and Pediatric/ED Multidisciplinary Committee, and the Women’s and Children’s Pediatric Service Line meeting. Work with all admitting providers and services as necessary to reach annual hospital goals. Ensure pediatric hospitalist schedule is completed on a timely basis. Establish a relationship with the pediatric hospitalists and participate in scholarly, quality, and clinical activities. Address any HERO reports regarding the pediatric floor patients. Meet with the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Director of Inpatient Pediatrics and Pediatric Specialties, and Nursing and Physician Director of Women’s and Children’s Service line to establish quality and safety goals. Meet monthly with the Director of Inpatient Pediatrics and Pediatric Specialties. Meet monthly with the pediatric hospitalists, pediatric clinical nurse specialist, pediatric nurse manager, and Director of Inpatient Pediatrics and Pediatric Specialties to discuss cases, quality issues, operational issues, divisional goals, and collaboration with pediatric specialties and the Emergency department. Other duties as reasonably assigned.

About the Role

With a $130 million expansion of women’s and children’s services at UW Health including the creation of a Level III NICU, UW Health’s growing portfolio of pediatric services will provide a busy community-based practice with pediatric subspecialists affiliated with a major academic medical center. As a teaching hospital UW Health offers the opportunity to work with family practice residents and medical students and the individual selected for this position will be eligible to apply for academic appointment at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.

Benefits

SwedishAmerican offers a highly competitive salary guarantee with wRVU production and other incentives. Our comprehensive benefits package includes: Competitive salary range (based on experience):Salary + $25,000/yearly for Medical DirectorshipGenerous vacation and CME benefitsPotential opportunity for additional compensation Professional society dues, credentialing expenses & hospital dues coveredInterview and relocation expenses paid Flexible insurance package with health, dental, vision, disability and lifeRetirement Plan match and contributionMalpractice with tail coverage Generous provider referral bonus

Qualifications

• Board certified or board eligible in pediatrics
• Experience in pediatric hospital medicine
• Experience working in a Level III NICU preferred
• Experience with pediatric subspecialists preferred
• Experience with family practice residents and medical students preferred
• Experience with pediatric clinical nurse specialists and nurse managers preferred
• Experience with pediatric hospitalists preferred
• Experience with pediatric hospitalist schedules preferred
• Experience with pediatric hospitalist committees preferred
• Experience with pediatric hospitalist quality and safety goals preferred
• Experience with pediatric hospitalist case discussions preferred
• Experience with pediatric hospitalist operational issues preferred
• Experience with pediatric hospitalist collaboration with pediatric specialties and the Emergency department preferred

Skills

• Leadership skills
• Collaboration skills
• Quality improvement skills
• Emergency department consultation skills
• Nursing and physician management skills
• Subspecialist coordination skills
• Resident and medical student mentorship skills
• Committee participation skills
• Case discussion facilitation skills
• Operational issue resolution skills
• Clinical activity support skills

Benefits

Competitive salary range (based on experience):Salary + $25,000/yearly for Medical DirectorshipGenerous vacation and CME benefitsPotential opportunity for additional compensation Professional society dues, credentialing expenses & hospital dues coveredInterview and relocation expenses paid Flexible insurance package with health, dental, vision, disability and lifeRetirement Plan match and contributionMalpractice with tail coverage Generous provider referral bonus

Schedule

As a Medical Director, the schedule will be determined based on the needs of the department and the individual’s qualifications and experience.

Pay

Competitive salary range (based on experience):Salary + $25,000/yearly for Medical Directorship

Contact Information

To submit your CV and cover letter for consideration, please contact Abbe Castrogiovanni, acastrogiovanni@uwhealth.org at 779-696-7193.