Pediatric Neurology Epileptologist

About the role

The Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Utah School of Medicine seeks a Pediatric Epileptologist to provide high-level care, including attending on the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, staffing the outpatient Complex Epilepsy Clinic, and providing comprehensive EEG reading services (including surgical epilepsy).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care at Primary Children's Hospital and Primary Children's Eccles Outpatient Building in Salt Lake City, UT.
• Participate in education and scholarly activity, with opportunities in quality improvement and advocacy.
• Collaborate with pediatric neurosurgical and neuroimaging colleagues, as well as adult epilepsy programs across the region.
• Contribute to epilepsy care, including ketogenic diet, surgical epilepsy, neuromodulation, and gene-related therapies.
• Provide specialty care in neuromuscular, vascular disease, movement disorders, headache, and functional neuroimaging.

Requirements

• Board Eligible/Board Certified in both Pediatrics and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology.
• Subspecialty training in pediatric epilepsy is required.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates must have a MD or DO degree.
• Experience in pediatric epilepsy is preferred.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong clinical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Unmatched benefits program including non-contributory retirement contributions of 20.2% of annual salary that vest immediately.
• Faculty development and mentoring program.

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Primary schedule is 40 hours per week.