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Children’s Hospital at Erlanger and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga are looking for an outstanding Pediatric Hospitalist to join our dynamic team!
Why Choose Us?
- Top-Tier Designation: We are certified as a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC), the highest designation in the state for pediatrics.
- Well-established Hospitalist Group: Eight dedicated hospitalists with an average of 9 years of clinical experience, with five board certified in PHM.
- Collaborative Environment: Work with the region’s best pediatric nurses and a complete array of pediatric medical and surgical specialty services.
- No Nursery or Newborn Delivery Duties
- Supportive Call Schedule: Take call by phone from home with most evenings also supported by an in-house hospitalist on swing shift and always augmented by our 24-hour in-house intensive care service.
- Quality Improvement Opportunities: Participate in ongoing quality and process improvement efforts aligning services with our all PEM-trained emergency department and fully capable PICU.
- Academic Impact: Actively engage in clinical and didactic education of our pediatric residents and students, develop curriculum and simulation activities, and work actively in direct partnership with our residency program leadership on improvement efforts.
Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
- Supervise inpatient teams composed of pediatric and family medicine residents, often with medical and PA students on rotation. There are no non-teaching clinical service obligations.
- Call from home on alternating nights while on service.
- No more than 13 service weekends per year.
- Swing shifts distributed equitably among our hospitalists.
- Participate in quality and process improvement efforts with opportunities to mentor or lead projects.
- Engage in resident and medical student education in clinical and formal/didactic environments.
- Opportunities for hospital and departmental committee service.
Qualifications
Education, Training, & Experience
- MD or DO degree.
- Must be board certified/eligible in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
- Ability to obtain an active medical license in the state of Tennessee.
- Clinical teaching experience preferred
Application Process
Intrigued?
We welcome you to reach out to our Division Chief, Dr. Jeffrey Bennett, at Jeffrey.bennett@erlanger.org with any questions!
Want to apply?
Please forward your CV and letter of interest to Pamela Sheats at Pamela.Sheats@erlanger.org.
About the Organization
Children’s Hospital at Erlanger Services
- On-site Pediatric Trauma Team.
- 17-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, ECMO and trauma certified.
- 43 in-patient beds plus 2-bed EMU with over 5,000 admissions last year.
- Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 64 beds.
- 32-bed Pediatric Emergency Department with over 40,000 visits each year.
- Broad pediatric specialty platform includes all essential medical and surgical specialties for consultative support.
- Excellent referral relationships with regional quaternary children’s hospitals.
- Pediatric air and ground transport services with state-of-the-art pediatric ambulances.
- Part of Erlanger Health, a university-affiliated non-profit hospital system with 868 licensed beds and serving as the region’s only Level I Trauma Center providing care to patients from 50 counties within a 150-mile radius of Chattanooga.
Contact Name
PAMELA SHEATS
Contact Phone
4237789425
Contact Email
pamela.sheats@erlanger.org
