Children's Mercy Kansas City

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Wichita, KS

full-time
Inpatient and outpatient

Children's Mercy Kansas City

Job Highlights

  • Non-Profit Employer
  • Willing to Pay for Licensing
  • Long Term Assignment
  • The Division of Pediatric Nephrology at Children’s Mercy Kansas City is seeking a pediatric nephrologist to join our team in Wichita, KS, in affiliation with Wesley Medical Center.

    The Details:

    • The Division has been recognized as one of the top 10 nephrology programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report for the past 12 years, ranking # 4 this year.
    • This practice, and a variety of other CMH subspecialty services located in Wichita, draws from a large region in Western Kansas.
    • Physicians participate in CM educational activities and conferences through teleconferencing.
    • Colleagues at CMH Kansas City are readily accessible for professional discussions and consultation.
    • Children’s Mercy’s Night Call Service can be utilized for triage support.
    • The Division of Nephrology includes 13 board certified nephrologists, 2 dietitians, 2 social workers, a dedicated psychologist, 5 transplant coordinators, 5 nurse practitioners, 3 research nurses, a child life specialist, and nursing personnel in clinic and dialysis with 100% effort dedicated to Nephrology.

    The Division of Nephrology includes a large outpatient clinical service with specialty clinics in hypertension, voiding disorders/enuresis, genetics, dialysis/transplantation, and bone/mineral disorders; a nationally and internationally recognized end-stage kidney disease program providing home peritoneal dialysis, in-center hemodialysis and one of the nation’s few home hemodialysis programs for children; an active acute kidney replacement therapy program and a kidney transplant program that has the 2nd best hazard ratio (e.g. risk of graft loss) in the nation.

    Benefits:

    • Medical, Dental, Vision, FSAs, EAPs
    • PTO that increases with length of service milestones
    • Extended Illness Time, Family Pay, Bereavement, Leave of Absence
    • Take CARE Employee Clinic & Pharmacy provides employees, their spouses & dependent adult children (ages 18 through 25) with convenient access to quality, affordable on-site health care.
    • Wellness Programs
    • Accident Insurance, Basic life and AD&D coverage, Supplemental life and AD&D coverage, Long and short-term disability coverage
    • Critical Illness Coverage
    • Voluntary Whole life
    • Retirement plan options

    Wichita is a prosperous, thriving community with a metropolitan population of 650,000, the largest city in Kansas.  Located 180 miles southwest of Kansas City, the city is known for its central role in American aviation design and manufacturing.  It is an affordable and very livable city of historic neighborhoods, highly-rated schools and several colleges and universities.

     

    Children’s Mercy Kansas City is an independent, non-profit, 390-bed pediatric health system, providing over half a million patient encounters each year for children from across the country. Children’s Mercy is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in ten specialties. We have received Magnet® recognition five times for excellence in nursing services. In affiliation with the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas, our faculty of nearly 800 pediatric specialists and researchers are actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and educating the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.

    About Children's Mercy Kansas City

    Children’s Mercy Kansas City is an independent, non-profit, 390-bed pediatric health system, providing over half a million patient encounters each year for children from across the country. Children’s Mercy is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in nine specialties. We have received Magnet® recognition five times for excellence in nursing services. In affiliation with the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas, our faculty of nearly 800 pediatric specialists and researchers are actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and educating the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.

    The Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) integrates research and clinical care with nationally recognized expertise in genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health and health care innovation. In 2021, the CMRI moved into a nine story, 375,000 square foot space emphasizing a translational approach to research in which clinicians and researchers work together to accelerate the pace of discovery that enhances care.

    Location Insights

    • A

      Access to Parks

    • A-

      Commute

    • A-

      Overall

    • B+

      Access to Outdoor Activities

    • B+

      Access to Restaurants

    • B+

      Cost of Living

    • Total Population

      389,877

    • Median Rent

      $809

    • Median Home Value

      $133,400

    • Median Income

      $52,620

    Posted July 31, 2024