Pediatric Surgeon/Intensivist Needed

The Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is actively seeking a board eligible/certified Pediatric Surgeon at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to join both the Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Critical Care.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), the flagship hospital in the Arkansas Children’s system, is a 370-bed hospital with an active medical staff of more than 500. It is both an ACS Verified Level 1 children surgery center and trauma center. Additionally, it boasts the area’s only Level IV NICU with more than 100 beds and suites. The ACH campus also houses the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute, which provides infrastructure for clinical and basic science research. Finally, ACH is home to numerous pediatric residencies and fellowships, including an ACGME-accredited pediatric surgery fellowship.

Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), located in Springdale, is an ACS Level 4 trauma center and serves one of the fastest growing regions in the country. It has state-of-the-art operating rooms and clinic spaces. Expanding surgical critical care services to match growing patient acuity will be a priority.

The applicant must have successfully completed general surgery residency, an ACGME-accredited pediatric surgery fellowship, and a surgical critical care fellowship and be American Board of Surgery certified/eligible. He/she must also have a strong interest in growing a clinical practice as well as a commitment to research, resident and fellow education, and surgical quality.

The successful applicant will join a division with 6 surgeons and numerous advanced practice providers and specialty nurses. A competitive salary and fringe benefits package is provided.

Additional opportunities and incentives are available for applicants with interest/specialization in burn care.

About Arkansas Children's

ABOUT ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S
Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); the state’s only magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for neurosurgical planning and cutting-edge research; and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Additionally, ACH is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in four pediatric subspecialties (2021—2022): Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Pulmonology and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center.

ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health.

To learn more, visit archildrens.org.