Physician - Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Full Time Academic - SLUCare Physician Group

SLUCare Physician Group, a member of SSM Health, is recruiting applicants for a full-time position at the assistant professor level in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine.

Our team is committed to providing evidence-based patient care while teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Clinical faculty activities are concentrated at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, the primary pediatric teaching facility for Saint Louis University. Our facility has 195 licensed beds and offers over 60 pediatric programs and services.

Academic time is protected and allows focus on teaching, curricular development, quality improvement, safety initiatives, mentorship, simulation-based education, and innovation. We collaborate with our medical and surgical subspecialities and serve as the primary admitting service for some medical specialties while providing consulting and co-management roles for our surgical colleagues.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide academic inpatient hospitalist services for patients at the hospital
• Participate in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs of the Department
• Organize and conduct research or scholarly programs in pediatric hospital medicine
• Perform other duties of the hospital faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling and administration

Qualifications:

• MD/DO Degree
• Eligible for Licensure in Missouri
• Board certified in Pediatrics
• 3 year pediatric residency
• Pediatric hospital medicine fellowship trained (preferred)

Our teaching is guided by our Catholic Jesuit tradition, balancing the science of medicine with the soul of it keeping people first in all we do.

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Hospital Description:

Located in St. Louis, MO, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit ranked among the best children's hospitals in the country. We care for children and teenagers of all ages, from the St. Louis surrounding area, Illinois, and across the country.

As an award-winning pediatric hospital, we are committed to compassionate, quality care. We offer the following:

• State-of-the-art clinical facilities like our Level IV NICU and our Level I Pediatric Emergency & Trauma Center
• More than 200 specialists regarded as some of the leading pediatric experts in the country
• More than 60 services offered including emergency care, cardiology, neonatology, gastroenterology, and cancer care for kids
• Over 195 beds caring for patients ranging from 0 - 21 years of age

Community Description:

Home to the famed Gateway Arch, St. Louis is one of the most livable cities in the country. This sprawling metropolitan mecca features a large variety of neighborhoods and communities spanning six counties. With an affordable housing market, trendy neighborhoods like Cherokee Street and Delmar Loop, and the booming economic landscape of the city make this one of the most attractive cities for young professionals. There is more to do per square mile in St. Louis than in any other city in the state. With restaurants, parks, recreation, cultural activities and sporting events, there's always something to do or see here.