Pediatrician Faculty Physician - Per Diem

Overview

Located in sunny Phoenix, Dignity Health Medical Group Pediatrics is looking for a PER DIEM Pediatrician to participate primarily in the care of patients in the clinic and inpatient newborn settings.

• General pediatrics age 0-18 years, well child, acute visits and complex health care needs.
• Outpatient and Inpatient care. Newborn Nursery with average daily census 11; our group covers the NB nursery at St Joseph’s 7 days a week and we share weekends across our group/per diem.
• Ideally 2-3 day per week commitment.
• Procedures:
  Circumcision, Frenotomy.
• Call:
  Weekly night call for NB nursery and for practice. Shared weekends.
• Additional practice details:
  Teach medical students and also residents (mostly pediatric, and possibly family medicine).
• May have roles as Core Faculty and Advisor, support and maintain residency program curricula.
• Oversees, prepares and presents ambulatory didactic curriculum.
• Activities include care of patients, teaching and supervising learners, performing medical student and resident assessments, feedback and written evaluations, oversight of education and quality improvement activities and clinic performance metrics, maintenance of an educational environment conducive to educating medical students and residents in both LCME and ACGME competency areas.

• MD or DO Degree
• Board Certification/Eligibility
• Must have or be eligible for medical licensure in Arizona.
• PALS certification
• Completed ACGME Residency training program
• Ability to achieve full and unrestricted hospital privileges at Dignity Health Arizona hospitals
• A passion for providing clinically excellent care

Pediatrics is a major teaching site for Creighton University School of Medicine medical students, Creighton Alliance Family Medicine residents, and Phoenix Children’s Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. Our practice is committed to advancing the holistic health care of infants, children, and adolescents through innovative medical care, research, education, training, and advocacy.

With over 240 physicians and 800 total employees, Dignity Health Medical Group – Arizona is a comprehensive, integrated, multispecialty, academic medical group that serves Dignity Health St. Joseph’s and Westgate Medical Centers, Chandler Regional Medical Center, and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center. The physicians of DHMG – AZ are regularly involved with clinical duties, as well as academics and translational bench research, keeping the enhancement of care and the patient experience at the forefront of the work that they do.

Creighton medical school – phoenix is the sister medical school based in Nebraska. As of summer of 2021, the medical school has 900 medical students in a beautiful 8 story building on campus. It has a revolutionary “Knowledge Donor Program” providing life like cadaveric dissection and learning. You will earn an academic ranking commensurate with work and achievement. Creighton provides full CME, research, and publication support.

Future goals will be an orthopedic residency and orthopedic trauma fellowship programs in combination with Chandler Regional Medical Center.

Phoenix, valley of the sun, is the 5th largest city in the US with approximately 5M people. It has been the fastest growing city the past 5 years in a row. The city offers diverse outdoor activities and is within driving distance to major attractions and nearby states. The weather is sunny most of the year; the area features extensive outdoor recreation opportunities and a growing health care community.

• Competitive salary
• Generous benefits package that includes a matched 403b and an employer-funded pension plan
• Relocation allowance for applicable physicians
• CME benefit
• Excellent malpractice insurance
• Student Loan Repayment for applicable physicians

$107.91 - $149.13 /hour