Pediatric Hospitalist

Overview

Pediatric Hospitalist opportunity blending community feel and size with robust pediatric resources and traditional university-based academic opportunities. Our inpatient healthcare team is supported by pediatric nursing staff, centralized pediatric sedation, pediatric pharmacists, dedicated pediatric respiratory therapists, allied health specialists, social work, nutrition, and child life. Our team is the primary teaching faculty in inpatient and newborn pediatrics for residents and medical students.

Job Duties:

• Provide direct patient care for hospitalized infants, children, and adolescents on the pediatric hospital floor.
• Provide direct patient care for inpatient newborn patients in both well newborn and level 2 nursery.
• Collaborate with pediatric subspecialists, including anesthesia, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, neurology, nephrology, oncology, orthopedics, radiology, and surgery, to provide effective co-managed inpatient and newborn care.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety activities to improve efficiency and clinical care for patients.
• Participate in daytime, swing, and night shift in-house coverage.
• Equitably participate in holiday, weekend, and call coverage.
• Maintain board certification in pediatrics.

• Educate, supervise, and participate in the evaluation process of residents, medical students, and other allied health trainees in pediatric hospital medicine and newborn care.
• Attend and actively participate in division and departmental meetings.
• Serve on selected departmental and hospital committees as requested by the director.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities. It is a summary of typical functions and is not exhaustive. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.

• MD/DO Degree
• Licensed or eligible for licensure to practice medicine in the state of Kansas
• Board qualified or certified in Pediatrics

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area to ensure foundational knowledge and skill. The level of degree aligns with accreditation requirements and institutional standards.

• Teaching in an academic setting
• Proficiency in Spanish

• Demonstrated proficiency in teaching medical students and residents
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical practice
• Ability to work cooperatively and professionally within a multi-disciplinary team

If selected as a final candidate, you may be required to complete background checks and sign a representations and warranties document. A copy can be requested from the hiring team.

Comprehensive benefits begin on day one, including health, dental, and vision insurance; employer-contributed health accounts; employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability; paid time off (vacation and sick) accruing on hire; ten paid holidays plus additional leave as described; retirement programs with employer contributions (457 or 403b) and other voluntary options. See the benefits page for details.

To learn more and apply online, please visit the KU Medical Center careers site and search for position JR006320.

The University of Kansas Medical Center educates health care professionals across education levels and advances health sciences through research and state-of-the-art patient care. Learn more .

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information.