Per Diem Staff Physician

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Job Description

UMMG Staff Physician/Pediatric Hospital Medicine

TITLE: Hospitalist Clinician-Educator Track

INSTITUITION: University of Miami

DIVISION: Pediatric Hospital Medicine

DEPARTMENT: Pediatrics

REPORTS TO: Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine

FACULTY APPOINTMENT:

· Assistant Clinical Professor or

· Associate Clinical Professor

TRACK: Clinician-Educator

SALARY RANGE: $770.00 (per day of coverage)

TYPE OF POSITION: Per-diem

SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBLITIES:

The per-diem hospitalist is responsible for providing coverage when necessary to ensure that the division meets its obligation to provide continuous coverage of the Holtz Children’s Hospitals General Pediatrics and Newborn inpatient wards. He/she/they will provide direct in-patient medical care to pediatric and newborn patients. He/she/they will also provide in-patient and outpatient medical consultation in a variety of settings. He/she/they will be involved with medical student and education.

OUTLINE OF ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/FUNCTIONS TO INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

· Direct care to Pediatric hospitalized patients

· Direct care to Newborns in the Mother-Baby Unit

· Consultation for hospitalized pediatric patients on any service

· Perioperative optimization for Pediatric Patients at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

· Coordinate Pediatric subspecialty care

· Participate in quality improvement activities

· Participate in committee work

· Participate in medical student, resident and fellow education

· Provide leadership for academic projects in education, quality and safety or division/departmental administration

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Valid Medical Degree

· Board eligible/Board Certified in Pediatrics and/or Pediatric Hospital Medicine

· Valid and unrestricted Florida Medical License or eligible to apply

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

· Must maintain CME to meet institutional and state licensing requirements.

· Must have excellent clinical knowledge and experience to provide safe and quality care to patients and meet institutional standards of care.

· Must have excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with staff, patients, and family members.

· Must demonstrate the ability to meet responsibilities of the position

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

· Must be able to physically respond when on-call

· Hospital maintains safety and infection control programs in place to reduce risk to employees

AGE SPECIFIC:

· No age requirements are associated with this position.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

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Job Status:

Part time

Employee Type:

Temporary-Intermittent

Pay Grade:

140