Physician - Pediatric Hospitalists

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UW Health Northern Illinois 

Pediatric Hospitalist – Medical Director

UW Health in Northern Illinois, seeks a BE/BC Pediatric Hospitalist to serve as Medical Director to join our team of nine Providers, part of a large Medical Group of 350 primary/specialty care Providers. 

With a $130 million expansion of women’s and children’s services at UW Health including the creation of a Level III NICU, UW Health’s growing portfolio of pediatric services will provide a busy community-based practice with pediatric subspecialists affiliated with a major academic medical center. 

As a teaching hospital UW Health offers the opportunity to work with family practice residents and medical students and the individual selected for this position will be eligible to apply for academic appointment at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.

Job Duties

1. Provide leadership and vision to the pediatric hospitalist providers.
2. In conjunction with nursing and administrative leadership, assist with oversight and optimization of clinical care delivery across the inpatient unit, including development of policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
3. Share guidelines developed within the Department of Pediatrics for patient care.
4. Establish a collaborative relationship with the Emergency department staff and assist/consult on pediatric patients when requested.      Establish this standard for the entire hospitalist group.
5. Work with the pediatric clinical nurse specialist and pediatric nurse manager to promote the highest quality and safest pediatric care.
6. Provide support and leadership to Pediatric nurse practitioners in their role in the newborn nursery.
7. Maintain a list of committees at SwedishAmerican Hospital that warrant pediatric hospitalist representation and attend or delegate to division members including Pediatric Department meeting, Pediatric Quality and Safety Subcommittee, and Pediatric/ED Multidisciplinary Committee, and the Women’s and Children’s Pediatric Service Line meeting.
8. Work with all admitting providers and services as necessary to reach annual hospital goals.
9. Ensure pediatric hospitalist schedule is completed on a timely basis.
10. Establish a relationship with the pediatric hospitalists and participate in scholarly, quality, and clinical activities.
11. Address any HERO reports regarding the pediatric floor patients.
12. Meet with the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Director of Inpatient Pediatrics and Pediatric Specialties, and Nursing and Physician Director of Women’s and Children’s Service line to establish quality and safety goals.
13. Meet monthly with the Director of Inpatient Pediatrics and Pediatric Specialties.
14. Meet monthly with the pediatric hospitalists, pediatric clinical nurse specialist, pediatric nurse manager, and Director of Inpatient Pediatrics and Pediatric Specialties to discuss cases, quality issues, operational issues, divisional goals, and collaboration with pediatric specialties and the Emergency department.
15. Other duties as reasonably assigned.

Benefits

SwedishAmerican offers a highly competitive salary guarantee with wRVU production and other incentives. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive salary range (based on experience):

  • Salary + $25,000/yearly for Medical Directorship

• Generous vacation and CME benefits

• Potential opportunity for additional compensation 

• Professional society dues, credentialing expenses & hospital dues covered

• Interview and relocation expenses paid 

• Flexible insurance package with health, dental, vision, disability and life

• Retirement Plan match and contribution

• Malpractice with tail coverage 

• Generous provider referral bonus

  About the Greater Rockford Area:

  Recently named the number one housing market in America by The Wall Street Journal, Rockford and northern Illinois offer world-class attractions — all at a cost of living significantly below those of most metropolitan areas. The greater Rockford area offers superb cultural, recreational, and outdoor amenities along with an eclectic arts community of theater, symphony, museums and dance. With an award-winning park district, Rockford has unrivaled outdoor opportunities, including Golf Digest-ranked golf courses, endless bike trails and extensive indoor and outdoor sports centers. We have excellent private, parochial and public-school options, including the Gifted Academy with graduates ranked in the top 5% nationally. Our proximity to Chicago O’Hare International Airport opens up countless travel possibilities, and Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison are each just 90 minutes away or less.

• Our commitment to social impact and belonging:
• UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. 

For more information or to submit your CV and cover letter for consideration, please contact Abbe Castrogiovanni, [email protected] at 779-696-7193.