Pediatric Hospitalist (M67511)

Pediatric Hospitalist (M67511)

Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, Virginia

Mission or Goal of Unit: The Division of Hospital Medicine works in partnership with other pediatric medical and surgical specialists to provide direct pediatric patient care for children with acute or chronic diseases and those with special health care needs. Pediatric Hospital Medicine plays an integral role in the Department of Pediatrics' educational programs (medical students, residents, fellows and ancillary staff). The division engages in quality and safety initiatives via independent study and hospital committee work. The division is essential to furthering the strategic mission and goals of CHoR and VCU Health (VCUH).

Chief Purpose of this position: The Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR) at Virginia Commonwealth University is currently seeking an academic faculty member for the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. CHoR at VCU is committed to the provision of the highest quality patient care and service excellence. Pediatric Hospital Medicine proposes a continuation of the in-hospital faculty presence (spanning 0700-2300 hours 5 days per week and 0700-1700 hours on weekends) in order to provide direct clinical care, enhanced clinical education to medical students, fellows, residents and ancillary staff along with enhanced patient safety with continued supervision of emergency situations (Rapid Response Team activations, Sepsis alerts and huddles).

Position Responsibilities:

• Teaching: Physician will provide teaching and mentorship to medical students, residents and fellows when applicable. Physician will provide education to ancillary staff as needed.
• Service: Physician will serve on hospital or departmental (CHoR or VCUH) committees when appropriate, and engage in professional activities through journal review, conference presentations and national organization committee work.
• Clinical: Physician will provide clinical service as a Pediatric Hospitalist for the Department of Pediatrics of CHoR based at CHoR. Will work the requisite number of days, evenings, weekends and provide off site/home overnight call as designated by the Chief of the Division to be necessary to maintain clinical coverage of the acute care pediatric units.
• Administrative: Physician will take on administrative duties associated with this role including:
  Committee engagement-VCUH and CHoR specific, attendance and provision of didactic sessions at student/resident lectures, attendance at faculty meetings (VCU and CHoR), attendance and participation at PHM meetings, PHM fellowship conferences. Financial support is possible for specific academic or research interests of the faculty member. 
• Engagement in CHoR and VCUH Pediatric Committees.
• Coordination of resources with Pediatric Nursing, Pediatric Specialists, Pediatric Surgeons and above-mentioned ancillary staff as needed.
• Collaboration with the Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at CHoR to align clinical services of CHoR at VCU.
• Collaboration with the Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at CHoR to align academic missions with ACUGME and ACGME learners within CHoR at VCU.
• Collaboration with and outreach to Pediatric Providers in the Richmond Metro Region.    

Required Qualifications:

• Candidates must be board certified in pediatrics or internal medicine-pediatrics.
• All candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in Virginia.
• Drug Enforcement Agency licensure.
• Credentialing at VCUH is required.
• Demonstrated experience in the collaboration with and fostering of a diverse hospital team members including ancillary staff, residents and students using an engaged and emotionally safe approach.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two or more years of clinical experience in pediatric hospital medicine.
• Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Completion of Pediatric Fellowship training is preferred but not required.
• Current board certification in pediatric hospital medicine is preferred but not required.
• Prior leadership experience or program development in pediatric hospital medicine.
• Prior experience or formal training in clinical research.

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The Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Pediatrics is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate, state-of-the-art pediatric health care, research and education at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, a full-service children’s hospital within the VCU Medical Center. CHoR offers a robust continuum of pediatric services, research and education, and is the region’s only full-service children’s hospital. CHoR provides emergency, primary, secondary, advanced, tertiary and long-term care. CHoR has 11 locations across Central Virginia and provides more than 42 pediatric medical/surgical services.

There is energy and momentum around advancing children’s health in Richmond, and we have marked a new milestone. Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU recently opened a multi-story, high-tech ambulatory pavilion for pediatric services.  The new facility will meet the growing need for outpatient services for children in our community.

CHoR's outpatient pavilion is the largest, most advanced outpatient facility dedicated to children in the region. The new pavilion includes diagnostic and treatment services for children, bringing together the majority of outpatient pediatric services currently on the MCV campus to one location. It is designed to meet the unique health care needs of children, and to provide Richmond the most advanced and coordinated care possible:

The facility is a 640,000 square foot, multi-story building and includes a 7-story parking deck with more than 600 spaces.
The new pavilion houses 72 exam rooms arranged in clinic pods to optimize a multidisciplinary care model. Each pod includes 12 exam rooms, a treatment room, support space and a centralized clinical team.
The new pavilion features pediatric-dedicated imaging, surgical and endoscopy procedure rooms, as well as pediatric faculty offices.
The pavilion is designed with future expansion in mind. It can accommodate additional clinic pods and operating rooms, as demand for these services increases.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

When we break ground on a new facility, it’s about more than bricks and mortar. It’s just like we tell our children— it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Over the past three years, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has increased pediatric faculty to more than 130 clinicians focused on 42 specialty areas and providing access to children’s health care from more than 11 locations throughout the region. It’s these dedicated physicians and an extensive network of pediatric-trained nurses, child-life specialists, therapists, social workers and ancillary medical staff, who will continue providing health care designed especially for children.