Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician (M67800)

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician (M67800)

Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU - Richmond, VA

Mission or Goal of Unit: Our mission is to provide unparalleled patient care, educate and train emerging leaders in emergency medicine and set a national standard for quality and safety metrics by responding to the changing needs of emergency healthcare through innovative research and systems development.

Chief Purpose of this position: We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our dynamic pediatric academic emergency medicine team. The candidate will contribute to our mission of providing exceptional patient care, innovative research, and high-quality education in emergency medicine.

The position will hold a faculty appointment in the VCU Department of Emergency Medicine and will work clinically in Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Pediatric Emergency Department (ED), which is a largely underserved, Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. The Pediatric ED treats over 28,000 patients per year and has experienced rapid growth in the past two years with the opening of a new dedicated pediatric Inpatient Hospital in 2023.

The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in the VCU Department of Emergency Medicine houses a three-year Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship program.  Additionally, Pediatric and Emergency Medicine residents both have rotations in the Pediatric ED.

Faculty may be recruited at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or full Professor commensurate with experience.

Position Responsibilities:

• Clinical - Provide excellent clinical care by demonstrating proficiency in the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of acute medical and traumatic conditions. Provide efficient, high quality patient care that reflects current professional practice norms and skills and is consistent with accepted utilization guidelines.
• Teaching - Participate actively in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, providing didactic lectures, bedside teaching, and simulation-based training.
• Research - Engage in impactful research and scholarly activities, generating knowledge and contributing to advancements in emergency medicine practice.
• Quality/Safety - Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and promote patient safety and satisfaction.
• Administrative:  Contribute to administrative and leadership responsibilities within the department, fostering a positive work environment and supporting the growth of emergency medicine services.

Required Qualifications: 

• Unrestricted Virginia Medical license or ability to obtain.
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in clinical care, education, and research within the field of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
• Completion of a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU. 

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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.