Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician

Maternal Fetal Medicine Physician

Children’s Mercy’s Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine is seeking an additional maternal fetal medicine physician to join the current four (4) member MFM team. The MFM department provides clinical services at three hospitals in the Kansas City metro area including Children’s Mercy Hospital, University Health – Truman Medical Center, and Advent Health – Shawnee Mission hospital.

This position is unique in that the successful candidate will have the ability to work with the MFM team to define this position based on physician preferences and institutional needs, including the opportunity to work at 3 distinct locations with varying responsibilities. In addition, both Children’s Mercy and University Health – Truman Medical Center are teaching hospitals and medical students, OB/Gyn residents and/or MFM fellows participate in most clinical services.

Children’s Mercy Fetal Health Center is a state-of-the-art prenatal diagnosis facility, one of only a handful of fetal centers located in a children’s hospital – and the first in the Midwest. Our group provides general MFM services for the region as well as an array of fetal interventional services. Clinical services are specifically focused on a comprehensive, integrated medical model for managing pregnancies complicated by complex fetal malformations.

University Health – Truman Medical Center is an academic medical center providing quality healthcare to the Kansas City community and beyond (including Kansas City’s underserved population) and is also one of only two American College of Surgeons Verified Level 1 Trauma Centers in Kansas City, Missouri. In addition, University Health delivers nearly half of all babies born in Kansas City each year.

Advent Health – Shawnee Mission in Kansas City serves more than 70,000 patients in its emergency departments annually, has the area's first accredited Chest Pain Emergency Center and delivers more babies each year than any other hospital in the metropolitan area. Nearly 5,000 mothers a year choose the Advent Health Birth Center. The Birth Center is Johnson County’s (KS) leader in the care of women, babies, and families.

Successful candidates will have completed an MFM fellowship, obtain and/or maintain board certification in MFM, and be eligible for licensure in Missouri and Kansas. Salary and benefits are competitive. Academic appointments are conferred through the University of Missouri/Kansas City School of Medicine and will be commensurate with experience.

In addition, candidates must share our unwavering commitment to excellence, integrity, collegiality, antiracism, and respect for inclusion of individuals with diverse backgrounds.

For consideration, please include CV and cover letter and apply online to:

https://faculty-childrensmercykc.icims.com/jobs/15749/physician/job

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is an independent, non-profit, 390-bed pediatric health system, providing over half a million patient encounters each year for children from across the country. Children’s Mercy is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in nine specialties. We have received Magnet® recognition five times for excellence in nursing services. In affiliation with the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the university of Kansas School of Medicine, our faculty of more than 800 pediatric specialists and researchers is actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and educating the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists. 

The Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) integrates research and clinical care with nationally recognized expertise in genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health and health care innovation. In 2021 the CMRI moved into a nine story, 375,000 square foot space emphasizing a translational approach to research in which clinicians and researchers work together to accelerate the pace of discovery that enhances care. We invite you to visit Children’s Mercy Hospital virtually at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtlXT3xK-bI

Kansas City is a thriving cultural and economic city with more than 2 million residents. Our city’s long list of attractions includes world class museums, a vibrant arts scene, professional sports, superb shopping, great jazz clubs, and the best places to enjoy barbeque! The city offers low cost-of-living, excellent commute times, and a vibrant downtown, eight-block dining, entertainment and shopping district.  Kansas City offers excellent opportunities for both public and private school venues and is home to several colleges and universities. It’s a community with a heart – friendly, easy-going and forward-thinking – a great place to live and pursue a career. For more information about activities in Kansas City go to www.visitkc.com

 For more information about Children’s Mercy Kansas City and about Kansas City itself, visit childrensmercy.org/careers/take-your-place/

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