Watch us Grow! Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician in Mesa, AZ!

Pediatric Infectious Disease Opportunity with Banner Health/Banner Medical Group in the metropolitan Phoenix, AZ area!

Banner Children’s Specialists (BCS), a multispecialty group within Banner Health, is actively recruiting for a Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician to join our team on the campus of Banner Children’s at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, AZ.  BCS provides quaternary, fully integrated pediatric services to two pediatric trauma 1 and 2 programs and eight level 2 through 4 NICUs, and is supported by 8 Banner emergency rooms, 32 Banner Urgent Care Centers, and a large in-network community of primary care physicians throughout metropolitan Phoenix. Your office and clinic will be just steps away from the children’s hospital, specialty and primary care offices. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity for a physician who enjoys and excels at working in a collaborative, integrated system, and looking for leadership opportunities. 

You will have the opportunity to support and work closely with our neonatologists, pediatric intensivists and hospitalists, and our multiple surgical and clinical pediatric specialties: pediatric surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular surgery and cardiology, hematology and oncology, plastic surgery, urology and gastroenterology, to name a few.  

Qualifications:

·        Fellowship trained in Pediatric Infectious Disease

·        Experience preferred but new graduates will be considered

·        ABMS Board certification or eligibility required

·        Eligible for licensure in Arizona

Practice Details:

·        Primarily located at Banner Desert Medical Center

·        Role will include treating congenital infections, surgical abscesses, trauma infections, and quality & safety committee work.

·        M-F 7-5; inpatient and telemedicine consults

Banner Benefits: You take care of others. Let us take care of you. At Banner, your benefits package is all about your well-being. But that’s more than just basic medical, dental and vision coverage — it’s everything that makes you uniquely you, from your emotional health, to your family, to your satisfaction at work. We design your benefits with you in mind, offering a wide variety of comprehensive benefits that give you peace of mind and provide security for you and your family.

Benefits Include:

• Graduating Fellow? $1500/monthly stipend while you finish your training when you sign early!
• Paid Sick Time & Personal Time Off
• Malpractice and Tail Coverage
• CME Allowance and Paid Time Off
• Legal, Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage 
• Pet, Auto, and Home Insurance
• Adoption Assistance, Fertility Benefits, and Parental Leave
• Support Resources available for pet care, childcare, elder care, housekeeping, and tutoring 
• 24/7 Confidential Mental Health Support, plus coordination of child and elder care 
• Well-Being Program, including healthy-habit building, fitness challenges, nutrition guides, on-demand webinars, sleep guides, mindfulness, and more! 
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness 
• Financial wellness resources, including retirement plans with matching, employee perks and discounts 

Serving a pediatric population of 350,000+, Banner Children’s at Desert (BDMC) in Mesa is a state-of-the-art, 206-bed children’s hospital that was opened in November 2009. Banner Children's at Desert was designed “Through the Eyes of a Child,” meaning it has all the comforts of home and does not feel institutional. The hospital is meant to inspire healing, learning and imagination. Our Child Life professionals play an active role in ensuring children feel safe and prepared for the hospital experience. Non-procedure zones, such as the Forever Young Zone, Sophie’s Place, and the Big Outside, are used for music and play therapy as well as for respite and relaxation.

Notable distinctions include:

• This hospital has a 120 bed Level 3 NICU staffed by Neonatologists around the clock. 
• Over half of the babies delivered in Arizona are born in a Banner hospital. 
• Well-trained social services staff and numerous integrative therapy programs ensure a complete range of care for children. 
• We have a child-friendly atmosphere accented by soothing colors and dedicated play areas, as well as a volunteer dog therapy program that helps cheer up young patients during their stays. 
• Banner Children’s at Desert is a member of the Children’s Hospital Association.
•  It is part of Banner Desert Medical Center - one of the largest and most comprehensive facilities in Arizona which serves as a tertiary referral center for the East Valley of metropolitan Phoenix and treats the highest levels of acuity in the East Valley. 
• Banner Children's at Desert is a Level Two Pediatric Trauma Center and a Level Three NICU.
• Financially stable, Banner Health is one of the largest non-profit healthcare systems in the country with locations in six states. Our organization includes thirty hospitals, and multiple divisions in both the academic and non-academic spaces.
• We offer physicians a highly integrated and innovative environment, collaborative team-oriented workplace, and clinical settings that focus on patient excellence, all complementing our non-profit mission: Making healthcare easier, so life can be better.

Mesa, AZ is just east of Phoenix and conveniently located near top universities, an international airport, multiple entertainment and outdoor recreation venues, and is home to several professional sports teams. 

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