Assistant/Associate/Professor-Pediatric Hospitalist at University of Illinois College of Medicine

Hiring Department: UICOMP-Pediatrics

Location:  Peoria, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1022767

Posting Close Date: 7/4/2024

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) is seeking board-certified or board-eligible pediatricians to fill two full-time positions in the Department of Pediatrics’ Hospitalist Division.

Join our dynamic and collegial team where the position includes exclusively academic teams for inpatient pediatric care on our general and intermediate level units, newborn nursery, and the pediatric sedation team. Our team is committed to providing evidence based patient and family centered care while teaching medical students, pediatric (https://peoria.medicine.uic.edu/departments/pediatrics/residency/), medicine-pediatric, emergency medicine and family medicine residents, and fellows from our accredited Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Fellowship.  Academic time is protected and allows focus on teaching, curricular development, quality improvement, safety initiatives, mentorship, simulation-based education and innovation.  We collaborate with our medical and surgical subspecialties and serve as the primary admitting service for most medical specialties while providing consulting and co-management roles for our surgical colleagues. 

Clinical activities of the faculty are primarily concentrated at Children’s Hospital of Illinois, which is the primary pediatric teaching facility for UICOMP and is a 132-bed facility that offers over 50 pediatric programs and services.  These programs represent over 100 pediatric sub-specialists in 24 different disciplines, including the largest pediatric surgery program in Illinois.  Children’s Hospital of Illinois is the only full-service tertiary hospital for children in downstate Illinois with a pediatric and adult congenital heart disease program, Illinois Perinatal Center, a Quaternary Care neonatal intensive care unit and is designated as a Level I trauma center. We collaborate routinely with Jump Simulation for education, teaching, research and innovation, https://www.jumpsimulation.org .

Position Summary

This Pediatric Hospitalist will primarily provide inpatient services at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois on the general and intermediate pediatric units. Other clinical work may also include the newborn nursery and pediatric sedation service. They will be responsible for teaching medical students and residents. Scholarly work activity (research, quality improvement, and advocacy) is expected but tailored to the faculty member’s interests.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide academic inpatient hospitalist services for patients at UICOMP’s main clinical partner, OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois, a 132-bed, full-service hospital,
• Participate in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs of the Department.
• Organize and conduct research or scholarly programs in pediatric hospital medicine.
• Perform other duties of a University faculty member including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and administration

Minimum Qualifications

• MD/DO degree
• Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
• Board certified in Pediatrics
• 3 years pediatric residency

About University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria (UICOMP) Department of Pediatrics and OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois:

UICOMP is one of the three regional campuses of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the largest public medical schools in the country.  UICOMP’s educational programs include 244 medical students and 300 residents/fellows in 21 different post graduate programs.  The Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest departments at UICOMP.  In collaboration with the OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the Department has 19 divisions and over 145 faculty members providing general pediatrics and subspecialty services to the pediatric population in Central Illinois.

About Children’s Hospital of Illinois

The primary teaching hospital of UICOMP is Children’s Hospital of Illinois, a tertiary care facility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million. Children’s Hospital of Illinois provides comprehensive services to children, including a Quaternary Care NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. Children’s Hospital of Illinois is a major medical facility with 136 beds and a 32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago.  There are existing resources through UICOMP and Children’s Hospital of Illinois for research funding, quality and outcomes focused academic work and innovation in health education.  The current research infrastructure within the Department includes an office of research, a dedicated biostatistician and internal research funding mechanism to support our faculty.    

About Peoria, Il

One of the oldest communities in Illinois with a population of 112,936, Peoria is equal distance from Chicago and St. Louis.  Here we have an enviable standard of living, exciting venues within a 15-20 minute drive from our homes, safe streets, quality and quantity of shopping, our own symphony, our own ballet, Broadway shows coming to the Peoria Civic Center, museums, art guilds, first-class medical facilities, the nation's oldest community theater and oldest Santa Claus parade.

Our vibrant riverfront showcases a multitude of festivals and celebrations that light up the summer nights, much like our extraordinary Fourth of July fireworks show that draws well over 100,000 annually.  Downtown Peoria is growing in popularity as a destination with refurbished warehouses and lofts on Water Street amongst new and diverse restaurants.

We have many global businesses that allow Peoria to play all over the world through their products and services.  Peoria has begun to diversify its economy with infotech industries as well.  Our business community attracts some of the brightest graduates throughout the nation.

For fullest consideration, please submit your application by 4/26/2024 at:

https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/8031?c=uic

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