Pediatrics - Hospitalist Job at Erlanger Health in Chattanooga, TN

Children’s Hospital at Erlanger and the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga are looking for an outstanding Pediatric Hospitalist to join our dynamic team!

Why Choose Us?

• Top-Tier Designation: We are certified as a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC), the highest designation in the state for pediatrics.
• Well-established Hospitalist Group: Eight dedicated hospitalists with an average of 9 years of clinical experience, with five board certified in PHM.
• Collaborative Environment: Work with the region’s best pediatric nurses and a complete array of pediatric medical and surgical specialty services.
• No Nursery or Newborn Delivery Duties
• Supportive Call Schedule: Take call by phone from home with most evenings also supported by an in-house hospitalist on swing shift and always augmented by our 24-hour in-house intensive care service.
• Quality Improvement Opportunities: Participate in ongoing quality and process improvement efforts aligning services with our all PEM-trained emergency department and fully capable PICU.
• Academic Impact: Actively engage in clinical and didactic education of our pediatric residents and students, develop curriculum and simulation activities, and work actively in direct partnership with our residency program leadership on improvement efforts.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Supervise inpatient teams composed of pediatric and family medicine residents, often with medical and PA students on rotation. There are no non-teaching clinical service obligations.
• Call from home on alternating nights while on service.
• No more than 13 service weekends per year.
• Swing shifts distributed equitably among our hospitalists.
• Participate in quality and process improvement efforts with opportunities to mentor or lead projects.
• Engage in resident and medical student education in clinical and formal/didactic environments.
• Opportunities for hospital and departmental committee service.

Education, Training, & Experience

• MD or DO degree.
• Must be board certified/eligible in Pediatric Hospital Medicine.
• Ability to obtain an active medical license in the state of Tennessee.
• Clinical teaching experience preferred
  

Children’s Hospital at Erlanger Services

• On-site Pediatric Trauma Team.
• 17-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, ECMO and trauma certified.
• 43 in-patient beds plus 2-bed EMU with over 5,000 admissions last year.
• Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 64 beds.
• 32-bed Pediatric Emergency Department with over 40,000 visits each year.
• Broad pediatric specialty platform includes all essential medical and surgical specialties for consultative support.
• Excellent referral relationships with regional quaternary children’s hospitals.
• Pediatric air and ground transport services with state-of-the-art pediatric ambulances.
• Part of Erlanger Health, a university-affiliated non-profit hospital system with 868 licensed beds and serving as the region’s only Level I Trauma Center providing care to patients from 50 counties within a 150-mile radius of Chattanooga.

Benefits of Working at Children’s Hospital at Erlanger

• Excellent compensation and benefits package. Sign-on bonus available.
• Malpractice coverage and CME stipend available.
• Erlanger is the only Level I Trauma Center and only Children’s Hospital in a 100-mile radius.
• Affiliated with UTCOM Chattanooga, part of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
• Broad academic footprint with a talented and diverse faculty throughout Erlanger and UTHSC College of Medicine.
• Chattanooga is a rapidly growing city that offers a thriving economy, cultural diversity, low cost of living, incredible outdoor and adventure activities, and amazing lifestyle potential.
• No state income tax.
• Chattanooga is located only 90 miles from Atlanta and 120 miles from Nashville, and we have an excellent regional airport making travel quite easy.