The University of Miami Health System is initiating a search for a Child Protection Team Physician.
The State of Florida, Department of Health (DOH), contracts with the University of Miami, Department of Pediatrics to provide for a coordinated interdisciplinary team approach for the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of child maltreatment.
The Child Protection Team is a Florida-statutory mandated program to assist the Department of Children and Families (DCF) during the investigation of suspected child maltreatment.
The CPT is available on a 24-hour basis and provides a unique array of services for over 1,500 children (birth to eighteen) a year in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.
Essential Job Functions :
- Provide forensic medical examinations / consultations and create medical reports for children alleged to have been maltreated (abused and / or neglected)
- Perform complete physical examinations on referred children
- Triage cases with CPT case coordinator and provide initial assessment of cases referred to the Team by DCF, law enforcement or medical providers
- Review the interviews of children and their caregivers prior to examination,
- Obtain or review the current medical status and the past medical history of the children being examined
- Order and arrange for indicated imaging and laboratory studies, if necessary,
- Provide follow-up on hospitalized cases and monitor post-discharge follow-up,
- Perform sexual abuse examinations, including photographic documentation, as needed
- Must be available for 24-hour on-call rotation, including weekends and holidays, for triage and emergent medical examinations in the CPT office or in hospitals
- Determine need for orders and obtain appropriate diagnostic studies (lab tests, procedures, etc.)
- Assist psychologist in identifying behavioral problems and diagnoses
- Arrange for outpatient studies or consults as indicated or at the request of the Medical Director
- Be available to review Hotline reports to determine which cases are mandatory referrals to CPT
- Remain current on child maltreatment literature and the special medical and psychological needs of foster children, including Florida statutes and DCF / DOH rules and regulations.
- Provide expert testimony via depositions or court testimony per subpoena; participate in pre- filing and pre-trial conferences as needed
- This position will be responsible for pediatric medical examinations and consultations, coordinating services, public speaking, and training
Essential Job Requirements :
- MD / DO required
- Board eligible or Board-certified pediatrician.
- Experience in the area of pediatric clinical care
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