Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospitalist

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospitalist

Requisition # : A-144878-3

Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates.

Status : Full Time

Type : Faculty

School : School of Medicine

Department / Program : Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

The Pediatric Hospitalist Clinical Faculty with training in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in the Johns Hopkins Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health care team providing comprehensive medical care to critically ill children with a wide range of medical, surgical, oncologic, and hematologic diagnoses and after bone marrow transplantation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide physician medical management to patients in the Charlotte Bloomberg Children's Hospital PICU with an emphasis on the management of patients with hematological and oncologic diseases.
• Obtain patients' histories, examine patients, order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests, determine diagnoses, and implement appropriate treatment.
• Monitor patients' condition and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
• Perform administrative responsibilities including medical record keeping and billing as required by the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
• Coordinate and optimize care with the PICU team and staff of other services, including other physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and therapists.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of health care teams.
• Follow performance standards and hospital policies for hospital providers.
• Attend PICU administrative and educational meetings and conferences.
• Participate in the teaching program of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, conduct research, and participate in quality improvement.
• Maintain satisfactory, regular attendance by reporting to work as scheduled and keeping unscheduled absences to a minimum.

Qualifications

The hospitalist candidate should be a board certified pediatrician and pediatric hematologist and oncologist, licensed to practice medicine and prescribe all pharmaceuticals in the State of Maryland.

Furthermore, the candidate must show commitment to pediatric bone marrow transplantation. A strong research background in pediatric basic and clinical science is desired as evidenced by prior research activity, publications in the relevant area, formal training in this area, and the acquisition of extramural funding.

The position will include teaching of advanced practice practitioners, fellows, residents, and medical and graduate students in the clinical and laboratory setting.

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic.

Pre-Employment Information

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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