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Pediatric Urgent Care Physician

Employer
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Location
Phoenix, AZ
Closing date
Feb 16, 2023

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Specialty / Focus
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Position Type
Physician
Practice Type
Urgent Care Center
Practice Setting
Hospital / Health System, Urgent Care Facility
Hours
Full-Time
Position Details

Department: PCMG-MAIN | Amb Urgent Care

Category: Physician/Div Chief/Med Dir

Location: Phoenix

Posting #: 635960

Date Posted: 12/20/2021

Employee Type: Regular

Position Summary

Posting Note: Phoenix Children's opened as a free-standing hospital in 2002 and in the past 20 years has undergone tremendous growth. The ED at the main campus sees over 90,000 children a year and is the only free-standing level one pediatric trauma center in the state. Phoenix is located in Maricopa County and is one of the fastest growing counties in the United States. With this growth we have continued to expand our division, our facilities and our training programs which includes fellowships in both Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Urgent Care. We are looking to expand our UC coverage and are looking for pediatricians, family medicine physicians and APP's looking to do solely UC or a hybrid of UC and low acuity ED shifts. We currently have 5 UC centers staffed 5p-midnight Monday through Friday and 10a to 10p on weekends. Providers are responsible for evaluating and providing evidence-based treatment to pediatric patients within their scope of practice under the Medical Director's supervision. This position maintains effective working relationships and rapport with patients/families, other physicians, employees, and volunteers. The UC sites have the ability to perform plain radiographs, and labs include urinalysis, blood sugars, rapid strep tests, and rapid flu in the winter months. We can send COVID but not rapid tests at this point. In this role you will assess and treat acute injury and illness; perform procedural care including but not limited to abscess drainage, foreign body removal, and laceration repair with sutures, staples, and dermal adhesive and focus on efficiency metrics to improve urgent care flow, patient experience, and throughput Qualifications include: • Pediatric experience • BC/BE in Pediatrics or Family Medicine • Current State of Arizona certification as a Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant or obtained by start date • Arizona state license • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required • Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and nonverbally

The staff physician shall provide patient care services and will support the PCH mission of providing hope, healing and the best health care for children and their families.

PCH Values
  • Family-Centered care that focuses on the need of the child first and values the family as an important member of the care team
  • Excellence in clinical care, service and communication
  • Collaborative within our institution and with others who share our mission and goals
  • Leadership that set the standard for pediatric health care today and innovations of the future
  • Accountability to our patients, community and each other for providing the best in the most cost-effective way.

Position Duties
  • Patient Care Services
  • 1)Provide patient care services for which he/she is clinically privileged, including but not limited to:
  • a)Provide direct patient care services on an inpatient and outpatient basis
  • b)Provide subspecialty consultations and follow-up.
  • c)Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services/procedures
  • d)Provide these services for urgent/ emergent care as necessary
  • 2)Strive to achieve the best patient and family centered care
  • 3)Support Hospital's patient satisfaction goals as well as division's specific targets
  • 4)Support and adhere to divisional patient safety and quality of care standards
  • 5)Practices Contemporary Evidence based medicine or latest experience based medicine
  • Divisional Responsibilities
  • 1)Establish and demonstrate effort to achieve annual physician goals and objectives (e.g. individual, division, hospital)
  • 2)Support the medical education programs and activities of the Division, including but not limited to:
  • a)Provide direct supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services when applicable
  • b)Conduct teaching rounds, lectures and conference for trainees
  • c)Participate in the teaching and supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals assigned to the division
  • d)Participate in the postgraduate continuing educational activities of the division
  • 3)Support the research endeavors of the division including the research initiatives by other members of the division
  • 4)Support programmatic growth of division
  • 5)Support satellite efforts of division when appropriate
  • Professionalism
  • 1)Treat colleagues, PCH employees and customers with courtesy, dignity and respect
  • 2)Promote safe, cooperative and professional health care environment
  • 3)Support PCH mission, vision and values, including family centered care, excellence in clinical care, leadership, collaboration, and accountability
  • Other activities
  • 1)Physician shall support the Division Chief in his/her role as liaison to the professional community and general public as requested by the Division Chief
  • 2)Physician may conduct teaching rounds or conferences outside of PCH, particularly if these activities support divisional clinical and teaching programs/ initiatives.
  • 3)Physician shall represent PCH in the medical and business communities and before the general public in a professional manner
  • 4)The following physical and mental skills are essential to the physician's ability to successfully perform the foregoing duties and responsibilities:
  • a)The ability to communicate by telephone, computer or other communication devices
  • b)The ability to perform after hours or night call responsibilities as needed
  • c)The ability to work regularly scheduled work hours
  • Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

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