ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 7 - PEDIATRICS - GASTROENTEROLOGY

LOCATION: JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL - PEDIATRICS - GASTROENTEROLOGY

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JOB SUMMARY

The Attending Physician VII (Pediatric Gastroenterology) will provide care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with gastrointestinal, liver, digestive, and nutritional problems in the pediatric inpatient units, outpatient clinics, and assigned hospitals for Cook County Health (CCH). The Attending Physician will perform and supervise highly specialized gastrointestinal (GI) procedures. The Attending Physician will be actively engaged in the teaching of residents and medical students and will be expected to participate in various committees and administrative duties within the Department and the Institution.

Typical Duties

• Provides general pediatric clinical care to all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with GI, liver, digestive, and nutrition problems across CCH settings including other sites as assigned.
• Performs and clinically supervises GI procedures across CCH settings including other sites as assigned. Participates in clinic and consultative services.
• Participates in quality improvement activities related to inpatient and outpatient pediatric service.
• Supervise teams of pediatric and family medicine residents as well as medical students as they provide care for pediatric inpatients. Provide comprehensive education to the teams of learners regarding the inpatient care of pediatric patients with gastrointestinal, liver, digestive, and nutritional problems. Participate in quality improvement activities as they relate to the inpatient pediatric service.
• Provide general pediatric clinical care to all infants, children, adolescents and young adults in the ambulatory settings with gastrointestinal, liver, digestive, and nutrition problems.
• Clinically supervises pediatric and family medicine residents as well as medical students as they care for GI pediatric patients in the inpatient and outpatient clinics
• Actively participates in the overall pediatrics education of the Pediatric and Family Medicine residents. The education of the residents must conform to the program requirements of the Pediatric Residency Review Committee (RRC) of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
• Collaborates with administrative and nursing staff with regards to clinical practice
• Participates in goals and activities of the Department of Pediatrics including administration, productivity, quality, education, and clinical research.
• Performs other duties assigned by the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited college or university or foreign medical school equivalent
• Licensed as a Physician and Surgeon in the State of Illinois prior to starting employment
• Must be cleared for privileges by Medical Staff Services by start of employment
• Board Certified in Pediatrics
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics Gastroenterology or must obtain Board Certification in Pediatric Gastroenterology within four (4) years of starting employment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in academic Pediatrics
• One (1) year of experience with electronic medical record documentation

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics

• Demonstrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary to work respectfully and effectively with patients and staff in a culturally diverse work environment
• Knowledge of the principles and methods of training medical staff to ensure standards of care.
• Skill to analyze data/information accurately to determine and implement an effective and appropriate course of action.
• Skill to prepare written documents to provide information and/or direction to staff and others
• Skill to communicate effectively to exchange and/or provide information and/or direction to staff and others
• Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to comply with regulatory/a