Adjoint Faculty - Hourly

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Pediatrics – Section of Emergency Medicine

Job Title: Adjoint Faculty - hourly

Position #: 00689654 – Requisition #: 37492

Job Summary:

Adjoint Instructors in the Department of Pediatrics – Section of Emergency Medicine are Hourly Faculty that work at Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) and its Network of Care (NOC) in emergency or urgent care settings. They provide medical care to acutely ill and injured infants, children, and adolescents in our 24/7 and afterhours network of emergency/urgent care facilities.  In this role, they perform history and physical examinations to define and execute appropriate workup that leads to diagnosis, treatment, and disposition.  Work in this setting requires technical and procedural skills and provision of procedural sedation and may require pediatric resuscitation and advanced life support.  In addition, Adjoint Faculty are involved with institutional quality and patient safety improvement initiatives and development of clinical care guidelines that aim to provide consistent, quality care throughout our institution, and are core members of the clinical Pediatric teaching staff for Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical coverage in a mixed shift model (days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays) for a 24/7 Emergency care network.  Ability to cover shifts at all sites, including Colorado Springs, is required.
• Clinical responsibilities include Pediatric urgent and emergency care:

o   Pediatric observation unit medicine

o   Rotating sick-call (Jeopardy) coverage

• Attendance and participation in section wide meetings is required.  Attendance at Morbidity and Mortality Conference, CME and local site meetings is recommended, but voluntary
•  Maintenance of skills required for provision of high quality, patient centered, safe urgent/emergent care of children.

Work Location:

Onsite - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

With an abundance of sunshine and mountains nearby, the Colorado Front Range is the place to be! The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ranks among the top 20 medical centers in the country. Living in Colorado is a great experience because of the natural environment, strong economic growth, and lots of recreational activities. The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ranks among the top 20 medical centers in the country while the Department of Pediatrics was ranked No. 8 in the nation for “Best Medical Schools – Pediatrics” in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 rankings.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

·         Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree

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