Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician

Posting Note: Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Phoenix Children’s and the Division of Emergency Medicine are expanding—and inviting Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physicians to join our growing team. We welcome physicians interested in careers in academic medicine, community medicine, or opportunities that combine both.

Our division includes more than 50 PEM faculty across four sites, with diverse interests in clinical care, patient safety, medical education, quality improvement, research, and leadership. We are currently recruiting PEM physicians for Phoenix Children’s – Thomas Campus Hospital, Phoenix Children’s—Southwest Valley Free Standing ED, and Phoenix Children’s – East Valley Hospital, with opportunities for sharing time at multiple campuses and dedicated nocturnist positions.

Generous Night-Shift Compensation

All physicians who work nights receive a generous additional night-shift stipend. Whether nights are incorporated into a hybrid schedule or are part of a dedicated nocturnist role, physicians receive additional compensation for every night worked. Physicians in the nocturnist role are also eligible for competitive hours differential.

Phoenix Children’s – Thomas Campus Hospital

Phoenix Children’s – Thomas Campus is a freestanding children’s hospital with ~80,000 visits per year and is the ONLY Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in the state. It has the comprehensive pediatric subspecialty services expected for a tertiary care pediatric center. PEM physicians have numerous opportunities to participate in patient safety, research, quality improvement, medical education, and program development.

Our academic environment includes an established ACGME-accredited PEM fellowship, with 12 fellows, as well as a Phoenix Children’s large pediatric residency program. Our dedicated POCUS faculty are looking to start a POCUS fellowship in 2028. Faculty hold academic appointments at the University of Arizona, Creighton University, and Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, and there are opportunities with the 5 additional medical schools in the Phoenix metro area.

Phoenix Children’s – Southwest Free-Standing ED

Phoenix Children’s – Southwest Free-Standing ED open in 2023 and has grown to see >55,000 visits annually. The site is a Level 4 Pediatric Trauma Center. It has critical resources like an in-house pharmacist, social work, mental health therapists, respiratory therapists as well as availability of CT and Ultrasound 24 hours per day. Subspecialty support is consulted through our Thomas campus. Our dedicated critical care transport team helps to support on scene with sick patients and transports to one of our facilities with ICU or other inpatient capabilities. The site can involve supervision of University of Arizona medical students and Abrazo Emergency Medicine Residents.

Phoenix Children’s – East Valley

Phoenix Children’s – East Valley is a new freestanding Women & Children’s center in Gilbert, scheduled to open in early 2027. The site will include a 24-bed pediatric unit, PICU, Level 3 NICU, Pediatric Emergency Department, comprehensive subspecialty support, and 24/7 in-house coverage by hospitalists and intensive care providers. The ED is anticipating ~16,000 visits in the first year with growth toward ~40,000 visits by year 4.

Join a Growing Division

We are seeking committed clinicians, leaders, scholars, and educators to join our dynamic Division of Emergency Medicine. With multiple clinical sites and a broad range of academic and leadership activities, there are excellent opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. Ideal candidates include BC/BE Pediatric Emergency Medicine physicians. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, PTO, CME, and a generous night shift stipend for every night worked.

Why Phoenix?

Enjoy year-round outdoor recreation, more than 300 days of sunshine annually, and the opportunity to live and work in one of the country's fastest-growing metropolitan areas.

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

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, Phoenix Children's employees and customers with courtesy, dignity and respect
  • 2) Promote safe, cooperative and professional health care environment
  • 3) Support Phoenix Children's 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 Phoenix Children's, particularly if these activities support divisional clinical and teaching programs/ initiatives.
  • 3) Physician shall represent Phoenix Children's 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.