Pediatric Neurologist

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The Division of Child Neurology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Department of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for several positions in the non-tenure academic clinician tracks.

We are recruiting board-eligible or board-certified Child Neurologists to facilitate the new Neuroscience Center's expansion. The positions offer a blend of outpatient clinics and inpatient service at the CHOP Philadelphia Campus as well as the Middleman Family Pavilion at the CHOP King of Prussia Campus. We seek child neurologists with broad clinical skills who are interested in a dynamic practice combining clinical excellence with academic and teaching opportunities.

Neurologists with expertise in critical care neurology, inpatient neurology, and pediatric stroke are especially encouraged to apply.

Program Highlights:

• Join a team of 70 Child Neurology attending physicians and scientists.

• Our ACGME-accredited 5-year child neurology residency program matches 7 residents per year.

• We offer a one-year Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program.

• Our Neuroscience Center integrates world-renowned specialists in Child Neurology and Neurosurgery to provide precise diagnoses, individualized clinical care, and cutting-edge surgical treatments to achieve groundbreaking discoveries.

• The CHOP Philadelphia Campus is home to a dedicated 24-bed inpatient Neuroscience Unit staffed by an interdisciplinary team with specialized training in pediatric neuroscience. This state-of-the-art unit houses the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and is specially equipped to meet the unique medical and surgical needs of infants, children, and young adults with neurological and neurosurgical conditions.

• The CHOP Philadelphia Campus is also home to large neonatal, pediatric, and cardiac intensive care units, along with extensive ED and Ward neurology consultation.

• Shared call rotation of 5-6 weeks/weekends per year.

We offer a competitive faculty compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Generous sign on bonus

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

• Retirement with employer matching

• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits

• Tuition benefits for employees and dependents

Education Qualifications

• Doctorate Medicine (MD) or Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Required

Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of hospital policies, practices and protocols as well as applicable regulations and guidelines. Knowledge of computer systems and applications. (Required proficiency)

• Skills in exercising initiative, judgment, problem solving, decision-making. (Required proficiency)

• Skill in developing and maintaining effective relationships with medical and administrative staff, patients and the public. (Required proficiency)

• Ability to research and prepare comprehensive reports. (Required proficiency)

• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and electronic). (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Medical License - in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any states practicing in - upon hire - Required and

• Board Certification - Medical Sub/Specialty - - upon hire - Required and

• DEA License - - upon hire - Required

* Additional application through the University of Pennsylvania will be required for Faculty appointment.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity in the broadest sense. The University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are EOE. Minorities/Women/Individuals with disabilities are/Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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