Physician - Pediatric Epileptologist - Emory faculty position

Pediatric Neuroscience Faculty Opportunity

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta + Emory is one of the nation's leading children's hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We're committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children's.

Our pediatric neuroscience department is expanding, and we are actively seeking skilled faculty to help us continue providing advanced neurological and epilepsy care. As a member of our team, you'll be part of one of the largest pediatric neurology programs in the country. You'll work alongside some of the brightest minds in pediatric neurosciences research to develop preventive, diagnostic and wellness strategies for children with serious neurological illnesses or challenges.

Our Comprehensive Epilepsy Center holds a Level 4 National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) designation and offers comprehensive acute, chronic and tertiary care for epilepsy patients. The center offers innovative therapeutics, such as ketogenic diet and new medications, as well as advanced epilepsy surgery, including intracranial electroencephalography, laser ablation, intraoperative and extraoperative functional mapping and neurostimulation with implantable devices.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides patient care within the respective clinical area which complies with the Professional Staff Bylaws, rules and regulations and Children's policies and procedures.
• Participates in and incorporates Quality Improvement and research findings into practice.
• Provides and/or serves as a resource for patient/family and staff education.
• Educate and assist trainees with medical decision making.
• Provides an authenticated report of all physician services rendered and maintains accurate and complete records in an acceptable manner.
• Completes necessary documentation and ensures timely communication to facilitate patient care and appropriate reimbursement.
• Actively responds to patient and clinical staff questions and requests.
• Participates in meetings/activities as required to support operations of the clinical area.
• Participates in activities that enhance professional development, complete, and maintain certification in BLS, PALS, or NALS and maintains any additional specialty training/certifications as required by the area assigned.
• Performs other responsibilities as required.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.