Pediatric Child Abuse Safety Team (Part-Time) Physician

Pediatrics Physician Opportunity

Carle Health is seeking an additional BE/BC Pediatrics physician to join our Pediatric Child Abuse Safety Team (CAST) in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.

Opportunity Details

• Candidates interested in General/Outpatient Pediatrics or Pediatric Hospital Medicine welcome to apply
• Part-time opportunity with opportunity for full-time employment in combination with FTE for clinical practice
• Provide Child Maltreatment Evaluations and follow-up care
• Join a dedicated team that includes other Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, nurses, and certified medical assistants that are passionate about child protection
• Our Child Abuse Safety Team (CAST) is dedicated to ensuring safety and providing care for child abuse victims. Our CAST offers:

• A dedicated team to triage phone calls and administer ED evaluations and in-house consults
• Appropriate diagnostic and forensic investigations
• A liaison to DCFS, police, and the court system
• Outpatient services, including forensic data collection and foster care clinic evaluations
• Advocacy for the child's well-being upon return home or safe placement in the community
• Education and training for providers
• Timely follow-up to keep the referring physician informed

• CAST enhances current services provided by a well-established outpatient Child Protection team. The program also works closely with Carle Emergency Department's Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, the only state-wide 24/7 SANE program that includes pediatric sexual assault evaluations
• Excellent benefits package: health/dental/life insurance, 403-B plan with employer match, LTD, relocation allowance, CME allowance, and paid malpractice insurance with tail insurance coverage
• Opportunity for academic and/or research affiliation with the Carle Illinois College of Medicine if desired. The Carle Illinois College of Medicine is the nation's first medical school focused at the intersection of healthcare and engineering

About Our Community

Globally connected, innovative and culturally rich, Champaign-Urbana is centrally located to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis and is home to one of the world's great public research universities - the Big Ten University of Illinois. With ease of transportation, excellent schools and affordable housing options, our community features the friendliness and advantages of a smaller town while offering the dining, arts, sports and entertainment options found in a much larger city.

About Us

Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health. Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.