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University of Kentucky

Pediatrician

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, us, 40598

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Pediatrician Department Name:

7H657:PEDIATRICS - GENERAL Work Location:

Lexington, KY Type of Position:

Faculty Position Time Status:

Full-Time Tenure Track Status:

Non-Tenure Track Job Summary

The University of Kentucky College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics is seeking a faculty member (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) to serve in General Pediatrics. This will be as a Complex Care provider for ages 2 and up, following graduation from the Infant Complex Care Clinic or when referred by another specialist or community pediatrician. Children will be followed throughout childhood and adolescence until transferred into adult care. Pediatricians with fellowship training or prior experience in Pediatric Complex Care, Palliative Care or Critical Care preferred, but all pediatricians are welcome to apply that have a nexus to long-term treatment and coordination of care for children with medical complexity. The applicant will follow medically complex patients in clinic as well as provide consultation when admitted to the hospital. Requests for consultation of new patients will come from the Pediatric floor, PICU, PCICU and other pediatric subspecialty clinics. In clinic, the applicant will be part of a multidisciplinary team that includes a neonatologist, APP, psychologist, PT, OT, dietician, licensed clinical social worker, and patient navigator. Plans for development of multidisciplinary clinics (e.g. BPD/home ventilation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Downs Syndrome) are underway. Depending on experience, the applicant will have the opportunity to assume a leadership role as Medical Director of the Pediatric Complex Care Program. Requirements

MD, DO, or equivalent Minimum residency training of three years in Pediatrics Eligible for or licensed to practice medicine in the state of Kentucky Eligible for certification, or certified by, the American Board of Pediatrics Our University Community

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.

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