Assistant/Associate Professor of Pediatrics - The University of Toledo

Job Description:

Faculty in the department of Pediatrics will devote full-time attention and efforts to fulfilling at the highest levels of professional competence the ethical, educational, and academic duties and responsibilities of the appointment as may be assigned to you by the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics. You will be expected to participate fully and with distinction in both undergraduate and graduate medical education, and to carry out your share of advising duties and committee assignments. Your primary responsibilities, representing approximately 90% of your effort will be to provide clinical services in your specialty of Pediatrics at the assigned clinical location. Along with your clinical duties, it is expected that you will actively participate in the training program for all learners in the college and engage in research and scholarship.

Teaching responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Attendance at monthly Grand Rounds presentations
• Presenter at Grand Rounds (1 or more times annually)
• Case Based Learning lectures to medical students
• In clinic supervision and teaching of Residents and Students
• Leading collaborative quality / performance improvement initiatives in the school and regionally
• Attendance at monthly faculty meetings
• On-going commitment to clinical research, health services/outcomes research, and community based participatory research or implementation science

Clinical Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Conduct regular thorough examinations on newborns and young children to check and record their health and normal physical development
• Examine sick children to determine their condition and ask intuitive questions to gather information about symptoms
• Reach an informed diagnosis based on scientific knowledge and individual medical history
• Prescribe and interpret appropriate lab tests to gain more information for possible infections or abnormalities
• Examine and treat injuries and refer the little patients to physicians of other disciplines when necessary (e.g. surgeons, ophthalmologist, orthopedics, etc.)
• Keep abreast of advancement in pediatrics and best practices by attending seminars and conferences

Minimum Qualifications:

• Full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Ohio
• Membership and in good standing on the medical staff of the University of Toledo Medical Center and affiliated hospitals, with clinical privileges in the Department of Pediatrics, in accordance with the Medical Staff bylaws, rules and regulations and applicable policies.
• Eligibility as a certified provider in the Medicare, Medicaid and other federal and state health care programs; and
• Insurability in the professional liability policy of the practice plan.
• Active candidacy or diplomate status with the American Board of Pediatrics
• Successful completion of a 3-year accredited Pediatric residency with suitability for performance of Primary Care.
• Board Certified in Pediatrics – ABP

Benefits:

• Eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage through the University of Toledo
• Retirement Benefits, including two pension plans:
  • UTP has a pension plan with employer contribution
  • UT Academic Pension
• Paid Time Off, Holidays, Sick Leave, Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
• UT provided Tuition Fee Waiver Program for Employee and Dependent(s)
• Long Term and Short-Term Disability.
• UTP opts out of social security, reducing the employee's payroll taxes

About University of Toledo Physicians

The mission of the University of Toledo Physicians, LLC, is to provide the highest quality, comprehensive, cost-efficient and effective healthcare in a patient-centered environment, distinguished by national leadership in medical education and research.
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