Children's Mercy Kansas City

World Champs and World Cups | Wellness Benefits, Retirement Plans, Tuition Assistance and More

Kansas City, MO

full-time
Inpatient and outpatient

Children's Mercy Kansas City

Job Highlights

  • Great Nightlife Nearby
  • Non-Profit Employer
  • Less than 1 Hour from an International Airport
  • The Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine is recruiting a full-time PHM board certified/board eligible pediatric hospitalist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level with strong clinical skills and an interest in academic medicine. Mastery of skills such as professionalism, team-based care, care of children with medical complexity, and effective communication are mandatory.

    About the position:

    • Join a team made up of greater than 45 physicians and 6 hospital medicine fellows
    • Opportunities to participate in clinical, educational, and quality improvement initiatives within the Division and across the hospital
    • Clinical practice is primarily at our tertiary care facility as well as our nearby community hospital
    • Attending supervision of teaching teams of fellows, residents, and students. The supervision of teaching teams is restricted to PHM board certified/board eligible pediatric hospitalists
    • Salary and academic rank are commensurate with experience

    We are proud to offer benefits and services for our faculty that support their personal and professional wellbeing. We offer:

    • Medical, Dental, Vision, FSAs, EAPs
    • PTO that increases with length of service milestones
    • Extended Illness Time, Family Pay, Bereavement, Leave of Absence
    • Onsite employee health services including primary care, pharmacy, mental health support and physical therapy
    • Center for Professional Wellbeing
    • Physician Leadership Center
    • Office of Faculty Development

    About Children's Mercy Kansas City

    Children’s Mercy Kansas City is an independent, non-profit, 390-bed pediatric health system, providing over half a million patient encounters each year for children from across the country. Children’s Mercy is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in nine specialties. We have received Magnet® recognition five times for excellence in nursing services. In affiliation with the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Kansas, our faculty of nearly 800 pediatric specialists and researchers are actively involved in clinical care, pediatric research and educating the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.

    The Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) integrates research and clinical care with nationally recognized expertise in genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health and health care innovation. In 2021, the CMRI moved into a nine story, 375,000 square foot space emphasizing a translational approach to research in which clinicians and researchers work together to accelerate the pace of discovery that enhances care.

    Location Insights

    • A+

      Access to Restaurants

    • A

      Access to Parks

    • A

      Commute

    • A

      Overall

    • A-

      Access to Outdoor Activities

    • B-

      Cost of Living

    • Total Population

      179,253

    • Median Rent

      $1,174

    • Median Home Value

      $245,300

    • Median Income

      $62,847

    Posted February 18, 2026

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