Child Neurology - Join Supportive Team in Growing Program

Child Neurology - Join Supportive Team in a Growing Program-Phoenix-Metro

Banner Children’s Specialists (BCS), a multispecialty group on the campuses of Banner Desert Medical Center and Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is actively recruiting for a Child Neurologist to join our team at our main location in Mesa, AZ. The Neurosciences Division at BCS is expanding to meet the needs of a growing pediatric community. Through a collaborative arrangement between the University of Arizona and Banner Medical Group, the Banner Children’s Neurology group serves as the primary pediatric neurology service at the two pediatric hospital campuses for inpatient and outpatient clinic.

Essential Functions and Qualifications :

The team seeks a BC/BE pediatric neurologist to become an active member of the pediatric neurology clinical care team. Primarily practicing general neurology and contributing to any of the Division’s neurology clinical care programs such as epilepsy, developmental delays, headaches, tics, Neurogenetics concussion and trauma. Our goal is to work closely with Neuropsychologists and Neurosurgeons to provide quality general neurology care to the community. We seek candidates who meet the following qualifications:

• Graduate of or finishing an accredited residency or fellowship program in Pediatric Neurology.
• Eligibility for credentialing as part of the Banner Children’s Specialists to include BE/BC Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, active license or ability to obtain license in Arizona, and current DEA registration.
• Interest in general child neurology plus additional interest or training in specific subspecialty areas such as headaches, epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neonatal or neurodevelopmental neurology is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate within a team setting and communicate effectively.
• Finishing residents and fellows, and experienced physicians, are encouraged to apply.

Banner Children's at Desert and Thunderbird Medical Centers provide comprehensive pediatric care from general to emergency, as well as services for specific childhood diseases. Highly trained physician specialists, social services staff and numerous integrative therapy programs ensure a complete range of care for children. We have a child-friendly atmosphere accented by soothing colors and dedicated play areas, as well as a volunteer dog therapy program that helps cheer up young patients during their stays.

Banner Children's at Desert Medical Center features 248 beds, specially trained nurses and doctors and family-centered care as well as an expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – from 65 beds to 86 beds.

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is the fourth largest hospital in the Phoenix metropolitan area with 513 licensed beds. No one in the West Valley provides the level of care to kids that Banner Thunderbird does. Within the hospital is the highly regarded Banner Thunderbird Children’s Center, a dedicated area for pediatrics that includes 40 pediatric inpatient beds and the West Valley’s only pediatric intensive care unit capable of caring for the most critically ill or injured children. In addition, Banner Thunderbird has a separate emergency department for children.

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