Top Rated City seeks Pediatric Gastroenterologist

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s seeks a general pediatric gastroenterologist for full time faculty appointment at Arkansas Children's Northwest (ACNW) campus in Springdale, AR.

 

Our team of 3 experienced gastroenterologists and 2 advanced nurse practitioners is looking to add a 4th physician to help grow our program. Autonomy, innovation, and teamwork are valued. While this is primarily a clinical position, medical student teaching, quality improvement, and research are encouraged and supported. Our hepatology and IBD teams from Little Rock campus visit monthly to provide additional subspecialty care. Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock provides PICU, interventional radiology, and call support.

 

Benefits include:

·         Competitive salary and benefits package along with robust faculty mentoring program for promotion and/or tenure.

·         Faculty appointment through UAMS College of Medicine.

·         Excellent leave benefits to promote a healthy work/life balance, including paid parental leave for benefit eligible employees.

·         UAMS supports H-1B, J-1 Scholar, and J-1 Alien Physician foreign national employees

·         As an employee of UAMS, you may benefit from student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

Qualified candidates will hold an MD or equivalent and be board eligible/board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

 

There is more to NW Arkansas than you know. It is one of the fastest growing areas of the county with the University of Arkansas and several fortune 500 companies. This area is safe with great schools and tons of outdoor activities.

 

ABOUT ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S

Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912 and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health.

 

Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW Hospital operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with 5 operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and is Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. ACNW Hospital is undergoing an expansion to better serve the growing region, providing exceptional inpatient care so you can stay focused on your specialty.

 

GI’s future is bright with plans to further develop flagship programs, expand programming and research, recruit additional faculty, and improve patient access.

About Arkansas Children's

ABOUT ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S
Arkansas Children's is the only healthcare system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas' more than 700,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); the state’s only magnetoencephalography (MEG) system for neurosurgical planning and cutting-edge research; and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Additionally, ACH is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in four pediatric subspecialties (2021—2022): Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Nephrology, Pulmonology and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the Northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center.

ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and Northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health.

To learn more, visit archildrens.org.