Description

Norton Children’s Hospital and the University of Louisville School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics are seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist to join our growing practice in Louisville, Kentucky. The right physician will join our academic team that includes 30 Hospitalists, four Nurse Clinicians, and several administrative support staff members. All Norton Children’s Medical Group Hospitalists see general pediatric inpatients at Norton Children's Hospital, our free-standing, tertiary referral site as well as at Norton Women's and Children's Hospital, our nearby, suburban, community site. Many also care for general newborns at several local newborn nurseries, but we do not attend deliveries or care for NICU babies. All Hospitalists are involved in medical student and resident education as well as academic scholarship and opportunities for quality improvement, clinical operations, and freedom to pursue other academic interests with universal 20% protected academic time. Our group is home to many local, regional, and national leaders, turnover is very low, and our sense of family and collegiality is evident to all in Louisville Pediatrics.

Understanding the ongoing transition in Pediatric Hospital Medicine at this time, we are pleased to consider Board Certified, Board Eligible, and non-Board Eligible candidates equally.

The 20+ year old Pediatric Hospitalist program is part of the Norton Children’s Medical Group whose medical facilities serve more than 170,000 patients each year. Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital offers inpatient care including a 44-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), a sleep center, a rehabilitation center and pediatric emergency services, plus specialized care for pediatric urology and gynecology patients. Norton Children’s Hospital serves as the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University Of Louisville School Of Medicine and has Louisville’s only Level 1 pediatric trauma center and one of the largest Level IV NICUs in the country.

About the position

• Join an experienced and passionate Hospitalist group that places a high value on education, compassionate care and evidence-based medicine, and serves a diverse range of about 8,500 patients annually (including around 1500 patients at the community site).
• Practice both on an academic teaching service as well as in community hospital medicine
• All faculty enjoy protected academic time to pursue self-directed scholarly activities
•  Normal Newborn care may be an option, but not involving delivery attendance, NICU care, or emergency department presence
• Participate in a relatively new PHM Fellowship program, innovative and highly respected Pediatric Residency Program, and perennial “student favorite” medical student education
• Mold your career based on your clinical and academic interests while collaborating with a supportive team whose interests span topics such as global health, education, leadership, and education, many of whom have a strong national presence and reputation
• Be a part of a group with a historically low turnover rate who serves a diverse patient range from urban, rural and international backgrounds. The group cares for more than 90 percent of all general pediatric medical inpatient cases at Norton Children’s Hospital and for nearly 100 percent at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital.

Requirements

•  Medical degree/diploma
•  Residency/fellowship certification
•  Kentucky medical license or license eligible

Why Norton Healthcare for your career:

•  Norton Children's Hospital was named the No. 1 children's hospital in Kentucky and Norton Children's was ranked in the top 50 nationwide for six pediatric specialties, including urology.
•  Integrated academic clinical care model focused on translating clinical research to state-of-the-art bedside care
•  Comprehensive research support services provided across all pediatric services lines through Norton Children’s Research Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine
•  Market share leader in the region
•  Strong history rooted in robust training programs for medical students, residents and fellows
•  Named 2021’s Top Workplace in the region by the Louisville Courier- Journal
•  Named No. 10 on Healthiest Employers’ 2021 list of Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America and the No. 1 extra-large employer in Kentucky
•  Verified Level I Children’s Surgery Center

o   Norton Children’s Hospital is verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification (ACS CSV) Quality Improvement Program.

o   The ACS CSV program was developed to improve the quality of children’s surgical care. CSV standards ensure that children needing surgery receive care under a multidisciplinary program with quality improvement and safety processes, data collection and appropriate resources provided to them as patients at the hospital.

o   Our commitment to quality care begins with appropriately trained staff and leadership from surgeons who participate in meetings throughout the year to review the hospital’s surgical outcomes. The surgical team seeks continuous improvement to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. 

About Norton Children’s Medical Group:

•  Norton Children’s Medical Group, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is the pediatric provider division of Norton Medical Group. Norton Children’s Medical Group employs more than 400 medical providers who work in over 170 locations in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. To support the community’s need for expanded care, Norton Children’s Medical Group encompasses all pediatric care, including inpatient, outpatient, primary and specialty care. Patients have access to multidisciplinary resources through Norton Medical Group’s extensive network of primary and specialty care practices, as well as Norton Children’s Hospital, Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Norton Children’s Medical Center and the Novak Center for Children’s Health. (More information is available at NortonChildrens.com.)

 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

To discuss this opportunity please contact:

Meredith Hagan, Senior Recruiter

Cell: 502.468.4783

Email: [email protected]