Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, is currently recruiting Child Neurologists. Children’s is a vibrant, free-standing pediatric teaching hospital and Nebraska’s only full service pediatric specialty health care center focused on extraordinary clinical care, education, clinical and outcomes research, and advocacy. The hospital is embarking on transformational programmatic and physical growth to address our local, regional, national and global patient care. The hospital has a Level IV Regional NICU, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, Specialized Clinical Pediatric Services, and 24/7 Pediatric Intensivists. We have 50+ Specialty Clinics, 200+ Specialists, 14 Satellite Offices, multiple Pediatric Fellowship programs, and is Magnet Certified. Our new campus expansion plans include an additional 100 beds to the existing 145, expansion to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Fetal Care Center and Fetal Surgery, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Center including dedicated intensive care, Short-Stay Observation Unit, Emergency Department, and Surgical Services. The expansion will also provide new facilities to support education and clinical and outcomes research.

This leader will develop and implement Children’s clinical, educational, academic, research and advocacy goals for Pediatric Neurology, as well as represent Children’s leadership for issues affecting Pediatric Neurology at all inpatient and outpatient campus sites. The successful candidate will be board-certified in Pediatric Neurology.

Children’s is seeking to significantly increase its number of faculty to develop an epilepsy program, as well as other subspecialty interests in Pediatric Neurology. All individuals will hold faculty appointments at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. The Child Health Research Institute provides start-up funding and infrastructure for clinical, basic science, or translational research. Research interests are strongly desired and supported. This individual should possess excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; strong emotional and social intelligence, and the ability to connect with others in a meaningful way at all levels of the organization and university. The candidate will have administrative, academic and clinical practice management experience within a complex, pediatric tertiary care center.

Omaha enjoys four distinct seasons, along with an exciting metropolitan and a population over 925,000. The people of Omaha make it a safe city where it is special to live and enjoy all the amenities of a big city with the warmth of the Midwest. The area is rich in cultural activities including a professional symphony, ballet, theater, art, history, children’s museums, and a world class zoo that will appeal to every taste. Additionally, Greater Omaha has an outstanding educational system of public and private schools. There are numerous universities and colleges, most notably the University of Nebraska at Omaha, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University, and the College of Saint Mary’s. In addition to the many collegial sports, Omaha hosts the Olympic Swim Trials, the Olympic Curling Trials, and the College World Series. All of this, combined with a diverse economy with multiple Fortune 500 companies, makes for an extraordinary quality of life.

Nominations, expressions of interest and applications (including cover letter and CV/resume) should be submitted to Geralyn Azizkhan, Director, Physician and Faculty Affairs, gazizkhan@childrensomaha.org or 402.955.6585. Cell: 402.979.3103. All replies will be treated with confidentiality.