Division Director of Child Neurology - Levine Children's Hospital
Atrium Health / Levine Children's Hospital
Details
Posted:
July 12, 2018
Location:
Charlotte, North Carolina
Salary:
commensurate with experience
Type:
Full Time - Experienced
Discipline:
Physicians/Surgeons
Atrium Health, formerly Carolinas Healthcare System, is currently seeking a Division Director of Child Neurology to serve as the leader of our practices at Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH) and Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital (JGCH). The division presently has 11 Child Neurologists, including 4 Pediatric Epileptologists, and 5 Nurse Practitioners between the two primary locations. Atrium is an integrated health system of 45 facilities within the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Ideal candidates would have the following:
5+ years of clinical experience
Board certified in Child Neurology
Demonstrate a commitment to clinical excellence, education and research development.
Responsibilities include:
Playing an integral role in the expansion of the pediatric neurosciences services across the system, with primary responsibilities will be at LCH and JGCH.
Academic accomplishments that would support an appointment at an Associate or Full Professor. Carolinas Medical Center, which includes LCH, is a major teaching affiliate of UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
Shared call and inpatient consult responsibilities balanced with outpatient clinics and potential for satellite outreach.
Collegiality and professionalism are values of greatest importance. A competitive salary, incentive bonus and attractive benefits are offered.
Ideally situated between mountains and beaches, Charlotte, NC has a metropolitan area of 2.4 million that continues to experience rapid growth. At 236 beds, Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH) is the largest children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington DC. It serves high patient acuity as the flagship children’s hospital within the innovative Atrium Health and offers a full complement of pediatric subspecialists, including 4 pediatric neurosurgeons, 2 pediatric neuro-oncologists, and 2 pediatric physiatrists. LCH has 4 pediatric hospitalist teams, a 20-bed PICU (including cardiac ICU), an 85-bed NICU, and an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation facility. LCH hosts a premier Pediatrics Residency Program, serves as a teaching hospital for students of the UNC School of Medicine, and offers excellent support for clinical research and quality improvement. LCH has been ranked among the Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U. S. News & World Report in six pediatric specialties for 2017-2018 including neurology & neurosurgery.
Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital (JGCH) in Concord, NC is located within Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast (450 beds), which is the Neurology Center of Excellence within the extensive Carolinas Healthcare System. It houses North Carolina’s only NAEC Level III dedicated Pediatric EMU (6 beds) and is the site of the System’s pediatric ketogenic diet program. JGCH has 53 inpatient beds including a 20 bed NICU that has 5 observation beds, and a 5 bed Progressive Care unit.
Internal Number: neuro director
About Atrium Health / Levine Children's Hospital
Atrium Health, formerly Carolinas Healthcare System, is an integrated health system of 45 facilities within the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Carolinas Medical Center, which includes Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH), is a major teaching affiliate of UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. The Department of Pediatrics also offers in-patient pediatric services to include hospitalist and neonatology at 6 other Atrium Health hospitals in surrounding communities.
At 236 beds, Levine Children's Hospital is the largest children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington DC. It serves high patient acuity as the flagship children’s hospital within the innovative Atrium Health and offers a full complement of over 125 pediatric subspecialists in over 25 different pediatric specialties. There are 4 pediatric hospitalist teams, a 20-bed PICU (including cardiac ICU), an 85-bed NICU, and an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation facility. Our educational mission includes a well-regarded Pediatric Residency Program and participating in the teaching of the UNC medical students who spend their 3rd and 4th years at CMC. LCH offers an excellent environment for clinical researc...h and quality improvement work. LCH has been ranked among the Best Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U. S. News & World Report in six pediatric specialties for 2018-2019. The Department of Pediatrics also offers in-patient pediatric services to include hospitalist and neonatology at 6 other Atrium Health hospitals in surrounding communities.
Atrium Health, one of the nation’s leading and most innovative non-profit healthcare organizations, provides a full spectrum of healthcare and wellness programs throughout North and South Carolina. The system has over 2,500 employed physicians and more than 60,000 employees, operating in more than 40 hospitals and over 900 care locations in the Carolinas.
Ideally situated between mountains and beaches, Charlotte, NC has a metropolitan area of 2.4 million that continues to experience rapid growth. Charlotte is the US’s second largest banking center and has a full array of cultural activities and professional sports teams. Charlotte offers excellent public and private school options, and North Carolina is home to several world-class universities.
