Job: FACULTY PHYSICIAN (70801)

Department: Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician
Employment Type: FULL TIME
Hours per pay period: 80
Shift: DAY
Facility: ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL & MED CTR
Location: PHOENIX, AZ

Facility Information:

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the Valley of the Sun for more than 110 years. As one of the Valley's largest hospitals with more than 740-beds and 5,200 employees, we are extremely proud to announce that we are the only Arizona hospital to be voted a "Best Place to Work in the Valley" six years in a row. We are also proud to be named a Top 25 Workplaces for Women, a top hospital by Ranking Arizona Magazine and routinely recognized as one of the country's best neuroscience centers by U.S. News & World Report. We are also the ONLY Valley Hospital located conveniently off of the Valley's Metro Light Rail.

St. Joseph's is home to: the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute; St. Joseph's Children's Health Center, which is the second largest provider of comprehensive pediatric services in the state; The Heart & Lung Institute at St. Joseph's; and St. Joseph's Trauma Center, which is one of the only Level 1 trauma center's in Arizona that's verified by the American College of Surgeons.

St. Joseph's continues to expand and enhance its services to meet the growing needs of the community by providing comprehensive neurological, neurosurgical, pediatric, perinatal, cardiac, thoracic, and cancer care. The hospital's nine critical care units serve more than 60,000 patients each year.

As a mission-driven organization dedicated to the legacy of service and innovation set by its founders, the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's continues to help the underserved through clinics, community grants and outreach programs. The hospital is part of Catholic Healthcare West, which has more than 40 hospitals in Arizona, California and Nevada.

The Arizona Child Study Center, of the Children's Health Center of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona is looking for a Developmental Pediatrician to join our growing staff. This fellowship-trained physician will participate in a comprehensive clinical program that emphasizes a biopsychosocial approach to the evaluation and treatment of infants and children with a range of neurodevelopmental disabilities as well as complex learning and behavioral problems. Our care model is whole child oriented and family centered.

REQUIREMENTS:
MD or DO degree
Successful completion of residency program.

License/Registration/Certification:
Board qualified or certified.
AZ licensed physician
Credentialed SJHMC.
Membership in appropriate professional associations and societies.

The individuals should be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics and either Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics or Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.

The preferred candidate will be eligible for a faculty appointment at the assistant or associate professor level at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. This position is primarily a clinical one with additional responsibilities that include the teaching of pediatric residents and medical students. Opportunities exist to participate in collaborative research with colleagues in child psychiatry, pediatric neurology, and genetics through the University of Arizona College of Medicine, the Barrow Neurological Institute, and the Southwest Autism Research Center. Collaboration with other community based organizations such as Southwest Human Development is also possible.

A competitive salary and attractive benefits package is available in this attractive, growing, vacation wonderland. Have the best of both worlds!

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