Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Sleep Medicine - Assistant, Associate or Professor
Company: CHRISTUS Children's Hospital
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: April 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Sleep Medicine - Assistant,
Associate or Professor We're seeking two Board Eligible and Board
Certified Pediatric Pulmonologists to join the Section of
Pulmonology in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of
Medicine working at CHRISTUS Children's (formerly The Children's
Hospital of San Antonio), the first and only free-standing,
academic, not-for-profit children's hospital in San Antonio. Two
fellowship-trained, experienced sleep medicine physicians are also
desired. Located in the nation's seventh largest city and the
second largest city in Texas, San Antonio offers a pediatric
population expected to grow an additional 30 percent over the next
20 years, offering an exceptional professional
opportunity.Responsibilities include caring for patients at
CHRISTUS Children's and its community and satellite clinics.
Successful candidates will be physicians who are clinically focused
on exceptional patient care and have an interest in academic
medicine, teaching residents and medical students.Here you will
join a team of four Pediatric Pulmonologists and two nurse
practitioners. The Pulmonary Clinic at CHRISTUS Children's provides
care for a wide range of respiratory disorders including asthma &
severe allergies, cystic fibrosis, technology dependent children,
pulmonary hypertension, sleep disorders, muscular dystrophy and
other neuromuscular disorders, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and
other chronic lung conditions.These positions are employed by
Baylor College of Medicine and offer a highly competitive salary
and excellent benefits package including medical/dental/vision,
401(a) Retirement Plan, 403(b) Tax-Deferred Investment Plan,
Employee Assistance Program (EAP), adoption assistance, Long Term
Disability (LTD), financial counseling and basic life insurance.
The academic rank and appointment will be determined by the
candidate's credentials and experience.About CHRISTUS
Children'sServing as a focal point for pediatric services
throughout the community, CHRISTUS Children's is a world-class
children's hospital in the heart of downtown San Antonio with an
established legacy of care dating to 1869. Part of the CHRISTUS
Health System (ranked in the top 30 of the Best Employers in Texas
by Forbes), CHRISTUS Children's formed an academic partnership in
2013 with Baylor College of Medicine, ranked as the #7 medical
school for pediatrics by U.S. News & World Report in 2023-24.
Baylor College of Medicine recruits, employs, and oversees CHRISTUS
Children's physicians and today includes 170 faculty members
providing medical services to children and expectant mothers. In
total, there are more than 600 credentialed medical staff members,
125 advanced practice providers, 39 pediatric residents and nearly
600 nurses with more than 1,400 Associates employed at the downtown
campus.In 2018, CHRISTUS Children's became the first hospital in
South Texas to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence. It
is also the only hospital in the U.S. to maintain the Gold Level
Beacon Award in both its Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care
Units. In addition, it received recognition as a Baby-Friendly
hospital in 2018, meeting the highest-standard of care for infant
nutrition. In fiscal year 2021, more than 200,000 children and
expectant mothers were cared for in more than 50 outpatient
specialty clinics in five locations and over 6,000 children and
maternal patients admitted.About San AntonioThe Alamo City is one
of Texas' most historic and charming metropolitan areas, blending
Old West history, Spanish heritage, and all the energy of a big
city yet with the warm, welcoming feel of a small town. Residents
are drawn to San Antonio by its housing prices, which are
comparatively lower than other large U.S. cities, along with its
annual average of more than 300 days of sunny weather and mild
winters, rich diversity, excellent public and private schools,
abundance of green space, professional sports, top-notch
restaurants, two major amusement parks, shopping, nightlife and
entertainment, a strong regional economy and varied professional
opportunities for spouses, plus easy access to a major
airport.Stroll or take a river barge along The River Walk, the
city's 15-mile urban waterway. On the weekends, you are just a
short drive from the bustling heart of the city to the beauty and
wide open spaces of the Texas Hill Country with its rolling hills
and big Texas skies along with the area's abundant restaurant,
shops and galleries. You're also conveniently located to explore
Austin (less than 90 minutes), Houston (less than three hours),
Dallas (about four hours) or the beaches of Galveston (less than
four hours). And, as a resident of Texas, you'll pay no state
income tax.For more information about these opportunities, please
contact Glenda Church Smith, Principal, Pediatric Search Partners,
at , or call directly (877) 440-3832, or text to (214)
850-3094.
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