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Job Summary

The Department of Inpatient Pediatrics at Denver Health Medical Center (DHMC) is seeking a  Intermittent/PRN) BC/BE Pediatric Critical Care Physician to serve in our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

Established in 1860, DHMC is an integrated health care system, nationally recognized for its passion and commitment in providing exceptional care to a diverse patient population. DHMC is considered a national model of an integrated urban safety net health care system which includes inpatient care, emergency services, community and school-based health centers, public health, and an insurance plan.

DHMC serves the Rocky Mountain region as a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center and a Level I Adult Trauma Center. The Department of Inpatient Pediatrics includes a 10-bed PICU, 20-bed General Pediatrics service, Level III NICU, Well-Baby Nursery, and consultants in Pediatric Cardiology, Infectious Disease, and Neurology (including a Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit). DHMC is a major teaching affiliate of the University of Colorado School of Medicine (UCSOM) and pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO). DHMC physician faculty have full-time academic appointments at the UCSOM.

This position would add an intermittent pediatric critical care physician to complete a 5 full time FTE  provider in the group  that shares daytime on-site PICU coverage with after-hours home call. All pediatric surgical/trauma patients receive pediatric co-follow services staffed by our team. When PICU census is low, clinical duties may flex to include daytime staffing of PICU stepdown or General Pediatrics patients. Faculty routinely participate in quality improvement, patient safety, educational, and research projects.

We serve as clinical teachers for our medical students and pediatric residents. A CHCO Pediatric Chief Resident provides continual on-site presence at DHMC. DHMC is a popular rotation for CHCO residents-both for its mission as Denver's safety net and the relative clinical autonomy that it provides. Residents must have demonstrated superior clinical proficiency to be selected to rotate at DH as a senior resident.

Requirements

Candidates should possess:

1. a passion for providing care to a medically underserved population

2. a commitment to practicing and teaching evidence-based medicine

3. a commitment to patient safety and enhancing hospital systems to improve patient outcomes

4. an outstanding ability to collaborate within teams and identify creative solutions in a resource-limited care environment

5. a high degree of ethical and professional conduct

Essential Functions:

• Assesses and manages critically ill patients in the PICU, including performing diagnostic procedures, interpreting laboratory and imaging studies, and providing advanced life support measures. (50%)
• Collaborates with other healthcare professionals, including pediatricians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and pharmacists, to develop and implement individualized care plans for each patient. (15%)
• Monitors patients' progress and adjusts treatment plans as necessary to ensure optimal outcomes. (15%)
• Communicates with patients and their families to provide information about their condition and treatment options, and to address any concerns or questions they may have. (10%)
• Provides education and training to healthcare professionals, including medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as to parents and families of critically ill children. (5%)
• Participates in research studies and clinical trials to advance knowledge and improve the care of critically ill children. (5%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree from an accredited medical school Required and
• Completion of residency. Required
   

Licenses:

• MD-Physician - State Medical Board
• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association
• PALS - AHA American Heart Association Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expertise in caring for hospitalized children.
• Excellent clinical teaching and mentorship skills.
• Experience in quality improvement, patient safety, and/or clinical research methodology 5. Commitment to individual productivity, efficiency, and resource stewardship.

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Benefits

• Competitive pay

• Outstanding benefits

• Education opportunities

• Shared leadership and advancement opportunity

• State-of-the-art facilities

• Immediate retirement plan matching

• Professional clinical advancement program

• Participation in evidence-based projects

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver's 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado's primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

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About Denver Health

Take your career to the next level at Denver Health, where we offer a robust benefits package and endless opportunities for growth. Denver Health is a nationally-ranked, locally-trusted, premier healthcare institution located in the heart of Denver, Colorado.Twenty-five percent of all Denver residents, or approximately 150,000 individuals, receive their health care here. We are known as an integrated health care system that encompasses multidisciplinary academic specialties, a community health system, a level I adult trauma center, pediatric emergency and urgent care center home to Denver Public Health and many of the nation's leaders in medicine.Denver Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Denver Health we pride ourselves on our commitment to diversity. Equal opportunity is a fundamental principle of Denver Health. As an equal opportunity employer, Denver Health is committed to recruit, hire, promote and administer all human resource actions in a non-discriminatory manner. Denver Health is committed to providing equal opportunities in all business practices and to all persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, genetic information, religion, sex, pregnancy, disab...ility, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status or veteran status (collectively “protected status”). Denver Health strives to maintain a work environment that is free from unlawful harassment and discrimination and will not tolerate any such conduct by employees or directed at employees within the scope of their employment. Read the full Human Resources Employee Principles and Practices policy.

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