Pediatric Palliative Medicine

Cleveland Clinic

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Posted:

October 22, 2018

Location:

Cleveland, Ohio

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Salary:

Open

Type:

Full Time - Experienced

Discipline:

Physicians/Surgeons

The Pediatric Palliative Care Team at Cleveland Clinic Children’s is looking to add a full-time board-certified/board eligible pediatric physician to its team. Our team is comprised of a physician, 2 nurse practitioners, and a nurse coordinator. The team works with the interdisciplinary teams among Cleveland Clinic Children’s and Cleveland Clinic, including Child Life, Social Work, Care Management, Behavioral Medicine, Spiritual Care, and Healing Services.

The Pediatric Palliative Care team has integrated well within Cleveland Clinic Children’s, and provides consults for inpatient children, including those in cardiac and pediatric intensive care units, neonatal intensive care unit, hematology-oncology floor, and transitional care unit. The outpatient visits will take place in our new, state of the art Cleveland Clinic Children’s Outpatient building, focusing on multi-disciplinary clinics and hematology-oncology. Additionally, the team meets with families for prenatal visits with our Fetal Care Center.

Responsibilities of the physician, include providing inpatient pediatric palliative care service consultations and care for outpatients, as well as participating in fetal care visits. There are opportunities for teaching with fellows, residents, and medical students, as well as research initiatives. There is also a possibility for directing the Pediatric Palliative Care program. Board certification in Pediatrics and eligibility for medical licensure in Ohio are required. Faculty appointment at a rank commensurate with academic accomplishments is available at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

Cleveland Clinic Children’s is consistently ranked as one of the best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and has 389 staffed beds, located at the main campus, our free-standing Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation, and 4 other satellite hospitals across Northeast Ohio. Our staff includes more than 350 physicians in 55 pediatric medical and surgical specialties providing over 800,000 outpatient visits, 13,500 inpatient admissions, 11,400 surgeries, and accepting over 1,600 transports per year. Excellent opportunities exist for cooperative program development with our top-ranked adult programs, as well as for basic, clinical, and translational research in the Pediatric Research Center of the Lerner Research Institute. Cleveland Clinic physicians enjoy a collegial work environment within the framework of a large group practice, with a competitive salary enhanced by very attractive benefits.

Interested Candidates are to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and names of 3 references to:

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/physicianrecruitment

Christine Traul, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Palliative Care | Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Patient Experience Officer for the Pediatric Institute and Children’s Hospital

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment/affirmative action employer:
Women/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Smoke/drug free environment.

Internal Number: 102

About Cleveland Clinic

CLEVELAND CLINIC CHILDREN’S RANKED AMONG THE NATION’S BEST CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT Only Northeast Ohio Pediatric Hospital to be Ranked in 10 out of 10 Specialties TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic Children’s has been ranked as a national leader in clinical care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2015-2016 edition of “Best Children’s Hospitals.” For the second consecutive year, Cleveland Clinic Children’s is the only Northeast Ohio children's hospital to be ranked in all 10 medical specialties. No Northeast Ohio pediatric hospital ranked higher than Cleveland Clinic Children's in cardiology and heart surgery (24th), diabetes and endocrinology (40th), gastroenterology (20th), neurology and neurosurgery (17th), and urology (22nd). “Ranking in 10 out of 10 specialties illustrates the passion, commitment and skill of Cleveland Clinic Children’s caregivers,” said Giovanni Piedimonte, M.D., chairman of Cleveland Clinic Children’s. “The rankings, while rewarding, serve as a challenge to maintain our world-class care and a commitment to ‘Patients First.’ ” SPECIALTIES RANKINGS Pulmonology 14TH Neurology & Neurology 17TH Cancer 20...TH Gastroenterology 20TH Orthopedics 20TH Urology 22ND Cardiology & Heart Surgery 24TH Neonatology 33RD Diabetes & Endocrinology 40TH Nephrology 44TH “Ranking in 10 out of 10 specialties illustrates the passion, commitment and skill of Cleveland Clinic Children’s caregivers,” said Giovanni Piedimonte, M.D., chairman of Cleveland Clinic Children’s. “The rankings, while rewarding, serve as a challenge to maintain our world-class care and a commitment to ‘Patients First.’ ” In 2014, Cleveland Clinic Children’s performed 12 life-saving heart transplants in patients with congenital heart disease — 10 of them in pediatric patients, the most in a single year at Cleveland Clinic. Among the biggest new wellness-related initiatives was the 2014 launch of a Center for Pediatric Integrative Medicine, one of the nation’s few integrative medicine centers expressly for children. Cleveland Clinic Children’s launched the School-Based Health Care (SBHC) program that provides comprehensive healthcare services to students ranging from kindergarten through 12th grade in Cleveland’s inner-ring suburbs. The mobile, full-service pediatric office — staffed with healthcare professionals from Cleveland Clinic Children’s — offers preventive screenings, physical exams, immunizations, first aid, diagnosis and treatment of acute conditions, and mental health consultation and referrals. About Cleveland Clinic Children’s Cleveland Clinic Children’s is a part of the Cleveland Clinic health system and offers full medical, surgical and rehabilitative care for infants, children and adolescents. Cleveland Clinic Children’s supports 126 acute care beds at Cleveland Clinic's main campus and 284 pediatric beds system wide; in addition, pediatric services are available at 43 Clinic sites in Northeast Ohio. A staff of more than 350 full-time pediatricians and sub-specialists see 800,000 pediatric visits each year and provide hospital care for 18,000 children per year. Cleveland Clinic Children’s is a non-profit, multi-specialty academic medical center integrating clinical care, research and education. Cleveland Clinic Children’s consistently ranks among the “Best Children’s Hospitals” by U.S.News & World Report. Visit us online at www.clevelandclinic.org/childrens and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/clevelandclinicchildrens. About Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S.News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey. More than 3,000 full-time salaried physicians and researchers and 11,000 nurses represent 120 medical specialties and subspecialties. The Cleveland Clinic health system includes a main campus near downtown Cleveland, eight community hospitals, more than 75 Northern Ohio outpatient locations, including 16 full-service Family Health Centers, Cleveland Clinic Florida, the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, Cleveland Clinic Canada, and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. In 2013, there were 5.5 million outpatient visits throughout the Cleveland Clinic health system and 157,000 hospital admissions. Patients came for treatment from every state and from more than 130 countries. Visit us at www.clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at www.twitter.com/ClevelandClinic.

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