Pediatrics Physician

Description

Position Location

University Hospitals ( Parma), Ohio

Position Type

Full-Time Physician

Specialty

Pediatrics General

Every day, for more than 150 years, the physicians of University Hospitals have renewed a promise to meeting our patients' health care needs. Our talented team is integral to our rich history of success and critical to our future in a dynamic environment. As stewards of the UH legacy for excellence in patient care, our physicians are guided by an unwavering commitment to our mission : To Heal. To Teach. To Discover.

The Department of Pediatrics at University Hospitals LakeHealth Medical Center ( Ashtabula Pediatrics) is in search of a Physician to help continue with our excellent patient care. Appointment at the level of Clinical Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or full Professor is available commensurate with experience . Compensation is highly competitive

For more than 50 years, University Hospitals LakeHealth Medical Center has been serving the health care needs of the residents of Parma, Brooklyn, Seven Hills, North Royalton and surrounding communities.

A Brief Overview

Provides and manages direct medical evaluation, diagnosis, procedures, and care for patients within a recognized area of practice or for a specified patient population.

What You Will Do

• Provides and manages direct patient care, including physical examinations, evaluations, assessments, diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population.
• Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions.
• Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate.
• Trains and supervises medical students and residents engaged in specialty activities and procedures, as appropriate.
• May manage the daily operations of a specific medical program, patient care unit, or research function.
• Directs and coordinates the patient care activities of nursing and support staff as required.
• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and / or infection control standards.
• As appropriate to the position, participates in specified health promotion, education and / or prevention programs.
• Maintain department productivity thresholds.
• Maintain faculty status in good standing with the CWRU SOM (if applicable).
• Adhere to core physician obligations as outlined in the Physician Policy Manual.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

Lake West Medical Center, Willoughby, Ohio

For 18 YEARS in a ROW, Lake Health , has been named one of the BEST 99 Places to Work in NE Ohio.

Lake Health is a 3 (three) Medical Center, private, not-for-profit community-based health care organization that is an integral part of Lake County Ohio providing medical services through 21 facilities, 500 dynamic physicians, and 2,700 health care professionals

For the past 6 years, Lake Health has been using LEAN Methodology (based on the Toyota Production System) to drive continuous improvement to provide the best care possible to patients

Qualifications

Education

Work Experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Licenses and Certifications

Physical Demands

Travel Requirements