Pediatric - Pulmonology Physician

Pediatric Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Physician Rady Children's Health-Orange County & CHOC Specialists is seeking a full-time Board Certified / Eligible Pediatric Pulmonologist with additional training and Board certification / eligibility in Sleep Medicine. You will join our well-established and growing team of eight pediatric pulmonologists (3 of whom are board certified in sleep medicine) and five nurse practitioners. Responsibilities include providing quality care to pediatric pulmonary and sleep patients from birth to young adulthood. Our service is primarily outpatient with equally shared rotating inpatient call. Opportunities in quality improvement, community outreach, resident education and administrative activities are available and encouraged. We are the primary teaching location for the University of California, Irvine. The practice offers a full range of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine including : Two AASM accredited Pediatric Sleep Centers on two campuses with a total of 13 outpatient beds and the ability to do up to 4 inpatient studies per night. Multiple Investigator Initiated Clinical Research Studies ongoing within the Sleep Program led by the sleep physicians and a PhD Sleep Researcher with a joint appointment within the division and UCI School of Medicine. An invasive and noninvasive home ventilator program. An accredited Cystic Fibrosis Pediatric Care Center. A Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Center. A state-of-the-art Pediatric Pulmonary Function Laboratory. A state-of-the-art Outpatient Bronchoscopy Suite staffed with Pediatric Anesthesia. Fully integrated EMR system. Consults in oncology, cardiovascular, and neonatal ICUs. There is an active ECMO, Cardiac Surgery, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Spinal Surgery Programs. Multi-disciplinary Pulmonary Clinics including cystic fibrosis; primary ciliary dyskinesia; severe asthma; aerodigestive with ENT and gastroenterology; interstitial lung disease with rheumatology; neuromuscular with neurology; sleep with behavioral psychology and neurology; sleep surgery with ENT (Inspire Program); Prader-Willi with behavioral pediatrics and endocrinology and red cell clinic with hematology. Successful candidate will be fellowship trained and board certified / board eligible in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine and be eligible for an unrestricted California medical license. CHOC Specialists, a private pediatric subspecialty group, is composed of more than 424 physicians and advance practice providers within 26 pediatric subspecialties. This group practices at Children s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), a premier healthcare system based in Orange County, Calif. Named one of the best children s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, CHOC is exclusively committed to the health and well-being of children through clinical expertise, advocacy, outreach, and research that brings advanced treatment to pediatric patients. Affiliated with the University of California, Irvine, CHOC s regional healthcare network includes two state-of-the-art hospitals in Orange and Mission Viejo, several primary and specialty care clinics, a pediatric residency program, and four centers of excellence - The CHOC Heart, Neuroscience, Orthopedic and Hyundai Cancer Institute. CHOC earned the Gold Level CAPE Award from the California Council of Excellence, the only children s hospital in California to ever earn this distinction, and was awarded Magnet designation, the highest honor bestowed to hospitals for nursing excellence. Recognized for extraordinary commitment to high-quality critical care standards, CHOC s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is the first in the United States to earn the Beacon Award for Pediatric Critical Care Excellence. Orange County, California, is famous for its warm climate, with average temperatures of 70 degrees and up throughout most of the year. Orange County boasts unbeatable entertainment, shopping, and attractions and with the beach, mountains, and desert all within short driving distances, there is something for everyone.