Primary Care Pediatrician - Akron Children's Pediatrics (ACP) Wooster

Pediatrician Opportunity - Akron Children's Pediatrics (ACP)

Wooster, Ohio

Whether you're a resident, a physician early in your career, or a seasoned physician with years of experience, Akron Children's Hospital has something different that's hard to explain. You feel it in the atmosphere as soon as you enter through the doors. You experience it every day with your colleagues, staff, patients, and their families. Once you're here, you know you're home.

Akron Children's Pediatrics (ACP) brings pediatric primary care for babies, children, and teens to many northeastOhio communities through our40+pediatric offices. We are seeking a full-time BE / BC pediatrician to j oin our newly acquired Ontario practice as they continue to grow. The Wooster office has 4 experienced physicians and 2 experienced nurse practitioners. This is an outpatient opportunity with a fter-hours call and Saturday office hours shared between providers. Calls only reach the physician after being screened by our excellent after-hours nurse triage phone line which handles more than 90% of the calls.

This position is a 501(c)(3) site which qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through the Federal government.

Our offices follow standard hospital-based policies, while retaining the local culture of each practice. Our physicians enjoy the use of EPIC as a system-wide integrated electronic health record. Our primary care offices are all PCMH certified. The

Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of care that puts patients at the forefront of care. PCMHs build better relationships between people and their clinical care teams. Research shows that they improve quality, the patient experience, and staff satisfaction, while reducing health care costs.

This opportunity offers :

Attractive guaranteed base salary

Starting Bonus

Quality and Productivity Bonuses

Monthly stipend available to residents

Retention Bonus available

Comprehensive benefits package

Occurrence based malpractice

Relocation assistance

Generous vacation and CME time / money

Student loan repayment strategies

Hospital Overview :

Akron Children's has been caring for children since 1890. With two hospital campuses, 6 regional health centers and 50+ primary and specialty care locations throughout Ohio, we're making iteasier for today's busy families to find the high-quality care they need. We also partner with other health systems to bring our neonatal and pediatric expertise to patients in their community hospitals.

Ranked among America's Best Children's Hospitals by Newsweek in since 2022, Akron Children's Hospital isthe largest pediatric healthcare system in Northeast Ohio. With more than a million patient visits a year, we've been leading the way to healthier futures for children through quality patient care, education, advocacy, community service and medical discovery for more than 130 years! Children aren't just a segment of our focus; theyareour focus. The services at Akron Children's Hospital span the entire scope of medical services available today - from routine and preventative care to emerging technologies in surgery and patient care.

Akron Children's Hospital is the only freestanding pediatric hospital in Northeast Ohio and the 8

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largest children's hospital in the country. We are a major teaching affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University. Active involvement in medical student and resident education; academic appointment at Northeast Ohio Medical University is available and commensurate with experience. Akron Children's is dedicated to family-centered care and improving the treatment of childhood illness and injury through research at the Rebecca D. Considine Clinical Research Institute.

The resources available to our physicians, the cutting-edge technology, the collaboration from all departments and the cohesive nature in which we work allow us to live our mission and trulytreat every child as we would our own.

Community Overview :

It's something you know as soon as you experience it. Our communities the Northeast Ohio community are deeply ingrained into our work, our volunteerism, and our daily lives. We are truly a part of the communities we serve, and the communities are a part of us. You'll be proud to tell people you meet that you work at Akron Children's as their faces light up and they tell you their own connection to the Hospital. Working at Akron Children's gives you so many opportunities to live in, work in and love Northeast Ohio.

Ohio Magazine chose Wooster as its 12th annual Best Hometowns because of its strong sense of community, access to arts and culture and thriving downtown with a host of shops and restaurants that draw residents and visitors alike. Wooster, Ohio is a mid-sized community of approximately 26,000 people located in the center of Wayne County, midway between Cleveland and Columbus, just off of US 71.

Downtown Wooster is the cornerstone of the community.dedicated to the development of public / private partnerships, maintenance of small-town tradition, development of specialized retail, professional, and governmental businesses / offices, and celebration through events. Wooster offers excellent educational options from a Montessori School to public and private schools and excellent local colleges. The College of Wooster is America's premier college for mentored undergraduate research offering an excellent, comprehensive liberal arts education.

Given the local presence of the Ohio State University, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC, a teaching and research facility dedicated to agricultural science) and the College of Wooster a unique culture of opportunities are presented here. Experiences such as the Ohio Light Opera and Wooster Symphony Orchestra provide a charm that a town of Wooster's size might not ordinarily possess.

Visit www.akronchildrens.org to learn more or apply online or contact Abby Cravotta at acravotta@akronchildrens.org for more details.