Division Director Pediatric Allergy Immunology Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Do you envision finding a meaningful role with an inclusive and compassionate team At Childrens Mercy we believe in making a difference in the lives of all children and shining a light of hope to the patients and families we serve. Our employees make the difference which is why we have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top pediatric hospital for eleven consecutive years.

Childrens Mercy is in the heart of Kansas City a metro abounding in cultural experiences vibrant communities and thriving businesses. This is where our patients and families live work and play. This is a community that has embraced our hospital and we strive to say thanks by giving back. As a leader in childrens health we engage in meaningful programs and partnerships throughout the region so that we can improve the lives of children beyond the walls of our hospital.

The Department of Pediatrics at Childrens Mercy (CM) seeks to recruit a scholarly leader to serve as Director of our comprehensive academic Division of Allergy Immunology Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine (AIPS). The Division Director will oversee the clinical educational research quality improvement and service missions of the division. This position also offers academic appointments at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

The incoming physician leader will embody the Childrens Mercy vision to create a world of wellbeing for all children by embracing our values of kindness curiosity inclusion team and integrity in a way that represents an uncompromised commitment to excellence. This exceptional physician leader will be responsible for leadership strategy oversight and vision for the Division of AIPS ensuring alignment with the goals and objectives of the hospital and its partners. The Division has grown significantly in the past decade and is now primed for continued growth and expansion.

Characteristics for this position includes: 1 a track record of developing and mentoring young physicians into future leaders in pediatrics; 2 experience in academic/ research infrastructure and finances; 3 successful collaborator with other departments administration and hospital executive leadership; 4 an open communicative style of management; 5 commitment to developing a culture of empathy inclusivity accountability and innovation.

General Information. The Division of Allergy Immunology Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine has two Sections: Allergy & Immunology and Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine. Our team is comprised of 9 Allergy/Immunology physicians 11 pediatric Pulmonary/Sleep physicians and 7 nurse practitioners. We are supported by registered nurses nurse clinical coordinators nurse research coordinators respiratory therapists sleep laboratory technicians social workers pharmacists and nutritionists. The Division has three fellowship programs: Allergy/Immunology Pediatric Pulmonology and a dedicated Pediatric Sleep Medicine fellowship that have all produced successful future leaders.

The Allergy and Immunology Section (A&I) has active programs and clinics in general allergy and immunology along with multidisciplinary clinics. A&I is active in scholarly work with NIH and extramurally funded projects in food allergy asthma artificial intelligence 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and allergic disorders. Our Food Allergy Center is a FARE (Food Allergy Research Education) Network Excellence Center; the Center cares for children regionally and performs more than 300 oral challenges annually. Our SuperQ Express Clinic cares for over 200 children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and is supported by Immunology and Sleep providers. A&I also provides care to over 600 patients a year in focused Immunology Clinic part of the Jeffery Modell Foundation Network.

The Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Section has programs focused on many facets of pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine. In addition to the care and management of general pediatric pulmonary patients Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine faculty support multidisciplinary programs in the Infant Home Ventilator Clinic Pediatric Tracheostomy and Ventilator Clinic MuscleNerve Clinic Sickle Cell Clinic Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Clinic Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic Cystic Fibrosis Clinic and AAIR clinic for severe refractory asthma. The AAIR Clinic participates in the national Severe Pediatric Asthma Consortium and is supported by both pulmonary and allergy providers. Our Cystic Fibrosis Center is fully accredited by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is engaged in advancing clinical care and research in the field. Pulmonary providers participate in numerous national consortiums and databases and pursue scholarly work in asthma cystic fibrosis mechanically dependent children and childhood interstitial lung disease.

Our Sleep Medicine faculty support our Sleep Center Narcolepsy Clinic Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) adherence clinic and the Sleep Laboratory. The Laboratory is the only American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited pediatric sleep laboratory in the region that can perform sleep studies on children of all ages including newborns. The Sleep Laboratory has 14 beds and performs over 2500 sleep studies a year. Sleep Medicine faculty also support many multidisciplinary clinics such as SuperQ Express Jaw AirWay and Sleep (JAWS) Clinic for children with complex craniofacial anomalies Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) clinic and PraderWilli Syndrome (PWS) clinic.

Further details for all aspects of the Division can be found on the CMH Allergy & Immunology Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine webpages.

About Childrens Mercy

Childrens Mercy is a nationally recognized freestanding childrens hospital founded in 1897 to provide care for poor and ill children of Kansas City. As a freestanding independent childrens hospital CM provides comprehensive pediatric care across the spectrum of primary to quaternary care delivered by 750 doctors in more than 40 subspecialties. Our primary service area encompasses 150 counties in Missouri and Kansas. In 2023 CM conducted nearly 600000 total visits including 55000 telemedicine visits almost 204000 emergency and urgent care visits and 20000 surgical cases. CM is an American College of Surgeons verified Level 1 Childrens Surgery Center and the only pediatric Level I Trauma Center in the region. CM is proud to be named one of the best childrens hospitals in America byU.S. News & World Reportranking in all 11 specialties with 8 specialties ranking among the top 30 programs in the United States. In addition we ranked first in Missouri for childrens hospitals in 2023 and 7^th in the region. We enthusiastically complement our nationally ranked subspecialty care with robust community support programs that keep kids safe and healthy.

Education

CM is the pediatric clerkship site for both UMKC and KU medical students. Graduate medical education supports over 1400 trainees annually with accredited residencies in pediatrics med/peds child neurology pediatric dentistry pediatric optometry and pharmacy. We have over 40 fellowship programs provide training for psychology interns and postdoctoral fellows and have postdoctoral PhD scientists in clinical and laboratorybased research programs.

Research

Childrens Mercy is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of children through engagement in worldclass collaborative translation research. Through the generosity of two substantial philanthropic gifts in 2020 CM opened the nine story 375000 square foot Childrens Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) providing stateoftheart technology with ample dry and wet lab spaces. These generous gifts and many others support enhancement of scientific programs and targeted recruitment. Research conducted today includes basic translational and clinical research across many pediatric subspecialties. Areas of strength include Precision Therapeutics Genomic Medicine Population Health Emerging Infections and Innovations in Health Care Delivery. CM holds a T32 training grant in Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology and is an impactful member of the Frontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at the University of Kansas. This regional CTSI program comprises four universities (including three medical schools) and three health systems on both sides of the MissouriKansas state line.

About Kansas City:

The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is an affordable and comfortable place to live and raise a family. The metros anchor city Kansas City Missouri is the largest city in Missouri and has many great museums a busy downtown multiple professional sports franchises an exciting music scene and many charming neighborhoods. The metro area includes four of the seven largest cities in Kansas including Kansas City (Kansas) Overland Park and Olathe. Kansas City is large enough to provide the features of a metropolitan area but still allows for a high quality of life including easy commutes assessable amenities highly ranked public schools great parks and other green spaces and lots of amazing people.

Ideal Qualifications and Experience

• An MD or equivalent and board certification in Allergy/Immunology or Pediatric Pulmonology
• A strong record of clinical and academic achievement
• Experience in developing and mentoring young physicians
• Experience with academic/research infrastructure and finances
• A commitment to the CM True North pillars: quality and safety people patient experience & family delivery and stewardship
• A model of the CM values: kindness curiosity inclusion team and integrity
• A deep dedication supporting programs that address equity inclusion and diversity
• Strong interpersonal skills and enthusiasm to pursue productive collaborations with partner institutions

This is a clinical faculty position offering an academic appointment at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine rank to be commensurate with experience. CM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The AIPS Division Director reports to the Chair of Pediatrics. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. For additional information please visit our website at www.childrensmercy

Nominations and applications (cover letter and curriculum vitae) should be submitted via email to the Search Committee CoChairs Dr. Ara Hall and Dr. Steve Pfeiffer and Pediatric Administration:

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At Childrens Mercy we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve as well as our core values of kindness curiosity inclusion team and integrity.

Additionally its important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve as well as the Childrens Mercy staff we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found nonimmune to measles mumps rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus diphtheria acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Childrens Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees patients parents and visitors. A personal interview formal education and training previous work experience references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race color religion sex national origin age disability creed genetic information sexual orientation gender identity or expression ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Childrens Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds not just because its the right thing to do but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring including education ideas culture ethnicity race sex sexual orientation gender identity and expression national origin age languages spoken veteran status color religion disability and beliefs.