Pediatric Rheumatologist - Pain Medicine
Pediatric Rheumatologist - Pain Medicine
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Thanks for your interest in Childrens Mercy!
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.
Overview
The Division of Rheumatology at Childrens Mercy Kansas City/ the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine is seeking a fulltime Pediatric Rheumatologist as we expand the academic and clinical profile of our program. Clinical responsibilities will include general rheumatology and support of the outpatient Amplified Pain Syndrome service. The Rehabilitation for Amplified Pain Syndromes (RAPS) Program provides multidisciplinary commitment from psychology physical and occupational therapy and social work. This intensive pain rehabilitation program is internationally recognized and provides care to children from across the country. We seek candidates who want to spend more time with patients communicate well and embrace patient and family centered care philosophy. Our rheumatologists specializing in amplified pain syndromes will provide additional training to the candidate.
Ideal candidates will share our vision of enhancing quality clinical care and service delivery while working in a collaborative and stimulating scholarly environment with a commitment to academic endeavors including but not limited to trainee education quality improvement and/or clinical and translational research. Candidates must be fellowshiptrained boardeligible or boardcertified in Pediatric Rheumatology.
Childrens Mercy has more than 800 pediatric subspecialists and researchers who are actively involved in clinical care pediatric research and educating the next generation of pediatric subspecialists. Our institution has proven its support for research through developing stateoftheart programs in genetics genomics personalized pharmacology and health outcomes research. Our vision is to provide exceptional clinical care and education while expanding subspecialty practice and research.
The administration and leadership are truly supportive of the faculty and staff in rheumatology. Our rheumatologists carry dual academic appointments at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Our current rheumatology and pain management staff includes eight boardcertified pediatric rheumatologists three pain psychologists six skilled pediatric nurses a research coordinator social worker and pharmacist. We continue to expand our institutional research capacity with the establishment of the Childrens Mercy Research Institute and collaborative capabilities with colleagues at the University of Missouri Kansas City and the University of Kansas.
We are committed to providing a cooperative collegial working environment to allow faculty to grow and be productive. Our growth affords us the opportunity to recruit and support a wide spectrum of child rheumatologists ranging from clinicians to researchers.
Additional information regarding the RAPS Program can be found at:
apply with CV and Cover Letter online or send to
Ashley Cooper MD Director Division of Rheumatology
Phone:
The successful applicant must share our unwavering commitment to excellence integrity collegiality antiracism and respect for inclusion of individuals with diverse backgrounds.
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.
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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.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
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.
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