Assistant Professor - Pediatric Neurology - Critical Care

Position Description:

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) in partnership with Childrens Wisconsin (CW) seeks a board certified / board eligible Fellowship trained Pediatric Neurocritical Care Faculty member to expand the current Neuro-Intensive Care program. This position is in the department of neurology / division of child neurology. Rank upon appointment will be commensurate with experience.

Childrens Wisconsinprogram brings together experts fromcritical care neurosurgery physical medicine and rehabilitationandtrauma surgeryto deliver comprehensive care to critically ill pediatric patients with neurological conditions.

You will be joining an active practice in the areas of neurocritical care and vascular neurology at Childrens Wisconsin.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provideinpatient neurology consultationswithin the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
• Participate in theoutpatient ICU follow-up clinic supporting continuity of care for recovering patients.
• Patient care includes but is not limited to performing appropriate procedures and consultations both with and without the participation of advanced practice providers (APPs) fellows and residents under your with a subspecialty in neurocritical care are part of the team and share clinical responsibilities.

Academic Responsibilities:

• Actively engage in theeducation and trainingof medical students residents and other trainees.
• Contribute meaningfully to the departments academic and teaching missions.

• Participate in agrowing clinical research programfocused on neurocritical care.
• Collaborate withnational research groupsinvestigating pediatric neurocritical illnesses.

Institutional Setting:

• Clinical care is based at the mainChildrens Wisconsin (CW) campus in Milwaukee one of the largest freestanding childrens hospitals in the United States.
• TheIntensive Care Unitspans 72 beds across three floors making it one of the largest pediatric ICUs in the country.
• This position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a collaborative academically vibrant environment with strong institutional support for clinical care education and research in pediatric neurocritical care.

Administration/Service/Research:

Participation in clinical or basic science research is flexible based upon experience and desire. You will be expected to participate to the extent that you may be called upon in other administrative and/or service functions of the Department Hospital or College Committees.

Medical College of Wisconsin

At the core of everything we do at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is the pursuit of new knowledge and the power of academic medicine. Bringing together the worlds top scientists and clinicians inspired students and invested communities we are driven to solve the most complex challenges in health and society. MCW is home to leaders collaborating to build a healthier world and a continuous cycle of life-changing knowledge. As a distinguished leader and innovator in the education and development of the next generation of physicians scientists pharmacists and health professionals MCW is home to more than 1500 students in the Medical Graduate and Pharmacy Schools over 900 physicians in residency and fellowship programs approximately 1650 physicians and 750 additional healthcare practitioners.

MCW is Wisconsins leader in health and science. We inspire hope by discovering life-saving treatments and cures and we train thousands of the worlds most brilliant minds in science and medicine through our academic medical center. We believe the only way to build a healthier world is to build it together and by investing in the health and vitality of our community we will improve health for all.

We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all then MCW is the place for you.

Childrens Wisconsin and Childrens Specialty Group &Childrens Wisconsin

Childrens Wisconsin is an independent health care system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. The hospital with locations in Milwaukee and Northeast Wisconsin is recognized as one of the leading pediatric health care centers in the United States. Childrens Wisconsin provides primary care urgent care emergency care specialty care mental and behavioral health services community health services foster and adoption services child advocacy services and health insurance plans. Each year the Childrens Wisconsin team has more than 6.5 million touchpoints with kids and families through medical care advocacy research and education. In Northeast Wisconsin Childrens Wisconsin is expanding its services to provide increased access to outstanding pediatric subspecialty care. This includes a pediatric hospital with a Pediatric Unit Level III NICU and Infusion Center which is located at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah WI. A multispecialty pediatric ambulatory clinic with on-site laboratory and radiology services opened in Appleton Wis. in 2023.

Childrens and its joint venture with the Medical College of Wisconsin the Childrens Specialty Group (CSG) - are the largest providers of pediatric healthcare in the state serving the children and families of Wisconsin with the highest level of care through their American College of Surgeons Level I Childrens Surgery Verification Center Level I Pediatric Trauma Center Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence 72-bed Level IV NICU Level IV Epilepsy Center and a 72-bed PICU. In 2021-2022 CW and CSG had six specialties ranked byUS News & World Report: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; and pulmonology. With over 70 specialties and 675 providers CSG providers had 220000 outpatient visits at 13 regional care sites 67000 emergency department/trauma center visits and over 9000 admissions.

Milwaukee
Milwaukee the largest city in Wisconsin is located on Lake Michigans western shore. A metropolitan area with more than 1.5 million people Milwaukee is an affordable comfortable place to live work and play big enough to be exciting and uncongested enough to get around easily. Milwaukees many neighborhoods have incredible charm accommodating a variety of lifestyles from high-rise apartments to small farms. Nestled along a magnificent bluff overlooking Lake Michigan Milwaukees downtown is home to botanical gardens museums a theater district the world champion Milwaukee Bucks the Milwaukee Brewers and many fine restaurants. The lake and its harbors are skirted by scenic parklands and provide first-class opportunities for recreation including hiking cycling boating and more. A recent study ranked Milwaukee as the 15th most walkable of the 50 largest US cities.

Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Position Requirements:

Training and experience in neurocritical care highly desired.

Board certified/eligible in Neurology with special qualifications in child neurology.

Eligible for medical licensure in Wisconsin

MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty staff and students as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity employment and access to services programs and activities without regard to an individuals race color national origin religion age disability sex gender identity/expression sexual orientation marital status pregnancy predisposing genetic characteristic or military status. Employees students applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors visitors and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

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