Pediatric Surgery Job In Wichita, Kansas
Pediatric Surgery Physician
Description
Specialization:
Surgery Pediatric
Job Summary:
Wesley Children’s Hospital is seeking a pediatric surgeon for a full-time position in collaboration with the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, Kansas (KUSM-W). The successful candidate will be appointed faculty at KUSM-W and be awarded the Drs. Phil and Laura Knight Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery which will provide salary support for teaching in the school's undergraduate and graduate medical education programs.Qualified Candidates:
- Board certified in pediatric surgery
- Ability to obtain Kansas licensure
- Will receive an academic appointment commensurate with experience and achievement
- Expose learners to the profession of pediatric surgery
- Competitive guaranteed base salary
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, etc.
- 401k matching, discounted employee stock purchase
- Relocation assistance
- Visa sponsorship available (J-1 and H1-B)
- Wesley Children’s Hospital, part of Wesley Healthcare, has recently completed an 8-year, $70M investment in pediatric resources
- Wesley Children’s Hospital includes the largest delivery service and neonatal ICU in the state of Kansas, a 35-bed pediatric inpatient unit, 15-bed pediatric ICU and the state’s only Children’s Oncology Group certified pediatric oncology service line.
- Relevant service lines include pediatric anesthesia, pediatric radiology, pediatric emergency medicine, centralized pediatric sedation, pediatric hospital medicine, child life and pediatric clinical pharmacy.
- There are over 25 American Board of Pediatrics certified medical specialties availability in the community, in addition to pediatric general, orthopedic and plastic surgery
Wichita´s population is 350,000, drawing from 2/3s of the state of Kansas and parts of contiguous states. Wichita was named #1 Most Affordable City in the US by NBC's Today Show in 2010. In 2009, Wichita ranked as one of Forbes' "Best Bang for the Buck" cities and made Money Magazine´s List of 10 best cities in the U.S. Visit the city site for reviews and links to 7 recent national rankings that explain why so many physicians and post graduate-degreed professionals settle in Wichita.
Wesley Medical Center is an 859-bed tertiary care system covering 2 hospitals. The medical staff of 700 physicians and 3,000 employees provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services for patients from throughout Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Every year, more than 180,000 patients are treated and more than 6,000 babies are born at Wesley. The hospital was founded in 1912 by a regional organization of the Methodist Church and has been part of the HCA hospital system since 1985.
- The largest Emergency Department in Kansas/ Level 1 (highest level) trauma center
- The area's only Gamma Knife Center
- State-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric Intensive Care units
- Newly equipped and renovated Cath Lab and EP lab
- Neurodiagnostics and stroke treatment
- Advanced care for high-risk pregnancies
- Cancer care
- The area's only hyperbaric oxygen chambers