Academic Pediatric Emergency Medicine job at UPMC Children’s in Pittsburgh, PA

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children’s Hospital are recruiting a recruiting for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor outside the tenure stream in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. The candidate must have completed a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship program and be Board Certified/Eligible in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Must have an MD or equivalent with the ability to obtain an unrestricted PA license.  H1B visa sponsorship available.

Opportunity Details

• Join a Division with38 pediatric emergency medicine faculty, 3 general pediatrician faculty as well as thirty advanced practice providers
• You will join an outstanding pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training program, including nine fellows
• Schedule is 13 shifts per month
• Rotating shift schedule to days, nights and weekends
• Clinical academic appointment
• 80% clinical and 20% teaching/administrative
• Faculty responsibilities include patient care, house staff and student education, and academic pursuits.
• Division faculty teach pediatric emergency medicine fellows, pediatric residents from UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, emergency medicine residents from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine, and visiting residents from area programs in Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine.
• All our faculty members have scholarly interests and a long history of academic productivity and mentorship.
• Cerner EMR

What we Offer

• Relocation assistance
• CME allowance plus time
• PTO plus holidays
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
• Academic rank will be offered commensurate with experience and achievement.
• Outstanding benefit package including health, dental, vision and pension and occurrence-based malpractice

About UPMC Children’s Hospital, UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital and UPMC

• UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is a level 1 trauma center and has an annual volume of more than 80,000 visits; 21% of these patients are admitted, including approximately 1,700 annual admissions to the Trauma Service. The 313-bed, acute care teaching hospital is located on 10 acres in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood.
• Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is the major referral site for western Pennsylvania, northeastern Ohio and northern West Virginia for ill and injured children.
• UPMC Children’s was the nation’s first pediatric transplant center. With a history spanning 130-plus years, UPMC Children’s today is renowned for its outstanding clinical, research, and medical education programs and services — and for its frontline role in advancing standards of excellence in pediatric care.
• UPMC Children’s is ranked on the U.S. News Top 10 Best Children's Hospitals for 2021–2022 and is ranked in all 10 pediatric subspecialties surveyed. Three subspecialties ranked in the national top 10, including: Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
• UPMC is a $23 billion world-renowned health care provider and insurer
• 92,000 employees, including 4,900 physicians
• Over 40 academic, community and specialty hospitals
• Over 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites
• UPMC is inventing new models of accountable, cost-effective, patient-centered care
• Closely affiliated with University of Pittsburgh

About the Community

• Internationally recognized culinary scene, and renowned centers of higher learning in the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Mellon University
• Mid-size city with all the amenities of a large city and a friendly, community vibe
• Has been voted “America’s Most Livable City,” “Best Place to Raise a Family” and one of National Geographic’s “Top ten outdoor cities”.
• The cost of living is low and several school districts are nationally ranked.
• Known as the City of Bridges, with 446 bridges, it has more than any city in the country 
• Hit the Great Allegheny Passage, a 334-mile, car-free trail for hikers, runners and cyclists
• Famous sports culture
• Abundant with parks, museums, music, universities and much more!