Pediatric Emergency Medicine Job In San Antonio, Texas
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician PRN
Description
Specialization:
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Job Summary:
Methodist Children’s Hospital is recruiting skilled and dedicated emergency medicine physicians to join our collegial team in San Antonio, Texas.Qualified Candidates:- Must be BC/BE Pediatric Fellowship Trained Emergency Medicine Physicians or
- BC/BE Residency Trained Pediatricians with experience in high volume ED.
- Strong communication skills
- Expertise in the evaluation and management of acute medical emergencies
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with sound judgment and decision-making skills
- 46,000 plus annual visits
- 45 hours per day Physician coverage, 52 hours per day APP coverage
- 40 Private ED rooms
- Region’s first sensory-friendly Pediatric ED
- 1099 status up to 120 hours per month
- Meditech EMR
- The facility offers outstanding pediatric services in many specialty areas including pediatric heart surgery, pulmonology, orthopedics, neurosurgery, newborn and pediatric intensive care, oncology and emergency services.
- One of few hospitals in the nation that uses gaming and virtual technology to ease the anxieties of young patients, as well as nationally-recognized art therapy programs.
- The facility was recently expanded to add a seven-story patient tower with 96 private rooms and a 94-bed, Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
- 202 Licensed & Operational beds
- 7 Operating suites
- 91 percentile HCAHPS overall 2018
- FIRST - Level IV NICU in San Antonio & one of the - LARGEST - in the region
- First-Ever Certified Facility Dog in Central & South Texas
- First Pediadric Aortic Heart Valve procedure in Texas
- Largest Pediatric BMT Program in San Antonio
- Largest Congenital Heart Program in San Antonio for Pediatrics & Adults
San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is the seventh most populous city in the U.S. and the second most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million. It was the fastest growing of the top 10 largest cities in the United States from 2000-2010. The city is located in the American Southwest, the south–central part of Texas, and the southwestern corner of an urban region known as the Texas Triangle.
Methodist Children’s Hospital opened in 1998 as the only hospital in San Antonio and South Texas designed and built especially for children. Colorful images and artwork enhance every window and wall to create a welcoming, child-focused environment that includes a two-story tree house in the lobby, play rooms on every floor, and an outdoor play area. The Methodist Children’s Hospital offers 24-hour pediatric emergency room, pediatric and neonatal intensive care units, pediatric operating suites, and special outpatient clinics for children with complex illnesses.
Methodist Children’s Hospital features the region’s only blood and marrow stem cell transplant program offering hope for children with leukemia, sickle cell anemia and immunodeficiency syndromes such as SCIDS (severe compromised immune deficiency syndrome). In addition, Methodist Children’s Hospital has a complete unit devoted to hematology, oncology and transplants.
The Methodist Children’s Heart Institute features a multidisciplinary team of experienced board-certified pediatric cardiologists dedicated to complex congenital cardiac and thoracic diseases, from prenatal diagnosis through adulthood. With six cardiac catheterization suites, the Methodist Children’s Heart Institute is the only hospital in South Texas providing interventional and diagnostic procedures including PDA coils, balloon septostomies, balloon dilations and ASD device closures. Cardiothoracic specialty areas include neonatal and infant heart surgery, single ventricle and hypoplastic left heart syndrome, arrhythmia surgery, beating heart surgery, cardiac failure and mechanical support.