• Specialty: Pediatrics
• Subspecialty Interest: Critical Care
• Schedule: 122 shifts; 41 backup shifts
• Call Schedule: Rotating
• Practice Detail: Full panel of medical and surgical subspecialists
• EMR System: Cerner (IP)
• Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center; Dell Children's North
• Location: Austin, TX; Cedar Park, TX

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Destination Type.

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Dell Children’s Medical Center (DCMC) in Austin Texas is seeking an exceptional board certified or board eligible faculty member to join our growing Pediatric Critical Care Medicine division. We are seeking a collegial, clinically adept and well-trained colleague who is interested in contributing to both our clinical and academic missions relating to research, medical education, quality improvement and/or clinical excellence.

Dell Children’s Medical Center, an Ascension Seton facility works in conjunction with Dell Medical School to provide pediatric clinical care, medical education and research. There are two campuses with a total of 36 PICU beds with approximately 1300 admissions/year. We perform extracorporeal techniques including ECMO, kidney replacement therapy and plasma exchange. In addition, there is a 24 bed CVICU, inpatient pediatric rehabilitation unit, and an epilepsy monitoring unit. We are the only Level I Trauma Center in the region. We have a full complement of pediatric medical and surgical sub-specialists. Medical Education is an important mission with a PCCM fellowship with 2 fellows/year as well as PEM fellows, and pediatric residents. All intensivists are expected to join the UT Austin Dell Medical School as faculty members. There are ample opportunities for your academic and/or research endeavors with avenues for funding and mentorship to support your interests.

Position Highlights:

• Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Generous PTO and CME
• Comprehensive benefits plan including paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  Expectation to join the UT Austin Dell Medical School as faculty members
  Incredible opportunities to support your academic and/or research interests
• Minimum 1 year experience as an attending required

Responsibilities:

• Provide medical services to patients in an assigned area.
• Recommend, participate in, and work to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Participate in academic programs (ex: medical education and research) as requested.
• Provide appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Licensed Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Texas Medical Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

No additional preferences

Ascension Seton, based in Austin, Texas, has provided thousands of associates and caregivers a rewarding career in healthcare since 1902. Ascension Seton operates more than 100 clinical locations in Central Texas and four teaching hospitals, including Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas and Dell Children's Medical Center. Join us and create a career path you will love.

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