Seeking a Chief of Pediatric Hospitalist For a Leadership Faculty Position

Springfield, MA 01101

Specialty Pediatrics
Profession Physician
Award-winning healthcare system and academic teaching hospital is seeking a Chief of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine physician for a leadership faculty position. The physician will be responsible for an experienced team of seven pediatric hospitalists. Manage a diverse population of pediatric inpatients in the general pediatric and adolescent wards with support of the top-notch onsite specialists. All patients are resident covered. Coverage for newborn nursery or PICU coverage is not provided. 
Features of this position:
  • Ability to promote scholarship, including clinical, QI and outcomes-based research and to provide scholarly mentorship to the team.
  • Combination of clinical care and resident / medical student teaching with faculty appointments to both Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of Massachusetts.
  • Potential to serve as the pediatric clerkship director for Tufts and UMass students is available for those interested in a clinical educator career.
  • Seeking candidates with 5+ years of experience in academic pediatric hospital medicine.  Ability to demonstrate leadership skills is important. Global health interest and/ or national committee involvement is welcome.
This is an accredited children’s hospital in the region delivering a higher level of care to infants, children and adolescents.  Patient-centered care is at the core of the culture and are committed to hiring clinicians who value a culture of compassion and appreciate diversity - while delivering a higher state of caring. 
The Springfield metropolitan area boasts many beautiful homes in great suburban and classic small-town neighborhoods. Choose from a great selection of private and public schools, as well as several local prestigious colleges and universities. The Rt. 91 corridor stretching from New Haven to Vermont is a home to a community of medical excellence, universities and teaching hospitals, making it an ideal place to live and work without the hassle of big city living.   
- Qualified physician and advanced practitioner applications only.