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Position Information Position/Rank: Pediatric Gastroenterologist / Rank Dependent on Qualifications
Department: 00855 - Pediatric Gastroenterology
City: Billings, Montana
New Position to Begin: CY2024
Details: The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine has an immediate opening for a Pediatric Gastroenterologist.
Clinical activities are based at St.
Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Montana and include outpatient and inpatient care for pediatric gastroenterology patients including performance of endoscopic procedures and biopsies.
Outreach to regional locations in Central Montana, Eastern Montana, and Northern Wyoming is expected, with chartered air travel for distances over 150 miles.
Will share on-call responsibilities.
St.
Vincent's Hospital is a 286-bed hospital with 19 pediatric inpatient beds, 5 pediatric ICU beds, 20 beds in a level III newborn ICU, pediatric endoscopic services with pediatric anesthesia, and pediatric sub-specialty services including cardiology, pediatric surgery, neurology, endocrinology, neonatology, rheumatology, nephrology, and intensive care medicine.
St. Vincent's Hospital is part of the Intermountain Health network, a not-for-profit health system with locations in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Montana.
The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition currently has 15 physicians, four advanced practice nurse clinicians, 6 registered nurses, and 3 Pediatric GI fellows.
The Division has all pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition clinical services represented with the exception of small bowel transplantation.
The liver transplant program has performed >300 liver transplants since its inception.
The program is one of the only centers in the country with a pediatric ERCP/advanced endoscopy program.
The successful candidate must be Board Eligible/Board Certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Gastroenterology.
The selected candidate will receive a faculty appointment in the Department of Pediatrics on the Clinical track at the academic level commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The Department and University offers a competitive salary and unmatched benefits program including non-contributory retirement contributions of 20.2% of annual salary that vest immediately.
The Department offers a faculty development and mentoring program designed to foster success in translational or basic research, quality improvement engagement, and excellence as educators.
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Special Instructions for Candidates: Open Date: 10/13/2023
Close Date: Open Until Filled
Requisition Number: PRN03401F
Type: Faculty
Posting Specific Questions* Are you Board Eligible or Board Certified in Pediatrics?yesno* Are you board qualified or board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology?YesNoNo - in last year of fellowship training* Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?YesNo* Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B status)?YesNo* One measure of faculty diversity at the School of Medicine is the proportion of faculty members who come from a rural background.
Did you graduate high school from a town with less than 10,000 persons?YesNoRequired Documents:Cover LetterCurriculum VitaeOptional Documents:Appropriate discharge document (such as a DD-214 – Member Copy 4) – Veteran Only – Call 801.581.2169Addendum to the University of Utah - Veteran Only - Call 801.581.2169 after submissionUniversity Human Resource Management
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