General Practice job located in Wilmington, Delaware
Job Description
The Division of Emergency Medicine consists of a team of 22 PEM trained physicians, 7 general pediatricians and 7 PEM fellows in our fully accredited PEM fellowship program, along with physician assistants. The team cares for approximately 58,000 patients a year in our 44-bed state-of-the-art facility. The (Login for Information) Emergency Department is also home to a 6-bed behavioral health unit that opened in 2023 and shares oversight and staffing with psychiatry to better serve our patients requiring psychiatric care. NCH-DE is a multi-specialty pediatric hospital and is the only ACS certified pediatric Level I trauma center in the state.
What makes us great:
- The Division includes a growing research emphasis. Members of our division are active in research and quality improvement.
- We are a member of the GLACiER node of PECARN, and are actively involved in multi-center studies, both within and outside PECARN.
- The research infrastructure available to the division includes grants and proposal development as well as a research team that assists with study activities. Members of the division regularly present at national conferences.
- The Division has a strong educational mission and acts as a clinical home to many recognized outstanding educators.
- NCH-DE acts as the main hospital for residents from the Pediatric Residency Program of Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University / (Login for Information) Children's Health, Delaware .
- We also serve as a pediatric clerkship site for students rotating from Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) and we serve as a teaching site for residents in Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine programs from throughout the area. Faculty appointments and promotions are available through SKMC.
The Perks:
- Competitive salary with generous sign on
- Extensive benefits package that includes relocation allowance, life insurance, comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage and generous PTO
- Reduced tuition programs for associates and their dependents at participating academic institutions
- Educational allowance, paid licensure and professional membership dues and allowances
- CME and board maintenance allowances
- Retirement plan with employer matching and an additional 457b retirement savings plan
Qualifications:
- We are seeking a board certified/board eligible PEM physician.
- Must be eligible for unrestricted Delaware medical licensure and DEA
About Us
(Login for Information) Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - (Login for Information) Children's Hospital, Delaware and (Login for Information) Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.
As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.
Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.
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