Pediatrics-Child Abuse & Neglect Hospital Based job located in California
Job Description
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH), a large public healthcare system in San Jose CA, is seeking a full-time BE/BC pediatrician with fellowship training in child abuse pediatrics.
About the Children’s Advocacy Center
The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Santa Clara County provides medical evaluations, forensic interviews, and advocacy services to children and youth who may have experienced child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, and neglect. The CAC is a collaboration between SCVH, the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS/CPS), the District Attorney’s Office, the law enforcement agencies of Santa Clara County, and community advocacy organizations including Community Solutions and YWCA.
About the Position
The responsibilities of the Children’s Advocacy Center Pediatrician include clinical, administrative, and systems’ development roles. This individual will be viewed throughout Santa Clara County as a physician leader in child advocacy. This candidate also has an interest in providing care for vulnerable patients, including children and adolescents who may have experienced child sexual abuse, child physical abuse and neglect, foster care, juvenile justice system involvement, homelessness, food insecurity, and youth with a history of commercial sexual exploitation (CSEC).
The ideal candidate will have these interests and skills: clinical expertise in the forensic evaluations of children who may have experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect; awareness of the impact of trauma on the emotional and psychological well-being of children; and the ability to collaborate with other leaders and organizations to improve the integration of services for vulnerable children and youth.
A. Clinical Responsibilities:
- Forensic evaluations for child sexual abuse, child physical abuse and neglect at the Medical Clinic at the Children’s Advocacy Center and at SCVMC. Clinical hours and call schedule to be determined.
- Consultation in child physical abuse and neglect, when requested by the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS/CPS), Law Enforcement, the District Attorney’s Office, and clinical providers within SCVHHS, inpatient and outpatient, and affiliated external clinics (The School Clinics, Indian Health Center, etc.)
- Collaboration with the Pediatric Diagnostic Center, co-located with the CAC. The candidate will have potential opportunities to participate in developmental assessments in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Supervision of CAC advanced practice providers.
B. Administrative Responsibilities:
- Provide ongoing education and develop educational materials for staff pediatricians, residents, and physicians regarding signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect.
- Provide annual training for the pediatric and emergency departments regarding mandatory reporting requirements and recognition of signs and symptoms of child abuse.
- Support SCVMC’s Child Abuse Prevention Committee, an internal to SCVMC cross-disciplinary team that evaluates quality of abuse evaluations across SCVHHS, and supports educational efforts
- Collaborate with our county and community partners to develop a centralized trauma-informed resource for children who have survived child abuse and neglect.
- Represent SCVMC on county-wide organizations who advocate for children’s health and safety, including Santa Clara County Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC), the Child Death Review Committee (CDRT), the Cross Agency Service Team (CAST), and others, as appropriate.
We offer competitive compensation; generous comprehensive benefit package (54 days of leave/year; 5 CME days; medical, dental, and vision coverage; long term disability; AD&D insurance; life insurance; & retirement plans); paid malpractice with tail coverage; possible relocation reimbursement (pre-approval required).
SCVH employees may be eligible for federal loan repayment assistance.
If you are interested, then please submit your letter of interest and CV to (Login for Information).
Equal Opportunity Employer.
