Pediatric Neurocritical Care Neurologist

Position Details

Department: PCMG-MAIN | Neurology

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm

Category: Physician/Div Chief/Med Dir

Posting #: 995782

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

Posting Note: Pediatric Neurocritical Care Neurologist

Phoenix Children’s - Phoenix, Arizona

Position Summary
Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI) at Phoenix Children’s is seeking a fellowship-trained or clinically experienced Pediatric Neurocritical Care Neurologist to join our rapidly expanding Neurology Division. We are recruiting a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Child Neurologist with specialized training in Neurocritical Care who is committed to excellence in clinical care, education, and academic scholarship.

The successful candidate will join an established team of five pediatric neurocritical care specialists and contribute to the continued growth of one of the largest pediatric neurocritical care programs in the United States. This position provides the opportunity to care for critically ill infants, children, and adolescents with complex neurologic disorders within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

Phoenix Children’s is the only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU in Arizona and provides coverage for three additional Level III NICUs across the region. Our critical care infrastructure includes Pediatric ICU, Cardiothoracic ICU, and NICU services, supporting a high-volume and diverse patient population with severe neurologic injury and illness.

The intensive care units at Phoenix Children’s include:
• 48 Pediatric ICU beds - CA 6
• 48 Cardiothoracic ICU beds - CA 5
• 94 NICU beds – CA 11, Old NICU & F Pod

Together, these units account for approximately 3,340 admissions annually.

The successful candidate will provide specialized consultation and management for patients with traumatic brain injury, pediatric stroke, status epilepticus, hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage, neuromuscular disorders, inborn errors of metabolism, and inflammatory or infectious encephalitides. The program is supported by advanced neuromonitoring capabilities including continuous EEG, intracranial pressure monitoring, and multimodal neuromonitoring technologies, as well as close collaboration with pediatric intensivists, neurosurgeons, epileptologists, neuroradiologists, and rehabilitation specialists.

Phoenix Children’s maintains a strong commitment to academic medicine and physician development. The successful candidate will participate in the education and mentorship of neurocritical care fellows, child neurology residents, and medical students, and will have opportunities to engage in clinical research, quality improvement initiatives, and programmatic innovation within the neurosciences service line.

This role offers an outstanding opportunity to join a nationally recognized pediatric healthcare system and contribute to the advancement of pediatric neurocritical care through clinical excellence, teaching, and scholarly activity.

About Phoenix Children’s
Phoenix Children’s is Arizona’s top-ranked children’s hospital and is considered a regional hub throughout the Southwest. With 533 licensed beds and more than 1200 employed/affiliated physicians, we’re on the cusp of becoming one of the largest children’s health systems in the country. Phoenix is consistently ranked among the best places to live in the United States, boasting 300+ sunny days per year as well as convenient access to ocean and mountain attractions.

Become a member of the Phoenix Children’s team and change lives for the better. You’ll see the impact of your work on patients, families, and the community where you live and practice.

Interested applicants should email their CVs to:
David Blaha
Physician Talent Acquisition Partner
[email protected]

The staff physician shall provide patient care services and will support the Phoenix Children's mission of providing hope, healing and the best health care for children and their families.

Position Duties

• Patient Care Services
  

  1) Provide patient care services for which he/she is clinically privileged, including but not limited to:
  a) Provide direct patient care services on an inpatient and outpatient basis
  b) Provide subspecialty consultations and follow-up.
  c) Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services/procedures
  d) Provide these services for urgent/ emergent care as necessary
  2) Strive to achieve the best patient and family centered care
  3) Support Hospital’s patient satisfaction goals as well as division’s specific targets
  4) Support and adhere to divisional patient safety and quality of care standards
  5) Practices Contemporary Evidence based medicine or latest experience based medicine

• Divisional Responsibilities
  

  1) Establish and demonstrate effort to achieve annual physician goals and objectives (e.g. individual, division, hospital)
  2) Support the medical education programs and activities of the Division, including but not limited to:
  a) Provide direct supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services when applicable
  b) Conduct teaching rounds, lectures and conference for trainees
  c) Participate in the teaching and supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals assigned to the division
  d) Participate in the postgraduate continuing educational activities of the division
  3) Support the research endeavors of the division including the research initiatives by other members of the division
  4) Support programmatic growth of division
  5) Support satellite efforts of division when appropriate

• Professionalism
  

  1) Treat colleagues, Phoenix Children's employees and customers with courtesy, dignity and respect
  2) Promote safe, cooperative and professional health care environment
  3) Support Phoenix Children's mission, vision and values, including family centered care, excellence in clinical care, leadership, collaboration, and accountability

• Other activities
  

  1) Physician shall support the Division Chief in his/her role as liaison to the professional community and general public as requested by the Division Chief
  2) Physician may conduct teaching rounds or conferences outside of Phoenix Children's, particularly if these activities support divisional clinical and teaching programs/ initiatives.
  3) Physician shall represent Phoenix Children's in the medical and business communities and before the general public in a professional manner
  4) The following physical and mental skills are essential to the physician’s ability to successfully perform the foregoing duties and responsibilities:
  a) The ability to communicate by telephone, computer or other communication devices
  b) The ability to perform after hours or night call responsibilities as needed
  c) The ability to work regularly scheduled work hours

• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
  

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable

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Phoenix Children’s is one of the Nation’s largest pediatric health systems. It comprises Phoenix Children’s Hospital–Main Campus, Phoenix Children’s Hospital–East Valley at Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, four pediatric specialty and urgent care centers, 11 community pediatric practices, 20 outpatient clinics, two ambulatory surgery centers and six community-service-related outpatient clinics throughout the state of Arizona. The system has provided world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to children and families for more than 35 years. Phoenix Children’s Care Network includes more than 850 pediatric primary care providers and specialists who deliver care across more than 75 subspecialties. Phoenix Children's provides world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to children and families in Arizona and throughout the Southwest. As one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country, we provide care across more than 75 pediatric specialties. Every day our clinical, professional and support staff work collaboratively to deliver on our mission to provide hope, healing and the best health care for children and their fam ... ilies. They embrace the challenges of providing compassionate, high-quality, family-centered care to the most complex patients in the region.

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