Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Health
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Richmond, Virginia
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Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Health
Location
Richmond, Virginia
Type
Full Time
Job Description
The position is designed to develop and expand hospital epidemiology services to the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Working as a component of the overall Hospital Infection Program at VCU Health System (VCUHS), this position will advance and expand key areas of hospital epidemiology including surgical site infections and other key metrics of quality. Furthermore, identify ways to enhance public health policies and programs within the institution and its affiliates.
The successful applicant will be board-eligible / certified in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and will be expected to provide quality and timely clinical care in the inpatient and outpatient arenas. Preference will be given to applicants with a master’s in public health and experience in both clinical and hospital epidemiology and use of research and QI methodology in development of best practices. CHoR physicians enjoy a collegial work environment with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits plan. Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU.
VCU is a premier urban, public research university, a Top 100 National Science Foundation research university and had $400 million in sponsored research in FY 2022. Twenty-one of the 200 graduate schools and programs are ranked in the top 50 by the U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate School rankings. VCU Medical Center is the region’s safety net hospital, the only Level 1 trauma center in the region that is certified in burn, adult, and pediatric trauma care, and includes a 1,058 bed teaching hospital. The Medical Campus is located in downtown Richmond, VA and encompasses a 51.5-acre campus that includes the Schools of Allied Health, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Currently the medical campus has 515,000 ft2 of research labs, offices, classrooms, conference space, and is growing rapidly in new construction and renovation of current clinical and office spaces. The Children’s Tower has brought inpatient, emergency/trauma, and outpatient care under one roof. Families will benefit from the consolidation of care under one roof, while maintaining the benefits of being connected to a large urban academic medical center. This new 9 story facility will initially house 72 private rooms; an emergency department; expanded child life services; family amenities; new operating rooms and all forms of advance imaging (CT/MRI) and shelled out floors for future growth. This new Pediatric Tower allows for the CHoR physician to provide the best possible care close to home for kids and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia. CHoR physicians enjoy a collegial work environment with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits plan. Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU. Richmond, the capitol of Virginia, is a diversified, vibrant, and growing city of greater than 1.2 million people. It is loaded with culture (Ballet, Symphony, Fine Arts Museum, Opera), American history, and fine dining, recently ranked as one of the top 10 food cities in America. Richmond is the economic hub of Virginia, home of many Fortune 500 companies including Dominion Energy, CarMax, Westrock and Altria. It is centrally located in the state, has a subtropical climate where one can enjoy all seasons. Richmond is close to the beach, the mountains and Washington DC with easy airline access to all the big cities in the northeast. Find out more about Richmond at Show Contact Details .
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12/05/2024
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