Physician - Pediatric Adolescent Medicine

Details

• Specialty: Ambulatory Pediatrics

• Subspecialty Interest: Adolescent Medicine (heavy focus in eating disorder and gynecology)

• Practice Detail: Ambulatory Clinic Support: Medical Assistant, Registered Nurse, Social Worker, Dietician, Psychology

• EMR System: Athena

• Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center

• Location: Austin, Texas

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Ascension Seton is looking for a Board Certified/Board Eligible Adolescent Medicine Physician for Dell Children's Medical Group.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension Seton to provide medical services to patients. New fellowship graduates are welcomed to apply!

Position Highlights:

• Dell Children's Medical Center serves a 46-county area as the premier health care provider for children, adolescents and young adults.

• Fully outpatient opportunity.

• Interdisciplinary team consisting of: Nurse Practitioner specializing in eating disorders, Psychologists, Nurse Manager, RNs, Medical Assistants, Social Workers, and collaboration with incredible inpatient team

• Heavy focus in eating disorders and gynecology.

• Salary guarantee for two years.

• Benefits include CME allowance, health insurance, and 403b.

• EXCELLENT Leadership Opportunity!

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with case management.

• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.

• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.

• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.

• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.

• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

About Dell Children's

• Dell Children's Medical Center (DCMC) is a 262-bed freestanding pediatric facility with Pediatric Level I Trauma Center, Level IV Epilepsy Center, Level IV NICU, Special Delivery Unit, Texas Center for Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease, and Inpatient Psychiatry Mental Health Unit.

• Our second location, DCMC North, opened in the spring of 2022 as a 36-bed hospital.

• DCMC is in the Ascension Healthcare Network, the nation's largest nonprofit health system.

• Our mission is to be a center of excellence for children's health with a strong alliance of expert personnel, facilities and other specialty resources.

About Austin

• It is the state capital and home to a major university as well as an influential center for politics, technology, music, film and food scene.

• Austin is known as the Live Music Capital World because on any given night, one can find over one hundred venues showcasing a wide variety of live music performances.

• Also known as one of the healthiest/ physically fit cities in America, you will see joggers, cyclists, and walkers committed to cardiovascular health on a daily basis.

• The many parks and lakes offer a multitude of outdoor activities, including swimming, hiking, paddle boarding and fishing.

About Ascension Medical Group

When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care.

With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.

Requirements

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

Required Credential(s):

• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Texas Medical Board.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Additional Preferences

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Why Join Our Team

Ascension Seton, based in Austin, Texas, has provided thousands of associates and caregivers a rewarding career in healthcare since 1902. Ascension Seton operates more than 100 clinical locations in Central Texas and four teaching hospitals, including Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas and Dell Children's Medical Center. Join us and create a career path you will love.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

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