General Pediatrician - Clinical Instructor

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve.

We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to be the nation's leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve.

We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow's health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources.

We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary

The Department of Pediatrics seeks to hire a clinical instructor to join the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (GPAM) at the University of North Carolina. This position will provide clinical care to the pediatric and adolescent population in both the outpatient and inpatient settings.

This position will work closely with the Section Heads of General Pediatrics, Child Maltreatment as well as Adolescent Medicine within GPAM. This position is fixed term position appointed in the School of Medicine at UNC Chapel Hill with FTE between 0.5 and 1.0.

Clinical efforts may include a combination of the following:

• Pediatric primary care, with potential for medical education and academic activities.

• Child Abuse inpatient consultations at the UNC Medical Center

• Inpatient care the Youth Behavioral Hospital (YBH) in Butner, NC. The YBH facility is a newly established and innovative 50 plus patient child and adolescent psychiatric hospital with four individual specialized units serving the children and families. This faculty member will function as a core member of the medical team providing services for adolescents at YBH.

As a clinical instructor, this person will join a program that includes board certified general pediatricians, child abuse pediatricians, adolescent medicine specialists, nurse practitioners, LCSWs. A percentage of this position will involve medical education and supervision of advanced practice providers; a successful applicant will have a history demonstrating expertise in this set of skills.

The GPAM division is one of the largest divisions in the Department of Pediatrics and in addition to Primary Care, Complex Care, Adolescent Medicine, Developmental Behavioral health, and Child Abuse pediatrics. The division has a nationally known and productive research program and faculty in addition to a long record of teaching excellence.

The Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area of North Carolina is an attractive place to live and work with great climate, schools, and both mountains and beach within a day drive.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

M.D.; Board certified/eligible in Pediatrics.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Clinical experience or training in outpatient and inpatient settings. Experience in medical education and/or contributions to academic scholarship.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

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