Attending Physician - Day Medicine

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A Brief Overview

The Attending Physician's primary practice location will be the Day Medicine Unit, located in the Beurger Center of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, providing pre-treatment assessment and acute care for pediatric patients receiving hospital outpatient department-based therapies. The Attending Physician will be the lead collaborating Physician for APP providers on the unit and will additionally collaborate with subspecialty providers throughout the CHOP enterprise to ensure safe delivery of prescribed therapies in the unit to patients primarily followed by several subspecialties including but not limited to Endocrinology, Immunology, Metabolism, Nephrology, Neurology, Pulmonology, and Rheumatology.

In this role, the physician will: Perform baseline/pre-treatment medical history and physical examinations of all admitted patients; anticipate and mitigate potential adverse reactions to therapies administered during the appointment, and evaluate and manage any adverse reactions that occur; diagnose and treat specific acute ambulatory specialty care pediatric conditions (such as fever with central line); coordinate with pediatric subspecialty consultants as needed including in the writing of orders for therapies in the unit; supervise clinical providers including Advanced Practice Providers and provide performance feedback in all aspects of clinical functions; aid in the development of safe pathways for the unit and ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, legal, regulatory and clinical standards and requirements including but not limited to: HIPPA, OSHA, Joint Commission, DOH and CLIA. May represent CHOP with external organizations, professional associations upon request.

What you will do

• Direct Clinical Activities
• Provide direct patient care to a panel of patients in the practice.
• May supervise clinical providers including resident physicians and nurse practitioners and provide performance feedback in all aspects of clinical functions.
• Supervise and ensure high quality of all clinical care services provided in the practice.
• Continually review current pediatric standards of care and work with leadership team to implement new processes as needed. Respond to clinical alerts and updates from public health officials and others.
• Educational Activities (if indicated)
• May provide support and leadership for resident/medical student education curriculum and program implementation.
• Research Activities (if indicated)
• May participate in and/or oversee research activities, as needed, at the practice and provide feedback and consultation for studies as they progress. Delegate operational functions to other support staff as needed to accomplish the research goals and objectives.
• Administrative Activities (if indicated)
• May assist with management of the Practice:
• Evaluate and effectively manage patient access, patient flow, quality improvement, staff performance, effective work teams.
• Participate in the development and implementation of departmental standards, policies, guidelines and protocols.
• Other Duties As Assigned.

Education Qualifications

• Doctorate Medicine (MD) or Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Required

Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of hospital policies, practices and protocols as well as applicable regulations and guidelines. Knowledge of computer systems and applications. (Required proficiency)
• Skills in exercising initiative, judgment, problem solving, decision-making. (Required proficiency)
• Skill in developing and maintaining effective relationships with medical and administrative staff, patients and the public. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to research and prepare comprehensive reports. (Required proficiency)
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and electronic). (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Medical License - in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any states practicing in - upon hire - Required and
• Board Certification - Medical Sub/Specialty - - upon hire - Required and
• DEA License - - upon hire - Required

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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