Academic Scholar – Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Palliative Care

The Department of Pediatrics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo (UB), in collaboration with Golisano Children’s Hospital (GCH) at Buffalo, is seeking a dedicated and academically oriented physician for a full time faculty position. This unique hybrid role includes 75% effort in Pediatric Palliative Care and 25% effort in Pediatric Critical Care.

This is an academic faculty position at the Assistant, or Associate level, commensurate with experience and academic accomplishments. The ideal candidate will be board certified in pediatrics and board certified/board eligible in both Pediatric Palliative Care and Critical Care Medicine. Candidates must demonstrate commitment to compassionate, family-centered care and have strong communication skills and be able to work effectively within interdisciplinary teams.

Clinical Responsibilities Include

Pediatric Palliative Care (0.75 FTE)

• Provide inpatient and outpatient pediatric palliative care consultations for children with complex, chronic, and/or life limiting conditions.
• Deliver expert management of pain and non pain symptoms, including dyspnea, nausea, agitation, and fatigue.
• Lead family-centered communication, including goals-of-care discussions, advance care planning, and shared decision-making.
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds with nursing, social work, child life, chaplaincy, and the primary medical and surgical teams and subspecialists.
• Support care transitions across inpatient, outpatient, home-based, and hospice settings.
• Contribute to program development, quality improvement, and implementation of evidence-based palliative care practices.
• Participate in palliative care call coverage.
• Support community pediatricians as they care for children with complex, chronic, and/or life-limiting conditions
  
  

Pediatric Intensive Care (0.25 FTE)

• Provide direct clinical care in the PICU at GCH at Buffalo, caring for critically ill infants, children, and adolescents.
• Provide critical care consultation to the inpatient units at GCH and the emergency room
• Serve as medical control for critically ill inter-hospital transports as needed
• Perform procedures consistent with critical care training and credentialing (e.g., airway management, vascular access, point-of-care ultrasound).
• Lead multidisciplinary rounds and collaborate with subspecialists and surgical teams.
• Integrate palliative care principles into PICU practice, including early identification of patients who may benefit from supportive care.
• Provision of conscious and deep sedation as part of a pediatric sedation service as assigned
• Participate in PICU in-house call weekday and weekend responsibilities as assigned.
• Engage in PICU quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
  
  

Academic Responsibilities

As an Assistant/Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, it is expected that faculty member will:

• Teach medical students, pediatric residents, and fellows in both palliative care and critical care settings.
• Participate in scholarly activities such as clinical research, quality improvement, program evaluation, or curriculum development.
• Present at departmental conferences, grand rounds, and educational workshops.
• Contribute to academic service and committee work aligned with departmental and school missions.
• Receive mentorship to support academic advancement and career development.
  
  

UBMD Pediatrics is one of 16 practice plans within UBMD Physicians’ Group, the single largest medical group in Western New York. We provide premier health care to infants, children, adolescents and adults. In addition to primary care pediatrics, we have 17 pediatric subspecialties. Our physicians make up the academic teaching faculty within the Department of Pediatrics at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and Golisano Children’s Hospital.

The Department of Pediatrics is composed of 18 divisions, all actively engaged in research and dedicated to excellence in patient care and teaching. Clinical activities are based at GCH, the regional center for comprehensive and state-of-the-art pediatric trauma, surgical and medical care, including neonatal, perinatal and obstetrical services. As one of the 43 freestanding children’s hospitals in the nation, and the only one in New York State, the entire facility was built with children and families in mind. The 12 floor 200-bed modem facility is an integral part of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), linking with Buffalo General Medical Center, Gates Vascular Institute, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and more. Further information about the Department and its research and educational missions is available at https://medicine.buffalo.edu/departments/pediatrics.html

About The University At Buffalo

The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo.

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