What are the responsibilities and job description for the Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics - Faculty position at USA Health Systems?
Overview
USA Health is Transforming Medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community.
USA Health is changing how medical care, education and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists and researchers provide the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics and classrooms. We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall wellbeing of our community.
Responsibilities
As part of efforts to expand its scholarly and clinical activities, The Department of Pediatrics at Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama and USA Health is currently seeking a BC/BE candidate for a faculty position in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics.
Duties include patient care as part of the primary referral center for the region, as well as teaching medical students, residents, and trainees in other health professions. The successful candidate will interact with an interdisciplinary team of pediatricians, psychologists, nurses, and developmental therapists dealing with a range of behavioral and developmental disorders. In addition to interprofessional programs in follow-up of high-risk infants and an Autism Diagnostic Clinic, our Division houses one of five statefunded university-based Regional Autism Networks in Alabama. Opportunities exist to develop additional areas of clinical, academic, and scholarly interest within our system.
Candidates should be BC/BE in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics or currently in fellowship. Level of appointment is open and will be commensurate with training, experience, and academic productivity. We offer competitive compensation and benefits.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a collegial, diverse, expanding department committed to providing its faculty with the opportunity to achieve academic and professional growth while enjoying the climate, affordability, and high quality of life of the central Gulf Coast. For information or to apply, please contact: PhysicianRecruitment@Health.SouthAlabama.Edu
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Qualifications
A curriculum vitae is required to apply. A cover letter is optional.