Child Abuse Pediatrician (M67317)

Child Abuse Pediatrician (M67317)

Department of Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Health - Richmond, VA

Mission or Goal of Unit: 

Children’s Hospital of Richmond of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System will support the General Pediatric Division devoted to excellence in clinical care, teaching, and clinical, translational, and basic research.

Chief Purpose of this position: 

The Chief purpose of this recruitment is to provide excellent evaluation of patients and families who are experiencing abuse and neglect, outstanding education to learners at all levels, and to strategically enhance our research and application of quality and safety in pediatric care at CHoR.

Position Responsibilities: 

Teaching

Faculty member will have teaching responsibilities in the subspecialty area of child abuse under the division of General Pediatrics. Faculty will also provide guidance to residents, medical students, and other learners. Each pediatric intern rotates for four weeks on the Child Protection Team. Faculty member will participate in on going statewide training on child abuse and neglect that is sponsored by CHoR and targets other health care and non-health care professionals who provide service or care for children in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Research

Faculty member will be able to secure revenue through grants and contracts in the field of quality and safety in provision of care. She or he will serve as a research mentor to other members of the division.

Service

Faculty member will serve on departmental or School of Medicine level committees especially as these relate to quality and safety. Service will also be performed at the local, regional, and national levels.

Clinical

Faculty member will serve as a Child Abuse Pediatrician for the Department of Pediatrics. Faculty will participate in current and future MOUs providing medical direction for off-site health care facilities who are evaluating abuse and neglect victims within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Other (for instance administrative duties, etc.)

Helping to develop and oversee outcomes and health systems research in child abuse and neglect.

Required Qualifications: 

• Board certified or board eligible in Child Abuse Pediatrics
• Experience with clinical care of patients ages birth to 21
• Experience with education of house-staff, medical students, and others
• Experience with research
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU
• Quality Improvement training/experience in general pediatrics

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Advanced training in clinical research and/or epidemiology
• Success in securing research grants and contracts
• Setting up unique systems of care for children who have experienced trauma in the setting of abuse and neglect

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution providing access to education and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

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The Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Pediatrics is dedicated to providing comprehensive, compassionate, state-of-the-art pediatric health care, research and education at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, a full-service children’s hospital within the VCU Medical Center. CHoR offers a robust continuum of pediatric services, research and education, and is the region’s only full-service children’s hospital. CHoR provides emergency, primary, secondary, advanced, tertiary and long-term care. CHoR has 11 locations across Central Virginia and provides more than 42 pediatric medical/surgical services.

There is energy and momentum around advancing children’s health in Richmond, and we have marked a new milestone. Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU recently opened a multi-story, high-tech ambulatory pavilion for pediatric services.  The new facility will meet the growing need for outpatient services for children in our community.

CHoR's outpatient pavilion is the largest, most advanced outpatient facility dedicated to children in the region. The new pavilion includes diagnostic and treatment services for children, bringing together the majority of outpatient pediatric services currently on the MCV campus to one location. It is designed to meet the unique health care needs of children, and to provide Richmond the most advanced and coordinated care possible:

The facility is a 640,000 square foot, multi-story building and includes a 7-story parking deck with more than 600 spaces.
The new pavilion houses 72 exam rooms arranged in clinic pods to optimize a multidisciplinary care model. Each pod includes 12 exam rooms, a treatment room, support space and a centralized clinical team.
The new pavilion features pediatric-dedicated imaging, surgical and endoscopy procedure rooms, as well as pediatric faculty offices.
The pavilion is designed with future expansion in mind. It can accommodate additional clinic pods and operating rooms, as demand for these services increases.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

When we break ground on a new facility, it’s about more than bricks and mortar. It’s just like we tell our children— it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Over the past three years, Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has increased pediatric faculty to more than 130 clinicians focused on 42 specialty areas and providing access to children’s health care from more than 11 locations throughout the region. It’s these dedicated physicians and an extensive network of pediatric-trained nurses, child-life specialists, therapists, social workers and ancillary medical staff, who will continue providing health care designed especially for children.