Pediatric Pulmonogist Physician – Full-Time Position Available In Hamilton, Tennessee

The Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga and the Children’s Hospital at Erlanger is seeking a Division Director of Pediatric Pulmonology to join our well-established group practice. Children’s Hospital at Erlanger is a 133-bed full-service pediatric healthcare facility for children and their families, and is part of Erlanger Health, an academic teaching center affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine is a key component of Children’s Hospital at Erlanger, providing multidisciplinary consultation, diagnostic and management services for a wide array of pulmonary conditions. The division provides both inpatient and outpatient services and offers complete pulmonary function testing and flexible bronchoscopy assessments. Inpatient care is consultative only in nature, currently with the hospitalist service caring for the patients as the primary attending. Our pulmonology clinic runs a comprehensive asthma program, a nationally recognized and accredited Cystic Fibrosis program, a BPD program, a multidisciplinary aerodigestive team, and a tracheostomy and home ventilator program.

Education, Training, & Experience:

MD or DO degree Board Certified/ Board Eligible in Pediatric Pulmonology Ability to obtain an active medical license in the state of Tennessee Ideal candidates will have interest and experience in teaching resident and medical students Division Director candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in a children’s hospital setting

Pediatric Pulmonology Program Overview:

Well-established hospital employed pediatric pulmonology group One main office with one current satellite clinic Call rotation is 1 in 4 Answering service staffed by nurses covering clinic call after hours Consult service only on inpatient setting (hospitalists as primary attending)

EPIC EMR

Children’s Hospital at

Erlanger:

Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 58 beds 33 bed Pediatric Emergency Department with over 40,000 visits last year 17 bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit On site Pediatric Trauma Team Benefits of Working at

Erlanger Health System:

Excellent compensation, incentive bonus and benefits package Sign-on bonus available, malpractice coverage and relocation assistance available Erlanger is the only Level I Trauma Center in a 100-mile radius Erlanger is a teaching hospital and is affiliated with UTCOM Chattanooga. Erlanger/UT Chattanooga offers 10 residency programs, including pediatrics and family medicine, which rotate through the clinic Chattanooga has a thriving economy with a low cost of living and no TN state income tax Chattanooga is a two-time winner of the “Best City Ever” by Outside Magazine due to its thriving outdoor community with hiking, biking, fishing, and kayaking all minutes away from work and home 100 miles to Atlanta, 120 miles to Nashville Please contact recruiter Pamela Sheats at pamela.sheats@erlanger.org if you are interested.