Details

• Specialty: Pediatrics

• Subspecialty Interest: Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics

• Schedule: Full-Time

• Call Schedule: To be discussed at time of interview

• Practice Detail: A Developmental Pediatrician will join our team, specializing in outpatient care within a developmental pediatrics setting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in developmental and behavioral disorders, collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic patient care.

• EMR System: Cerner

• Facility: Ascension St. John Hospital

• Location: Detroit, Michigan

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

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Responsibilities

Ascension St. John Hospital is looking for a Physician - Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics for our Department of Pediatrics.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension St. John Hospital to provide medical services to our Pediatric patients.

Position Highlights:

• This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact through compassionate patient-centered care and ongoing research in pediatric developmental health.

• This role will also involve providing comprehensive outpatient and inpatient consultations for pediatric patients under the age of 12, with concerns for mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with case management.

• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.

• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.

• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.

• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.

• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

• Key responsibilities include conducting mental health screenings, assessments, and delivering tailored treatment plans.

Requirements

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

Required Credential(s):

• Physician MD/DO with Prescriptive Authority credentialed from the Michigan Board of Medicine obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Verified by local Credentialing Office.

Preferred Credential(s):

• Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

Additional Preferences

• Completion of Pediatric residency program.

• Completion of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics fellowship program.

• BC in specialty.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Michigan operates 16 hospitals and more than 300 related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 compassionate associates. When you join our care teams, you join a team dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve throughout Michigan.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

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