Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne,
Indiana seeks to recruit a BC/BE Pediatric Hospitalist to join a dedicated
inpatient pediatric hospitalist team. LCH has a comprehensive staff of
pediatric subspecialists, psychosocial staff, and all standard pediatric
supportive services. New program development with potential for
a leadership role. It is a well-resourced pediatric department with
enthusiastic staff, who demonstrate a level of morale far above average.
The patient volume is modest and the hospitalists enjoy the backup of the
pediatric critical care team which is in-house and available to assess sick
patients at night. The hospitalist is typically present during daytime
hours for rounds and available for call from home at night, typically every
fourth night. The volume is modest, e.g. 3-4 admissions per 24
hours. The position will start with 12-hour blocks until facility
hires a full complement of physicians. Although the service is
not typically resident-run, there are significant opportunities for both formal
and informal teaching of medical students and residents. The perspectives
and QI interests of incoming hospitalists are welcomed, and physicians are
respected as partners with opportunities to share in leadership roles.
The hospitalist is expected to enthusiastically embrace opportunities to meet
such standard needs as consulting and supporting the pediatric ED when needed,
performing standard procedures (e.g. LP), and attending departmental
meetings. *No Visa support.
A comprehensive compensation package will be offered and may
include:
- Base Salary plus Incentive
- Commencement Bonus
- Medical Education Debt Repayment
- Relocation
- CME
Lutheran Children’s Hospital (LCH) is the first
comprehensive children’s hospital in Fort Wayne. Since opening in 1999, LCH has
created a dedicated “children’s hospital within a hospital” concept with recent
facility investment of $10M and upcoming NICU renovation of $4M. LCH is a
tertiary care facility, with neonatal, maternal/fetal and pediatric transport
programs that includes Lutheran Air and dedicated LCH Mobile Intensive Care
Units, as well as a verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center.
Level III Pediatric/PICU and NICU/OB care are
currently focused at LCH (south) but sister-facilities including Dupont
Hospital (north) and St. Joseph hospital (downtown) are developing coordinated,
network systems of care for mother/baby and pediatrics that will result in more
robust pediatric and perinatal programs of excellence and elevate the overall
level of pediatric medicine in Northeast Indiana.