Physician, Pediatrics

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Overview

Yale Health is a unique healthcare entity created to serve the Yale University faculty, students, staff, and families.  We are a clinician-led HMO and healthcare facility and are recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home.  Our members are an amazingly diverse group of people from every state in the country and almost every country in the world.  As Yale’s preferred healthcare provider for over 50 years, Yale Health offers members a patient-centered approach in an inclusive, culturally sensitive environment.

Located within the picturesque University campus, the Yale Health Building at 55 Lock Street houses nearly all medical services (primary care, specialty care, diagnostic imaging, urgent care, and pharmacy) under one roof.  Our close ties with Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale Medicine specialists ensure continuity of care with outstanding clinicians in the Yale community.
 

Yale Health is an exceptional place to work.  With generous University benefits, a beautiful environment, supportive leadership and friendly colleagues, job satisfaction is remarkably high.  The pediatrics department prides itself on creating a supportive work environment emphasizing collaboration, professionalism, and lifelong learning.
 

In addition to seeing patients, our providers precept medical and APRN students and make hospital rounds on newborns.  We do not attend deliveries or manage pediatric inpatients.  Call is shared equally among 11 clinicians with phone call support provided by after-hour nurses.  Weekend and holiday call consists of newborn rounding followed by seeing patients in the acute care facility until 3 pm.
 

Our EPIC EHR is fully integrated with the Yale New Haven Health Hospital system.  As a result, all labs, radiology reports, ED encounters, hospital admissions, consultant notes, and communications exist under a single system.  We now have an AI note-taking App, Abridge, which is integrated into EPIC, saving time on documentation.  Additional support comes from our robust nurse triage system, an in-house lactation consultant and an embedded pediatric mental health program. 

Schedule: Full-time, 37.50hrs; schedule may vary; evenings, weekends and holidays may also be required.
Participates in on-call rotation coverage including: weekday/weekend overnight phone calls, hospital rounds, and seeing patients in Acute Care on weekends/holidays.

Required Skills and Abilities

2. Superior interpersonal skills. Well-developed oral/written communication, organizational and teaching skills

3. Comprehensive knowledge of state and federal regulations related to direct patient care, administering medications, and maintaining appropriate medical records. ​​
 

Required Licenses and Certifications:

Holds or is eligible to hold a CT Medical License, Holds or is eligible to hold a CT Controlled Substance Registration, Federal DEA Registration, Board Certification/board eligible, Qualifies for hospital and faculty appointments.

Preferred Skills and Abilities
Pediatric primary care experience.

Principal Responsibilities

Required Education and Experience

Graduation from an accredited medical school.

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Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

This role is a healthcare worker position. Healthcare workers (HCW) are defined as university employees working a healthcare setting who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients, human research subjects or infectious materials including body substance, contaminated medical supplies, devices and equipment, surfaces, or air.  HCW have specific health requirements that must be met prior to starting work, including MMR vaccine or immunity, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or immunity, TB screening, COVID vaccine according to University policy, hepatitis B vaccine or immunity, and annual flu vaccination.

Posting Disclaimer

Salary offers are determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role’s grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through  their hiring department.

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

Inquiries concerning Yale's Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

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Yale University is a tobacco-free campus.