Ascension Seton is looking for a Board Certified/Board Eligible Adolescent Medicine Physician for Dell Children's Medical Group.
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension Seton to provide medical services to patients. New fellowship graduates are welcome to apply.
Position Highlights:
- Dell Children s Medical Center serves a 46-county area as the premier health care provider for children, adolescents and young adults.
- Fully outpatient opportunity.
- Interdisciplinary team consisting of: Nurse Practitioner specializing in eating disorders, Psychologists, Nurse Manager, RNs, Medical Assistants, Social Workers, and collaboration with inpatient team
- Heavy focus in eating disorders and gynecology.
- Salary guarantee for two years.
- Benefits include CME allowance, health insurance, and 403b.
- EXCELLENT Leadership Opportunity.
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.
About Dell Children s Medical Center
Dell Children s Medical Center (DCMC) is a 248-bed freestanding pediatric facility, Pediatric Level I Trauma Center, Level IV Epilepsy Center, Level IV NICU, Special Delivery Unit, Texas Center for Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease, and Inpatient Psychiatry Mental Health Unit. Our second location, DCMC North, opened in the spring of 2022 as a 36 bed hospital.
DCMC is in the Ascension Healthcare Network, the nation's largest nonprofit health system. Our mission is to be a center of excellence for children s health with a strong alliance of expert personnel, facilities and other specialty resources. Ascension partners with Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. The Ascension Healthcare Network and DMS share a common vision of transforming healthcare through a focus on quality and value. Through the power of this partnership, providers share a leading role in building the future of healthcare for Central Texas and beyond. Come and experience why Dell Children's is a really special place.
About Ascension Seton
As a member of Ascension Seton, our physicians join a large community of providers who are called to deliver compassionate, personalized care for all persons, especially those who are struggling or affected by poverty. We share best practices and knowledge across our smart network as a member of the largest nonprofit provider of care in the country. Ascension Seton includes more than 100 clinical locations, including four teaching hospitals which serve as training sites for Dell Medical School at The University of Texas. Dell Children s, part of Ascension Seton in Austin, TX is a world-class pediatric center with its own Level I trauma center and only Level IV NICU in Texas.
About Ascension Medical Group
When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care.
With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.
About Austin
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