Medical Director Opportunity - Pediatric Gastroenterology Program.
Children´s Hospital Central California, one of the 10 largest, free-standing children�s hospitals in the country seeks a well established pediatric gastroenterologist to serve as the Medical Director of the pediatric gastroenterology program. In this position, you will have the responsibility for maintaining an overall posture of leadership to the five member department and the medical staff. Responsibilities include providing excellence at all levels of patient care; the oversight of the improvement and peer review standards; develop and maintain Pediatric Gastroenterology Performance Improvement Plan; participation in the Department´s budgeting cycle; and providing oversight to physician inpatient and emergency staffing needs and assessing the adequacy of the department structure. Position offers a competitive income along with a full and comprehensive benefits package. The opportunity exists to teach pediatric residents and medical students. With a service area encompassing 45,000 square miles, you will enjoy a busy practice with a broad spectrum of cases. This beautiful 297-bed facility occupies a 50-acre campus on the bluffs of the San Joaquin River just north of Fresno. In addition to the main hospital, the campus also contains medical and professional buildings, a child development center, a heliport, and sits next to the Ronald McDonald House. Children´s Hospital Central California boasts a medical staff of 420 doctors practicing in over 40 pediatric subspecialties. This impressive facility offers a 65-bed NICU, a 32-bed PICU, and eight state-of-the-art surgical suites. Plans are underway to add five more suites by the year 2013.The city of Fresno is located in the central San Joaquin Valley of California. With a population of 500,000, Fresno represents an emerging metropolitan center that abounds with fine regional and ethnic restaurants, as well as a vibrant nightlife. Its symphony, local theatre companies, music, and dance productions distinguish Fresno as a city with access to a wide variety of cultural events. The Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Fresno Art museum and other cultural organization preserve the area´s rich history and serve as the forefront for future activities. Fresno is the only city in the United States with three national parks in its backyard: Kings Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite. Also, Fresno provides comfortable day trips to San Francisco, the California Coast and the Los Angeles area.