General Pediatrics - Primary Care & Complex Care - Instructor

Schedule Full time

Weekly Hours 40

FTE 1 Employee Status Regular

• Patient Care - Participate in safe, effective and compassionate patient care.
• Provide disease specific expert consultation relative to the clinical discipline.
• Examine patients to determine presence of disease.
• Determine nature and extent of disease or injury, formulate plan of care.
• Perform procedures, collect data, analyze date and make decisions regarding patient care, including initial assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, reassessment and discontinuation of care.
• Evaluate, formulate, maintain, support, monitor and modify a patient-specific plan for care, treatment and rehabilitation based on the patient's assessment.
• Physicians may work in inpatient and/or outpatient settings.
• Plan and coordinate discharge treatment plan.
• Care may include medical diagnostic, therapeutic care including management of medical emergencies which may require technical procedures.
• May provide consultation for patients in the emergency room, admitted to the hospital or in outpatient clinics.

• Continuously assess and improve the performance of services provided.
• Compliance with CCHMC safety, code of conduct, integrity standards.

• Provide direction to medical students and residents, fellows and other health care professionals in the treatment of patients and professional conduct.
• Ability to teach medical students and residents, and fellows general patient management as well as specifics related to the clinical discipline.
• Attend and participate in lectures, seminars, presentations, and conferences within the division as well as multi-disciplinary conferences.
• Participate in national conferences either as an official attendee or a presenter.
• Implement knowledge to patient care plans and procedures.
• Abide by the continuing education goals of the department.

• Participates in scholarly activities as evidenced by: publication of clinical investigation, clinical observations, reviews, chapters or books; participation in clinical trials, and/or clinical investigations; and submission of a manuscript to an acceptable journal for publication.
• May assist in the design and conduct clinical research within areas of clinical specialty.
• Publish and/or co-author findings and conclusions resulting from research in a timely fashion.
• Presents findings internally.
• May assist in the design and implementation of programs which evaluates the efficacy of treatment.
• May assist in obtaining funding from outside sources for research and teaching programs.

• Follow CCHMC's established code of ethical behavior in decisions and actions regarding marketing, admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Is compliance with policies and procedures protecting patient rights for informed consent and the handling of confidential information as defined by CCHMC's mission and applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensure orientation, in-service training and continuing education according to CCHMC guidelines.
• Is compliance with all departmental policies, procedures, job descriptions and philosophy as consistent with Cincinnati Children's policies and values.
• Is compliance with all JCAHO guidelines, procedures and policies.

• M.D., D.O., or equivalent degree
• Current active medical license issued by the State of Ohio or eligible for license
• Appropriate medical credentialing through the Medical Staff Services offices
• Completion of all required pre-employment activities
• Clinical Instructor appointment or eligibility
• Prior clinical practice experience may be required based on area of clinical specialty