Pediatric Endocrinologist - Children's Mercy KC

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Overview:

Pediatric Endocrinologist

 

The Children’s Mercy Kansas City Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes is seeking a fellowship-trained, BC/BE pediatrician endocrinologist to join the faculty. The duties of this full-time position are primarily clinical; the ideal candidate will have an interest in both endocrinology and diabetes.

 

The Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes includes 30 pediatric endocrinologists, up to 7 fellows, 5 nurse practitioners, social workers, staff nurses, certified diabetes educators, care assistants, and clinical research coordinators. This team provides outpatient care at 4 clinic locations in Kansas City, MO, and at two campuses in Wichita, KS, and Topeka, KS. In addition, we provide pediatric endocrine care at several regional clinics in Kansas and Missouri. Multidisciplinary specialty clinics provide care to children of all ages affected by endocrine disorders associated with childhood cancer, 22Q11.2 Deletion, thyroid nodules, Turner Syndrome, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, gender dysphoria, metabolic syndrome/risk for type 2 diabetes, and disorders of sex differentiation. The diabetes center provides pediatric care to over 2500 individuals with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes; our division has an ADA-recognized diabetes educational program.

 

Inpatient consultations are provided at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and at KU University Hospital in Kansas City, as well as at community hospitals in Wichita and Topeka.

 

For more information about Children’s Mercy Kansas City and about Kansas City itself, visit cmkc.link/TakeYourPlace.

 

Please apply with CV and Cover Letter using link above, or send to physicianjobs@cmh.edu

 

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

 

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you become a finalist for this position, and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

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Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life, and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service, you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, including education, ideas, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability and beliefs.