Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine - Division Chief
Company: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente
Location: Dallas
Posted on: January 26, 2023
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Job Description:
The Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center
is conducting an international search for candidates to serve as
Chief of the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine in the
Department of Pediatrics. The successful candidate will have the
opportunity to envision and realize the future growth of an already
outstanding pediatric NICU program - ranked by USNWR among the best
in the nation - within the vibrant and growing UT Southwestern
Medical Center, also routinely considered among the nation's
finest. The mission of the UT Southwestern Pediatric Neonatology
Division is to provide excellent, high value care to neonates while
advancing the field through research and innovation and educating
future physicians in the care of children in the neonatal intensive
care unit. The Division is among the largest in the nation with 50
faculty members who drive forward clinical and scholarly programs
in 1) neonatal resuscitation, 2) hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy,
3) long-term follow-up care, 4) clinical informatics, and 5)
quality and patient safety via multiple national registries. Our
faculty deliver services in multiple NICU settings, with a total of
19,000 births and over 3400 NICU admissions annually. In addition
to the 96-bed unit at Parkland Memorial Hospital, one of the
nation's largest Level IV NICUs and the first in Dallas County, our
faculty also serve the 47-bed Level IV NICU at Children's Health,
the 47-bed Level III NICU at Texas Health Dallas (THD) Hospital,
and the 30-bed Level III NICU at William P. Clements Jr. University
Hospital. Pediatric Neonatology faculty have resources sufficient
to meet present and future needs of neonates across the Dallas/Fort
Worth metroplex, with a population of more than 6,500,000 and
growing. The Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern has a long
and rich history that is interwoven with the roots of UT
Southwestern Medical School and with the development and growth of
Children's Health, our primary clinical partner. The Department is
structured into 17 academic divisions, consisting of approximately
350 faculty members and several clinical multidisciplinary programs
to cover the full spectrum of child health and disease. UT
Southwestern, one of the nation's premier academic medical centers,
is located just a short drive from downtown Dallas. The campus
integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical
care and education. The institution's faculty number is more than
2,700 and includes six who have been awarded Nobel Prizes since
1985, 24 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 members of
the National Academy of Medicine, and 13 investigators in the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute. UT Southwestern physicians provide
medical care in about 80 specialties to more than 105,000
hospitalized patients, nearly 370,000 emergency room cases, and
oversee approximately 3 million outpatient visits a year. Many are
cared for in the three major hospitals on campus: Clements
University Hospital, Parkland Memorial Hospital, and Children's
Medical Center Dallas. Applicants will be considered for
appointment in one of the UT Southwestern academic tracks at the
Associate Professor or Professor level with or without tenure,
commensurate with professional accomplishments and status in the
field. Applicants must be eligible for licensure in the state of
Texas and must be board certified in Pediatric Neonatology.
Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a
full-time schedule. Interested applicants should apply online at
https://jobs.utsouthwestern.edu/ (search for Job #689532) and
upload a curriculum vitae and a letter of interest. In addition,
please submit the CV and cover letter to: Jorge Bezerra, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Jorge.Bezerra@UTSouthwestern.edu To learn more about the benefits
UT Southwestern offers, visit This position is security-sensitive
and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT
Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this
position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to
be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain
medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not
meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not
apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other
non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they
qualify.For COVID-19 vaccine information, applicants should visit
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and
working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members
of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT
Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship
status, or veteran status. To learn more, please visit: .
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