Pediatrician Needed for Outpatient Pediatric Practice in Northern Indiana

Company: Community Health Systems
Location: Warsaw
Posted on: June 23, 2022

Job Description:

Kosciusko Community Hospital , located in the heart of Northern Indiana lake country and part of the Lutheran Health Network, seeks to recruit a BC/BE Pediatrician - for 2022 -to be a full-time partner in a thriving outpatient pediatric practice ("Pediatric Health Care") in a small community setting.

The candidate will join with one other full-time Pediatrician (Dr. Dillon) and a Nurse Practitioner with a possible future hire of another pediatrician for a total of three full-time physicians

Pediatric Hospitalist/PICU and Neonatologists/NICU are readily available for consultations

Call schedule is flexible but all efforts will be made so that call will be shared evenly (1 in 3)

Seeking a Physician willing to do both inpatient and outpatient (rounding and attending difficult situations to take over upon birth).

* No Visa support

Hospital duties include:

Healthy newborn visits

Management of non-critical transient problems encountered during neonatal period (e.g., jaundice, hypoglycemia, TTN, rule-out sepsis) that can be managed at a Level 1 nursery

Routine acute illness admissions for pediatric patients outside of the newborn period

Attendance at C-sections or vaginal deliveries ONLY when requested by OB, if problems are anticipated

Occasional resuscitation and stabilization of newborns until transfer to facility with higher level of care

A comprehensive compensation package will be offered and may include:

Salary (based on MGMA guidelines) plus Incentive

Medical Education Debt Repayment

Relocation Expenses

CME, Med Lic. and Dues

Health, Life and Retirement

Commencement Bonus

About Kosciusko Community Hospital

Kosciusko Community Hospital is a 72-bed facility with all-private rooms, located on a 30-acre medical campus. Accredited by The Joint Commission and a part of Lutheran Health Network, we offer a variety of services, including emergency care, an urgent care center, heart and stroke care, orthopedics, occupational health, rehabilitation services, a sleep center, a wound care center and a cancer care center providing chemotherapy and radiation therapy. KCH has the only emergency department in the county that is an accredited chest pain center and accredited stroke center. We are also the only hospital in the county with inpatient capability. We are dedicated to providing compassionate, quality care with the best possible experience to every patient, every time and to making a - positive impact -on our community.

https://www.kch.com/

More about Warsaw and Kosciusko County:

https://visitkosciuskocounty.org/

Keywords: Community Health Systems, South Bend , Pediatrician Needed for Outpatient Pediatric Practice in Northern Indiana, Healthcare , Warsaw, Indiana