Pediatric Hospitalist

University of Pittsburgh Physicians located at U. S. Steel Tower, 57th Floor, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, seeks a Pediatric Hospitalist to examine, diagnose, treat and/or refer patients, prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions, maintain a health record for each patient seen in accordance with Health Information Management policies and procedures, refer clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab and x-ray and any other ancillary services that are appropriate for patient’s management and care, provide excellent internal/external customer service via telephone, fax or face-to-face contact to assist patients with their health care needs, teach students, residents and fellows, follow established policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards, perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors, and perform other duties as assigned. Requires travel to worksites within 40 miles.

Job Responsibilities:

• Examine, diagnose, treat and/or refer patients
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed medical conditions
• Maintain a health record for each patient seen in accordance with Health Information Management policies and procedures
• Refer clients for appropriate specialty care services, lab and x-ray and any other ancillary services that are appropriate for patient’s management and care
• Provide excellent internal/external customer service via telephone, fax or face-to-face contact to assist patients with their health care needs
• Teach students, residents and fellows
• Follow established policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives and safety, environmental and/or infection control standards
• Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Requires travel to worksites within 40 miles

• Requires a Medical Degree or Doctor of Osteopathy or its equivalent or its foreign equivalent
• Must have completed a residency in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine
• Must be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine
• Maintain proficiency in ACLS and airway management
• Must have a valid Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration Certificate
• Must have clearances in ACT 33, ACT 34, ACT 73, FBI Clearance, ACT 31 Child Abuse Reporting
• Must have a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran