Pediatric Heart Failure-Heart Transplant Physician

Position Summary

The staff physician shall provide patient care services and will support the Phoenix Children's mission of providing hope, healing and the best health care for children and their families.

Position Duties

• Patient Care Services

1) Provide patient care services for which he / she is clinically privileged, including but not limited to :

a) Provide direct patient care services on an inpatient and outpatient basis

b) Provide subspecialty consultations and follow-up.

c) Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services / procedures

d) Provide these services for urgent / emergent care as necessary

2) Strive to achieve the best patient and family centered care

3) Support Hospitals patient satisfaction goals as well as divisions specific targets

4) Support and adhere to divisional patient safety and quality of care standards

5) Practices Contemporary Evidence based medicine or latest experience based medicine

1) Establish and demonstrate effort to achieve annual physician goals and objectives (e.g. individual, division, hospital)

2) Support the medical education programs and activities of the Division, including but not limited to :

a) Provide direct supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals for the delivery of inpatient and outpatient services when applicable

b) Conduct teaching rounds, lectures and conference for trainees

c) Participate in the teaching and supervision of trainees and allied health care professionals assigned to the division

d) Participate in the postgraduate continuing educational activities of the division

3) Support the research endeavors of the division including the research initiatives by other members of the division

4) Support programmatic growth of division

5) Support satellite efforts of division when appropriate

1) Treat colleagues, Phoenix Children's employees and customers with courtesy, dignity and respect

2) Promote safe, cooperative and professional health care environment

3) Support Phoenix Children's mission, vision and values, including family centered care, excellence in clinical care, leadership, collaboration, and accountability

1) Physician shall support the Division Chief in his / her role as liaison to the professional community and general public as requested by the Division Chief

2) Physician may conduct teaching rounds or conferences outside of Phoenix Children's, particularly if these activities support divisional clinical and teaching programs / initiatives.

3) Physician shall represent Phoenix Children's in the medical and business communities and before the general public in a professional manner

4) The following physical and mental skills are essential to the physicians ability to successfully perform the foregoing duties and responsibilities :

a) The ability to communicate by telephone, computer or other communication devices

b) The ability to perform after hours or night call responsibilities as needed

c) The ability to work regularly scheduled work hours

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by :

Values