Pediatrics - Child Abuse and Neglect Job at Prisma Health in Columbia, SC

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Pediatric Child Abuse Opportunity at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands

Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands and the University of South Carolina, Department of Pediatrics, are seeking a third physician for our Pediatric Child Abuse division in Columbia, SC. The full-time position is open to a physician who is board certified or board eligible in Child Abuse. The position will include patient care and teaching roles. Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications.

Division specifics:

The division of Pediatric Child Abuse has a thriving clinical program with the main outpatient practice location on the Children’s Hospital campus and 4 additional sites within Child Advocacy Centers throughout the Midlands. The division admits all patients to the hospital service and provides consultation. The team currently consists of four nurse practitioners and two board-certified Child Abuse pediatricians. The division provides medical services to a 13-county region in South Carolina and is affiliated with our tertiary Children’s Hospital. South Carolina has a well-integrated statewide medical response system for child abuse.

The Department of Pediatrics has a record of academic achievement and provides education to medical students, physician assistant students, and pediatric residents. The department along with our freestanding Children’s Hospital presently provides 160,000 patient encounters annually with 7,500 admissions and over 39,000 pediatric emergency room visits. The department has 20 divisions, is actively growing with planned new programs and faculty hires and has been recognized as the best teaching department for almost every year in the last 30 years. While primarily teaching clinicians, some faculty are engaged in research with infrastructure support. 

With nearly 30,000 team members, 18 hospitals, 2,984 beds and more than 300 physician practice sites, Prisma Health serves more than 1.2 million unique patients annually. Our goal is to improve the health of all South Carolinians by enhancing clinical quality, the patient experience and access to affordable care, as well as conducting clinical research and training the next generation of medical professionals.

Columbia is home to the state’s flagship university and offers a wide range of cultural and recreational opportunities.

Benefits package including relocation and malpractice with tail coverage.

**We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Qualified Employer!**