Advocate Children’s Hospital/Medical Group is seeking a Part Time BE/BC Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician.
Candidates must have strong clinical skills and demonstrated teaching abilities in Pediatric Infectious Disease in addition to excellent interpersonal skills. The candidates will be expected to participate in clinical care, teaching of medical students and residents. Clinical activities of the division, both in-patient and out-patient, are conducted at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, IL.
Our hospital is a level I trauma center and has a 46-bed Inpatient Pediatric Unit, 54-bed NICU, 19-bed PICU, and busy Pediatric ER with more than 20,000 visits per year. The Department of Pediatrics participates in teaching more than 150 medical students and 100 residents (pediatric and other specialties) each year. As part of Advocate Health Care, Advocate Children's Hospital is the largest network provider of Pediatric services in Illinois and among the top 10 in the nation. We serve as a leader in comprehensive, dedicated care for our young patients and are ranked in U.S. News & World Report among the nation’s Best Children's Hospitals in the areas of cardiology and heart surgery as well as neonatology.
Excellent salary and comprehensive benefits are available through Advocate Medical Group, one of the largest physician-run organizations in the state.
Candidates should have formal training in the field of Pediatric Infectious Disease and be Board eligible or board certified in Pediatric Infectious Disease. Position is not J-1 eligible.
About Park Ridge, Illinois
Park Ridge is a picturesque suburb located 14 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, convenient to O'Hare Airport, major expressways, CTA and Metra trains allowing for an easy commute into the city while enjoying peaceful suburban living.
Park Ridge is a prime residential community that retains its distinctive, small-town charm where “community” is a big part of this suburban town. The city’s vibrant Uptown shopping area includes the Metra station, Public Library and several parks featuring live musical concerts and special events are held in the summer. Throughout the city, quiet tree-lined streets, pleasing architecture, excellent schools, centrally located library and ample parks help make Park Ridge one of the most desirable family communities in the Chicago area.
Unique shops and a great selection of restaurants fill the Uptown area, where new buildings blend serenely with historic ones. The Uptown Park Ridge skyline is graced with cupolas, church spires and the 100-foot tower of the Art Deco Pickwick Theatre, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
In addition to the Uptown shopping area, Park Ridge offers other shopping and dining convenient to every neighborhood, including South Park, Village Green, the Dee Park area bordering Oakton Ave. and the Higgins Corridor bordering Chicago.
Park Ridge hosts a variety of businesses from privately owned to major corporations and is home to Lutheran General Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center, teaching hospital and part of Advocate Aurora Health.
About Advocate Aurora Health
Advocate Aurora Health’s combined strength and stability drives us forward. Our integrated delivery model allows our clinicians to offer state-of-the-art, top tier quality care throughout eastern Wisconsin and northern and central Illinois.
Our supportive staff and leadership are committed to an autonomous practice environment and continuously strive to be on the forefront of managing the changing healthcare landscape, advances in technology and innovative approaches to providing impeccable outcomes for our patients.
Whether you’re looking to practice in the heart of a dynamic city such as Chicago or Milwaukee, a multi-specialty clinic in the suburbs, or a charming small town, Advocate Aurora Health has an opportunity for you.
Working at Advocate Aurora Health
Advocate Aurora Health is committed to diversity and inclusion every single day and in everything we do. Diversity lives in the differences, great and small, that matter to us and make each of us unique – from our age and the color of our skin, to our abilities and the things we believe in. We know that empowering our differences inspires creativity that leads to innovative solutions – for our team members, consumers and communities. And because health care is built upon relationships, it’s important for the people we serve to be able to trust us to meet their unique needs.
By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our team members can thrive and our business can grow. As a team member, working in a diverse setting allows you the chance to grow in ways that will broaden your perspective to deliver the best possible patient care.
