Join one of the nation’s most well-respected health systems, Advocate Health. Advocate Children’s Hospital is seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician for a full-time position to serve patients in the Chicagoland area. Advocate Children’s Hospital is the largest network provider of pediatric services in Illinois and among the top 10 in the nation.
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. In addition, the candidate must have experience in Antimicrobial Stewardship. The position will include protected administrative time for Stewardship activities in close collaboration with our Pediatric ID Pharmacist.
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.
Candidates should have formal training in the field of Pediatric Infectious Disease and be Board eligible or board certified in Pediatric Infectious Disease.
What Advocate Health & Advocate Children’s Hospital offer
- Collaboration with 120 pediatric medical and surgical specialists
- Physician-led medical group with well-established pediatric service line leadership
- Integrated nationally recognized organization
- A diverse and inclusive environment ensuring safe and equitable care for all patients
- A competitive compensation model that is sustainable, equitable, transparent, compliant, and rewarding
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision and life insurance, CME allowance, 401K and deferred compensation plans, and paid medical liability insurance
- Relocation assistance up to $12,000
- Paid Time Off
- Adoption and surrogacy assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pre-tax accounts for dependent care, health care, and commuter benefits
- Leave-of-absence programs, including FMLA, Military Leave, Parental Leave, Personal Leave, VESSA Leave
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.
About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States. Advocate Health has a combined footprint across six states – Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin. We are a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. In Illinois and Wisconsin, we serve nearly 3 million patients annually across 27 hospitals and more than 500 sites of care. We are a leading employer in the Midwest with a diverse team of over 77,000, including 3,700+ employed physicians and more than 2,000 Advanced Practice Clinicians in our physician-led medical group.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion every single day and in everything we do. By cultivating an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion, we create a welcoming environment where our patients can heal, our teammates can thrive, and our business can grow. As a teammate, 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.
