The Division of Neurosurgery at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are recruiting for a fourth pediatric neurosurgeon. The new faculty member will have primary clinical responsibilities at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and will also establish a transition of care clinic at the UAMS Medical Center.
The Division of Neurosurgery is composed of 3 attending pediatric neurosurgeons, 2 advanced practice nurses, and 3 specialty nurses. Clinical volume is over 500 cases per year, covering the breadth of pediatric neurosurgery. The group offers comprehensive neurosurgical care at the main campus in Little Rock and outpatient services at Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale.
The Department of Neurosurgery at UAMS is accredited for a total of 14 residents. Two residents are on service at ACH at a time, providing junior and senior level coverage. Residents provide 24-hour call coverage at ACH.
Responsibilities:
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital (70%)
- Provide outpatient, inpatient, and surgical care for patients with pediatric neurosurgical conditions. Depending on candidate interest, opportunity for development of subspecialty interest may be available.
- 1-in-4 attending call coverage. Residents take primary call.
- Mentor residents in pediatric neurosurgery.
- Participate in the quality improvement initiatives of the division.
- Opportunities for research are available.
- UAMS Medical Center (30%)
- Establish a transition-of-care clinic for patients with complex needs who age out of the pediatric system. These would include myelomeningocele patients and those with complex hydrocephalus.
- Provide elective operative care for patients in the transition-of-care clinic.
- Be available to assist with the care of adults with "pediatric-type" conditions such as tethered spinal cord and Chiari malformation.
- Mentor residents in care of adult patients with pediatric conditions.
Benefits:- Appointment as an Assistant Professor, Clinical-Educator (non-tenure) track at the UAMS College of Medicine.
- Competitive salary.
- Comprehensive benefits package including generous retirement program, medical/dental/vision coverage, disability insurance, malpractice coverage, etc.
Requirements:- MD or DO degree.
- Ability to be licensed to practice medicine in the state of Arkansas.
- Completion of an ACGME accredited neurosurgery residency program.
- Completion of an ACPNF accredited pediatric neurosurgery fellowship program.
- Board eligible or board certified (with recognition of focused practice in pediatric neurosurgery) by the American Board of Neurosurgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.
ABOUT ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S
Arkansas Children's is the only health care system in the state solely dedicated to caring for Arkansas’ 850,000 children. The private, non-profit organization includes two pediatric hospitals, a pediatric research institute and USDA nutrition center, a philanthropic foundation, a nursery alliance, statewide clinics, and many education and outreach programs — all focused on fulfilling a promise to define and deliver unprecedented child health. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a 336-bed, Magnet-recognized facility in Little Rock operating the state’s only Level I pediatric trauma center; the state's only burn center; the state's only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; the state's only pediatric intensive care unit; the state’s only pediatric surgery program with Level 1 verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS); and the state's only nationally recognized pediatric transport program. Arkansas Children’s is nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report in seven pediatric subspecialties (2023—2024): Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Orthopedics, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology. Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW), the first and only pediatric hospital in the northwest Arkansas region, is a level IV pediatric trauma center. ACNW operates a 24-bed inpatient unit; a surgical unit with five operating rooms; outpatient clinics offering over 20 subspecialties; diagnostic services; imaging capabilities; occupational therapy services; and northwest Arkansas' only pediatric emergency department, equipped with 30 exam rooms. Generous philanthropic and volunteer engagement has sustained Arkansas Children's since it began as an orphanage in 1912, and today ensures the system can deliver on its promise of unprecedented child health. To learn more, visit archildrens.org.
ABOUT UAMS
UAMS is the state's only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute and Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS' clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state's largest public employer, with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children's, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.
Contact Information
Contact: Heather Winston, Senior Physician Recruiter, winstonhs@archildrens.org
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