Description

Specialization:

Surgery Pediatric

Job Summary:

Wesley Children’s Hospital is seeking a pediatric surgeon for a full-time faculty position within the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, Kansas. The successful candidate will be awarded the Drs. Phil and Laura Knight Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery.

Qualified Candidates:

• Board eligible or board certified in pediatric surgery

• Ability to obtain Kansas licensure

• Will receive an academic appointment commensurate with experience and achievement

• Expose learners to the profession of pediatric surgery

Incentive/Benefits Package:

• Competitive guaranteed base salary

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, etc.

• 401k matching, discounted employee stock purchase

• Relocation assistance

• Visa sponsorship available (J-1 and H1-B)

About Wesley Children’s Hospital:

• Wesley Children’s Hospital, part of Wesley Healthcare, has recently completed an 8-year, $70M investment in pediatric resources

• Wesley Children’s Hospital includes the largest delivery service and neonatal ICU in the state of Kansas, a 35-bed pediatric inpatient unit, 15-bed pediatric ICU and the state’s only Children’s Oncology Group certified pediatric oncology service line.

• Relevant service lines include pediatric anesthesia, pediatric radiology, pediatric emergency medicine, centralized pediatric sedation, pediatric hospital medicine, child life and pediatric clinical pharmacy.

• There are over 25 American Board of Pediatrics certified medical specialties availability in the community, in addition to pediatric general, orthopedic and plastic surgery

Wichita is Kansas’ largest city, home to 600,000+ in the greater metro area and drawing from over 1 million from rural Kansas and parts of contiguous states. The average single-family home cost is 30% below the national median and the cost of living is over 10% below the national average. Wichita offers a superb range of private and parochial schools. This regional hub of university faculty, healthcare, and aviation industry professionals demand great schools for their kids. Home of the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, with over 1,000 faculty members and 13 ACGME-accredited residency programs. The hospital is 14 minutes to the beautiful new regional airport with five major airlines.