General Pediatrics - Child Abuse Pediatrician

The Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital is recruiting a full-time academic Child Abuse Pediatrician to join the Department of Pediatrics Health Science Series in the Division of General Pediatrics. Academic rank will be commensurate with experience.

The successful candidate will join the current Medical Director of the UCLA Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect team in providing consultations in a busy regional Level 1 Trauma Center serving Southern California. The candidate will be expected to provide clinical expertise in the evaluation of children and adolescents with concerns for abuse and/or neglect in a variety of clinical sites. Duties will include patient care, teaching of fellows and residents, and participation in research or other scholarly endeavors that will lead to academic promotion. The candidate will work collaboratively with local child welfare agencies, and have the opportunity to participate in multidisciplinary committees including the county death review committee.

The David Geffen School of Medicine provides ample opportunities for professional development as well as education and research. The Department of Pediatrics has over 30 Divisions and Programs. The Department is the home of the Children's Discovery & Innovation (CDI) Institute which promotes research, funding, and training activities related to improving children's health and health care, spanning from research discoveries in basic science, through translation to clinical care, and implementation in community practice. A unique feature of UCLA is the presence of the Center for the Health Sciences (CHS) complex that includes the UCLA Medical Center, School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, School of Public Health, and California NanoSystems Institute, all on the same campus as the Division of Life Sciences and 7 other professional schools and the largest undergraduate student enrollment in the UC system. UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital is consistently ranked as one of the best children's hospitals in the nation by the US News & World Report. Annually Mattel Children's Hospital serves more than 6,000 inpatients and 40,000 outpatients of diverse racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

For further information please contact:

Rebecca Dudovitz, MD, MSHS Chief of General Pediatrics; rdudovitz@mednet.ucla.edu

Claudia Wang, MD; Medical Director, SCAN Team; claudiawang@mednet.ucla.edu

How to apply:Qualified applicants please apply to this link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09914

The posted UC salary scales (See Table 5, APU 4: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/oct-2024-scales/t5-summary.pdf set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The base salary range for this position is $127,000 - $253,112. This position also includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-670.pdf, which provides eligibility for additional compensation (APM 670-18).

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Anti-Racism Roadmap: The David Geffen School of Medicine Anti-racism roadmap is our co- created path to ensuring racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to actively dismantling structural racism in our organization as descried in more detail

at: https://medschool.ucla.edu/diversity-anti-racism-roadmap

UC Regents Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct:

All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of

Conduct https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/1111.html.

Division: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/general-pediatrics/clinical-services/child-abuse-pediatrics

M.D. or equivalent

Board Certification in Pediatrics

Board Certification/eligibility in Child Abuse Pediatrics

Licensed or eligible for licensure in the state of California

Position title: Health Sciences Clinical Professor - HCOMP

see requirements

• 4-6 letters of reference required

References must hold the title of Assistant Professor or higher. Letters will be reviewed and included as part of the appointment dossier of the selected candidate

Position title: Health Sciences Clinical Professor-HCOMP

see requirements

• 6-8 letters of reference required

References must hold the title of Associate Professor or higher. Letters will be reviewed and included as part of the appointment dossier of the selected candidate

Position title: Health Sciences Clinical Professor-HCOMP

See requirements

• 6-8 letters of reference required

References must hold the title of Professor or higher. Letters will be reviewed and included as part of the appointment dossier of the selected candidate

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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