Tenet Health

Pediatrician - Child Abuse

MI • Posted 6 days ago
Onsite Full Time Healthcare

Children's Hospital of Michigan is seeking a full-time Pediatrician specializing in Child Abuse to join its established Child At Risk Evaluation (CARE) Team. This role offers an academic platform within a U.S. News & World Report-ranked facility, focusing on multidisciplinary collaboration and community advocacy. The position is ideal for a fellowship-trained physician ready to significantly impact vulnerable patients and families.

Practice Info

  • Full-time Pediatrician specializing in Child Abuse within the established CARE Team
  • 228-bed academic children's hospital within the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) system
  • Multidisciplinary team with deep community ties, active involvement in local and state advocacy

Responsibilities

  • Inpatient consultation and chart review of active and discharged cases
  • Outpatient follow-up for patients seen during inpatient consults
  • Coordination of referrals to community trauma-based therapy programs
  • Communication of medical findings to CPS, law enforcement, and other community partners
  • Court testimony as a medical expert in child maltreatment cases
  • Community education focused on child abuse recognition and impact
  • Teaching and precepting opportunities with medical students, residents, and pediatric emergency medicine fellows
  • Participation in local, state, and federal child advocacy initiatives

Compensation

  • Competitive compensation commensurate with experience in academic child abuse pediatrics
  • Academic appointment with opportunities for curriculum development, skills assessment, and fellow precepting

Benefits

  • Malpractice insurance provided
  • Health, dental, and life insurance
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Deferred compensation program
  • Relocation assistance

Shift & Schedule

  • Full-time

Requirements

  • Board Certified with the American Board of Pediatrics
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Child Abuse Pediatrics
  • Fellowship training in Child Abuse and Maltreatment preferred
  • Academic experience including medical student, resident, or fellow precepting, curriculum development, and/or evaluation and skills assessment
  • Must be eligible to obtain licensure in the State of Michigan
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