NORTON CHILDREN’S GENETICS CENTER, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is seeking a board certified/ board-eligible physician in both pediatrics and clinical genetics. The candidate will function as part of a dynamic, interdisciplinary team of professionals that provides clinical genetic services. The Norton Children’s Genetics Center team is dedicated to providing comprehensive medical genetic consultation and services to pediatric patients and their families, as well as adults who have or are at risk for hereditary conditions. The team consists of medical geneticists, genetic counselors, metabolic nutritionists and a coordinator for the newborn screening program. Outpatient and inpatient genetic services are provided, as well as consultations with interdisciplinary subspecialists in specialty clinics. Norton Children's Genetics Center staff actively participate in training professionals involved in the care of these individuals and are involved in clinical research in genetics. The program maintains national, state and local prominence through its many unique services.

About the Position 

• Serve as a UofL School of Medicine faculty member with competence
  in patient care, teaching and an interest in clinical research
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of professionals in a
  university center
• Service general and subspecialty clinics
• Salary and academic rank to be commensurate with experience

Job Responsibilities: The physician is responsible for recording a detailed medical history of each patient in the electronic medical record, including, but not limited to, chief complaint, present condition, individual history, and family history. Performing appropriate physical examination of each patient. Analyzing reports and/or findings of tests and personal examinations in order to assess the medical condition of the patient, including diagnosing the patient's injury or illness and formulating a prognosis.

HR Application: Faculty Appointment - Pediatric Clinical Geneticist in Louisville, Kentucky | Careers at Novak Center for Pediatric Health (UL)

• Medical degree/diploma
• Residency/fellowship certification
• Kentucky medical license or license eligible

About Norton Children's Medical Group

About Norton Children’s As the need for expert pediatric care has grown in our region, so has the footprint of Norton Children’s. It comprises two hospitals, local and regional outpatient centers, and Norton Children’s Medical Group — a network of primary and specialty care practices with over 500 pediatric providers across more than 170 locations. Currently serving more than 215,000 patients on average per year, including more than 93,000 pediatric emergency care visits and nearly 13,000 pediatric surgeries, Norton Children’s provides comprehensive care for children of all ages across the region. Located in downtown Louisville, the 300-bed Norton Children’s Hospital is the region’s only full-service, free-standing pediatric hospital, the only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in Kentucky and serves as the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Norton Children’s Hospital provides a complete range of services for children, including pediatric intensive care and one of the nation’s largest Level IV neonatal intensive care units. Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, a full-service community hospital located in St. Matthews, is ...Kentucky’s only combined women’s and children’s hospital. Norton Children’s Medical Center in northeastern Jefferson County is the only pediatric outpatient center of its type in Kentucky, with a 24-hour pediatric emergency department and a wide range of pediatric outpatient surgery services. The Novak Center for Children’s Health is located in downtown Louisville, a few blocks from Norton Children’s Hospital. The outpatient center provides access to primary care, more than 20 pediatric specialty practices, and is home to the Wendy Novak Diabetes Center, Kentucky’s largest and most comprehensive pediatric diabetes center. Norton Children’s relies on support from the community through the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation. The foundation raises funds to support critical programs, purchase new equipment and technologies, fund clinical research, expand regional programs, build or enhance facilities and helps to make our advanced facilities and many specialized services available to all families regardless of their ability to pay. More information is available at NortonChildrens.com.

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