What are the responsibilities and job description for the Faculty Physician - Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine position at Medical College of Wisconsin?
Position Description:
PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL SLEEP MEDICINE FACULTY OPPORTUNITYMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN AND CHILDREN’S WISCONSINMILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
The Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine division at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin is seeking a full time pediatric sleep medicine faculty candidate with focus in behavioral sleep medicine to join our gorwing Pediatric Sleep Medicine Program.
The Children's Wisconsin Sleep Center is the only sleep center in Wisconsin dedicated solely to the care of children. The sleep center encompasses an interdisciplinary team including board-certified sleep physicians, pulmonologists, neurologists, otolaryngologists, psychologists, and advanced practice providers. Sleep medicine fellows participate in the Center activities.
Sleep Medicine Program | Sleep Center | Children's Wisconsin:
Children’s Wisconsin and Children’s Specialty Group | childrenswi.org:Children’s Wisconsin (CW) is the state’s only independent healthcare system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. With more than 1.3 million annual connections with kids and families statewide, Children’s provides a wide range of care and support — everything from routine care to lifesaving advances and treatment options, foster care and adoption services, child advocacy, and provides an insurance plan.
Children’s and its joint venture with the Medical College of Wisconsin – the Children’s Specialty Group (CSG) - are the largest providers of pediatric healthcare in the state, serving the children and families of Wisconsin with the highest level of care through their American College of Surgeons Level I Children’s Surgery Verification Center, Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence, 72-bed Level IV NICU, Level IV Epilepsy Center, and a 72-bed PICU. In 2021-2022, CW and CSG had six specialties ranked by US News & World Report: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; and pulmonology. With over 70 specialties and 675 providers, CSG providers had 220,000 outpatient visits at 13 regional care sites, 67,000 emergency department/trauma center visits, and over 9,000 admissions.
Milwaukee | visitmilwaukee.org:Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, is located on Lake Michigan’s western shore. A metropolitan area with more than 1.5 million people, Milwaukee is an affordable, comfortable place to live, work, and play, big enough to be exciting and uncongested enough to get around easily. Milwaukee’s many neighborhoods have incredible charm, accommodating a variety of lifestyles, from high-rise apartments to small farms. Nestled along a magnificent bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, Milwaukee’s downtown is home to botanical gardens, museums, a theater district, the world champion Milwaukee Bucks, the Milwaukee Brewers, and many fine restaurants. The lake and its harbors are skirted by scenic parklands and provide first-class opportunities for recreation, including hiking, cycling, boating, and more. A recent study ranked Milwaukee as the 15th most walkable of the 50 largest US cities.
Interested candidates should complete our brief online application via the following link:
Medical College of Wisconsin - Assistant Professor - Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Physician - Milwaukee WI
Or email CV & cover letter to:
Gina Haldiman, Sr. Physician Recruiter- Medical College of Wisconsin, rhaldiman@mcw.edu
Position Requirements:
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL SLEEP MEDICINE FACULTY OPPORTUNITYMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN AND CHILDREN’S WISCONSINMILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
The Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine division at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Wisconsin is seeking a full time pediatric sleep medicine faculty candidate with focus in behavioral sleep medicine to join our gorwing Pediatric Sleep Medicine Program.
The Children's Wisconsin Sleep Center is the only sleep center in Wisconsin dedicated solely to the care of children. The sleep center encompasses an interdisciplinary team including board-certified sleep physicians, pulmonologists, neurologists, otolaryngologists, psychologists, and advanced practice providers. Sleep medicine fellows participate in the Center activities.
Sleep Medicine Program | Sleep Center | Children's Wisconsin:
- The Children’s Wisconsin Sleep Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and includes robust ambulatory sleep clinics and a start-of-the-art 12-bed sleep lab
- The sleep clinics see children & adolescents with diagnoses that include NREM parasomnias, restless leg syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder, narcolepsy, and obstructive sleep apnea. In addition, a significant proportion of children have either behavioral insomnia of childhood, chronic insomnia, or insomnia complicating a co-morbid developmental or psychiatric disorder
- There is an active CPAP program that follows >300 patients with obstructive sleeep apnea who are home on CPAP. Expertise in the principle & practice of CPAP desensitization is a plus.
- Primary clinical responsibilities for the sleep facutly include outpatient sleep clinics & interpretation of sleep studies
- The faculty would have the opportunity to lead in the development of our behavioral sleep medicine program
- Clinical research opportunities are available within the division, as well as collaborations within the medical college
- Faculty are active participants in the training of sutdents, residents, & fellows, including our ACGME-accredited sleep medicine fellowship
- The division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine has consistently ranked among the top programs by US News & World Report.
Children’s Wisconsin and Children’s Specialty Group | childrenswi.org:Children’s Wisconsin (CW) is the state’s only independent healthcare system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. With more than 1.3 million annual connections with kids and families statewide, Children’s provides a wide range of care and support — everything from routine care to lifesaving advances and treatment options, foster care and adoption services, child advocacy, and provides an insurance plan.
Children’s and its joint venture with the Medical College of Wisconsin – the Children’s Specialty Group (CSG) - are the largest providers of pediatric healthcare in the state, serving the children and families of Wisconsin with the highest level of care through their American College of Surgeons Level I Children’s Surgery Verification Center, Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence, 72-bed Level IV NICU, Level IV Epilepsy Center, and a 72-bed PICU. In 2021-2022, CW and CSG had six specialties ranked by US News & World Report: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; gastroenterology and GI surgery; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; and pulmonology. With over 70 specialties and 675 providers, CSG providers had 220,000 outpatient visits at 13 regional care sites, 67,000 emergency department/trauma center visits, and over 9,000 admissions.
Milwaukee | visitmilwaukee.org:Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, is located on Lake Michigan’s western shore. A metropolitan area with more than 1.5 million people, Milwaukee is an affordable, comfortable place to live, work, and play, big enough to be exciting and uncongested enough to get around easily. Milwaukee’s many neighborhoods have incredible charm, accommodating a variety of lifestyles, from high-rise apartments to small farms. Nestled along a magnificent bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, Milwaukee’s downtown is home to botanical gardens, museums, a theater district, the world champion Milwaukee Bucks, the Milwaukee Brewers, and many fine restaurants. The lake and its harbors are skirted by scenic parklands and provide first-class opportunities for recreation, including hiking, cycling, boating, and more. A recent study ranked Milwaukee as the 15th most walkable of the 50 largest US cities.
Interested candidates should complete our brief online application via the following link:
Medical College of Wisconsin - Assistant Professor - Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine Physician - Milwaukee WI
Or email CV & cover letter to:
Gina Haldiman, Sr. Physician Recruiter- Medical College of Wisconsin, rhaldiman@mcw.edu
Position Requirements:
- MD, DO, or equivalent degree
- Successful completion of a pediatric residency
- Board certification or board eligibility in Pediatric Sleep Medicine
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.
