Child Abuse Pediatrician - (Remote or Part Time Available)

ResponsibilitiesNORTON CHILDREN’S PEDIATRIC PROTECTION SPECIALISTS, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and a part of Norton Children’s Medical Group, is seeking multiple child abuse pediatricians to join our practice. Our rapidly expanding team of professionals includes child abuse pediatricians, social workers, advanced practice providers, nurses and administrative support staff. We evaluate children from across Kentucky and Southern Indiana who are suspected victims of child maltreatment.

Through our fellowship accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), our team has trained fellows who have gone on to provide care from Maine to South Dakota. Norton Children’s Pediatric Protection Specialists sees children at Norton Children’s Hospital, a free standing tertiary and quarternary care facility, and we perform case reviews for children who are not seen in person. Our child abuse pediatricians work in tandem with a nurse or nurse practitioner on all cases, with responsibility for evaluation, case management, on call, report writing and court testimony when needed.

We embrace diversity and social justice in all we do. Our culture is warm, inclusive, friendly, determined and practical. Our team works closely together to best serve the needs of our patients, who are always our top priority About the Position: Our team is unique in our use of clinical forensic nurses as physicianextenders; nurses and nurse practitioners take first call and collaborate with the on-call physician for every patientAppointment to a faculty position at the University of Louisville School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, which offers robust support for clinical research, academic pursuits and teachingAbundant opportunities for community engagement and policy/ prevention work and engagement with students, residents, community providers and partnersOpportunities to sit on or lead multiple state and local boards and teamsIdeal candidate is friendly, enthusiastic, a great team player, an excellent communicator and dedicated to doing the right thing for our patientsCandidate must be board certified in general pediatrics, and board certified/board eligible in child abuse pediatricsAbout Norton Children’s Medical Group: Norton Children’s Medical Group, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is the pediatric provider division of Norton Medical Group.

Norton Children’s Medical Group employs more than 400 medical providers who work in over 170 locations in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. To support the community’s need for expanded care, Norton Children’s Medical Group encompasses all pediatric care, including inpatient, outpatient, primary and specialty care. Patients have access to multidisciplinary resources through Norton Medical Group’s extensive network of primary and specialty care practices, as well as Norton Children’s Hospital, Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Norton Children’s Medical Center and the Novak Center for Children’s Health.

(More information is available at NortonChildrens.com.) QualificationsRequired: Medical degree/diplomaKentucky medical license or license eligibleResidency/fellowship certification