On behalf of the Cook Children's Health Care System (CCHCS) located in Ft. Worth, Texas, CareerPhysician, the national leader in child health faculty and leadership recruitment, is pleased to announce a national search for a Pediatric Pain Management specialist to join the well-resourced and rapidly growing Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.  The explosive population growth of West and North Texas has led the practice into a phase of expansion that will encompass the addition of key clinical programs and additional surgical faculty. 

Key Opportunity Highlights:

• Seeking candidates, including 2024 fellows, with interest in joining a thriving Pain Management service currently consisting of 2 chronic pain physicians, 3 anesthesiologists, 2 inpatient advanced practice providers, 1 outpatient advanced practice provider and a multidisciplinary team of physical therapists, cognitive behavioral therapists, social workers, nurses, and a coordinator.   
• The multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic offers medication management, interventional pain procedures, medical acupuncture, physical therapy, massage therapy, yoga therapy, biofeedback, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
• The inpatient pain service provides acute and chronic pain consult services. OR anesthesia time is also available.
• Qualified candidates may participate in the fellow’s retention program that will provide a monthly stipend of $2,500 from the time a contract is signed through the start of practice with Cook Children’s.
• Opportunities available, but not required, to teach medical students and residents as well as pursue clinical research with support including campus IRB, grant writing, research nurses, and a dedicated PhD statistician.
• Preference weighted towards fellowship trained in Pediatric Anesthesiology as well as Pain Management.
• Highly competitive compensation and benefits package, no state income tax, and a strong economy in one of the fastest growing areas of the United States.

CCHCS is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization comprised of a Medical Center, Physician Network, Home Health company, Pediatric Surgery Center, Health Plan and Health Foundation.  Cook Children’s Medical Center is a freestanding 462-bed quaternary care pediatric hospital that is consistently ranked by US News and World Report.  The integrated system has more than 60 primary and specialty care offices throughout North and West Texas, serving a 23-county referral network. The Cook Children's Physician Network is the largest pediatric multi-specialty physician group in its service area with over 600 employed specialty and primary care providers.

For more details about this opportunity, or if you would like to recommend an individual(s) who exemplifies the qualities we are seeking in a candidate, please contact Karis Beasley at karis@careerphysician.com.  All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant.

The CCHCS is an AA/EOE/ADA employer committed to excellence through diversity.

Preference weighted towards fellowship trained in Pediatric Anesthesiology as well as Pain Management.

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