Location:

　　Lubbock Regional Specialty Clinic

　　Department:

　　Lubbock Clinic

　　Shift:

　　First Shift (United States of America)

　　Standard Weekly Hours:

　　40

　　Summary:

　　Cook Children's Physician Network has an exciting opportunity for a board certified/board eligible noninvasive pediatric cardiologist in Lubbock, Texas. This physician will be responsible for outpatient cardiology care at the Lubbock location with inpatient consultations at Covenant Children's Hospital.

　　Cook Children's Health Care System is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization. Cook Children's Medical Center Fort Worth 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 850 employed subspecialty and primary care providers.

　　Covenant Children's (CCH) is part of Covenant Health, and its parent Providence-St Joseph Health, which has a history of over 100 years of service to the West Texas/Panhandle Plains and eastern New Mexico region. Covenant Children's is a 227-bed facility and is the only licensed freestanding children's hospital in the area. CCH operates a level IV NICU and is verified as a level II Pediatric Trauma Center. CCH is also a regional provider of high-risk maternal care. CCH has over 175 physicians on medical staff, representing nearly all major pediatric subspecialties (neurosurgery, general surgery, neurology, cardiology, GI, ENT, Endocrine, ID, Hematology-Oncology, Pulmonology, Adolescent Medicine, among others).

　　CCH plays an active role in the West Texas/Panhandle Plains region's provision of pediatric care via partnerships with regional facilities, primarily in the Midland and Odessa area via providing pediatric hospitalist services for two hospitals. CCH has also begun to partner with Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Amarillo. Historically, CCH has a close relationship with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, with CCH acting as the primary teaching site for pediatric education for the Health Sciences Center. Each year CCH trains approximately 24 pediatric residents, with many provider's also serving as faculty of TTUHSC, engaging in academic teaching, and/or research.

　　Qualifications: • Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.

　　• .) required. • American Heart Association BLS and PALS. • Unrestricted Texas Medical license (must obtain prior to start date). • Must have successfully completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Medical Association (AMA) approved residency for pediatrics. • Board certified/Board Eligible in their specialty area.

　　Cook Children's offers competitive compensation, malpractice coverage, health and dental insurance, and an excellent retirement program. With over 850 pediatric primary care, pediatric subspecialty physicians, and advanced practice providers in its network, CCPN is one of America's strongest pediatric group practices. Physicians receive a full range of practice support including delegated credentialing and integrated managed care contracting.

　　About Cook Children's:

　　• ur not-for-profit organization is comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort Worth, Texas, a new medical center in Prosper, Texas, a physician network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and health foundation. With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child. Cook Children's is honored to continually receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care.

　　At Cook Children's, we're more than a health care system--we're your friends, neighbors and even family members. And we're parents too, so we can see the world through your eyes. We see what you're going through--and how we can help you and your child get the best care and support possible.

　　Cook Children's is an EOE/AA, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.