Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, located in beautiful Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking to add a full-time behavioral pediatrician to their flagship, multidisciplinary autism evaluation program. The ideal candidate is an experienced, board certified pediatrician with a strong interest in autism evaluations, behavioral medicine, and building long term relationships with patients and families. A fellowship in developmental-behavioral pediatrics is not required.

　　Select Features of this Program and Position:

　　Participate in Autism Assessment Clinic, which includes a multidisciplinary team of physicians, psychologists, speech language therapists, and social workers to conduct robust evaluations for children who have concerns for an ASD diagnosis (two hour visits per child)

　　Extended pediatric behavioral medicine 90-minute new patient evaluations and 30-minute follow up visits

　　Work closely with a full team of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Pediatric Psychologists, and Psychotherapists

　　Benefit from close partnerships with area organizations to fully connect patients to treatment and families to resources

　　Excellent practice support

　　Teaching opportunity with residents and medical students

　　Salaried position

　　Visa support is available

　　Full benefits offered - Health, Dental, Vision, Retirement, CME Funds, Paid Time Off

　　About the area: Grand Rapids is the second largest city in Michigan with a growing metro area population of over 1 million people. It has been recently identified by Forbes as the #1 best city to raise a family based on cost of living, housing affordability, commute and education. In 2022, US News ranked Grand Rapids 16th best place to live in the United States out of 150 metro areas.

　　Essential Functions

　　Assesses and monitors the medical needs of patients/significant others.

　　Provides quality medical services to patients in a cost effective, appropriate manner and ensures coverage of case load at all times.

　　Provides input into the development of policies and procedures as they related to medical practice and quality patient care.

　　Provides oversight of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners and others providing delegated services to patients.

　　Evaluates patients'/significant others'/staff educational needs and develops and implements appropriate teaching strategies or delegates to appropriate resources.

　　Documents in a manner consistent with regulatory standards.

　　Communicates with other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity of care and coordination of services. Acts as a patient / family advocate.

　　Participates in ongoing process improvement activities through the development / application of clinical paths, process improvement and other related activities.

　　Actively works with Spectrum Health to meet financial and patient satisfaction goals.

　　Qualifications

　　Required Bachelor's Degree

　　LIC-Osteopathic Physician (DO) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required Or

　　LIC-Physician (MD) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

　　CRT-DEA Registration - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

　　CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or

　　CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required

　　CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association If required by specialty or stress test performed 120 Days required

　　CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required

　　Physical Demands

　　Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs

　　Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs

　　Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

　　Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs

　　Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs

　　Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

　　Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs

　　Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs

　　Sitting: Occasionally

　　Standing: Frequently

　　Walking: Frequently

　　Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally

　　Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally

　　Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally

　　Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally

　　Squat: Seldom

　　Stair Climbing: Seldom

　　Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom

　　Reach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally

　　Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally

　　Handling: Occasionally

　　Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally

　　Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally

　　Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently

　　Visual Acuity ¹[None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom

　　Primary Location

　　SITE - 35 Michigan St - Grand Rapids

　　Department Name

　　Behavioral Health - HDVCH

　　Employment Type

　　Full time

　　Shift

　　Day (United States of America)

　　Weekly Scheduled Hours

　　40

　　Hours of Work

　　8am - 5pm

　　Days Worked

　　Monday - Friday

　　Weekend Frequency

　　N/A

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