The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital (BBCH) at Maine Medical Center is currently seeking a BC/BE Pediatric Hospitalist to join their team of experienced providers.  This full time clinical position involves both Inpatient Pediatric Unit (acute and IMC patients) and Newborn Service (Level I and Level II) responsibilities.

The BBCH is a 95 bed tertiary care pediatric hospital within an adult hospital.  Maine Medical Center has 637 licensed beds and is the state’s leading tertiary care hospital.  Services provided through The BBCH are comprehensive, including a PICU, NICU, dedicated pediatric section in the ED, and a 35 bed Inpatient Unit.  The BBCH is fully staffed with all major pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties.

Our board-certified pediatric hospitalists manage newly born babies and hospitalized children.  These patients have a broad range of acute and chronic conditions, and a mix of general and sub-specialty pediatric diagnoses.  We currently have a team of ten full-time and several part-time Pediatric Hospitalists.  Program expansion is underway to meet increase volume needs.  Members of the Pediatric Hospitalist team are integral teaching staff in the Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Programs at Maine Medical Center.  Academic appointments to Tufts Medical School and University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine are offered. The pediatric hospitalists also participate in key National, State, and hospital administrative and committee roles.  They pursue clinical research/quality improvement interests.

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