Physician,OP/C Clinical Genetics Physician Position in North Texas Job

Cook Children's Healthcare System , (based in Fort Worth, Texas), has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Geneticist to join its Department of Genetics. Cook Children's 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 has been recognized multiple times for specialty excellence on the "America's Best Children's Hospitals" list by U.S. News and World Report. The integrated system has more than 60 primary and specialty care offices throughout North Texas, serving a 23-country referral. Cook Children's Medical Center is a freestanding 443-bed quaternary care pediatric hospital, consistently recognized as a Magnet® hospital - an honor recognizing nursing excellence and quality patient care. The Cook Children's Physician Network is the largest pediatric multi-specialty physician group in North Texas with over 600 employed specialty and primary care providers. Cook Children's is consistently ranked as one of the top healthcare employers in the Metroplex, and placed 16th overall in The Dallas Morning News' Top 100 Places to Work 2017 report.

Key Highlights:

• Highly profitable health system known as a national quality leader.

• Joining a well-established Department of Genetics currently staffed by 7 clinical geneticists, 2 metabolic geneticists, 2 board-certified genetic counselors, 5 case managers, 2 metabolic dietitians, and 2 metabolic nurses.

• Broad pediatric sub-specialty platform with 35 Departments represented and 40 outpatient primary care clinics in the Cook Children's network, providing partnership opportunities for genetics program development in other specialty areas.

• Focus on the clinical care of individuals with common and rare inborn errors of metabolism.

• Close involvement with the Texas newborn screening program.

• Research and teaching interests can be supported, if desired.

• The successful candidate should have completed a clinical genetics residency and a fellowship in either clinical biochemical genetics or medical biochemical genetics.

Cook Children's Healthcare System is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/D/V.

Cook Children's is an EOE/AA - Minority/Females/Disability/Vet