The Department of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA seeks individuals with strong clinical and teaching skills who are board certified/board eligible in general pediatrics to serve as a pediatric hospitalist. This is a full-time position. Candidates will be hired as faculty in the clinical professor series within DGSOM and will have the opportunity for career development and mentorship in the areas of medical education, quality improvement, and other scholarly endeavors.

The primary need is for the care of pediatric inpatients in an academic setting supervising pediatric residents, and providing consultation services to the emergency department, surgical services, and more. Occasional weeks on nonteaching or subspecialty services may be included. Candidates must have a strong interest in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as in engaging in scholarly work that will lead to academic promotion. The position will be based at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital (Westwood) and UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, both of which are core teaching sites for the pediatric residency program. Salary is competitive and benefits include health/dental/vision insurance, retirement, dependent care FSA, and more. Individuals must be licensed or eligible to be licensed in California. UCLA has a strong commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes applicants who share these values.

Salary and academic rank are commensurate with experience, with additional compensation able to be negotiated.

Application link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09118

The posted UC salary scales (See Table 5, APU 4) [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t5-summary-diff.pdf] set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The base salary range for this position is $104,800 - $187,322. This position also includes membership in the health sciences compensation plan [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-670.pdf], which provides eligibility for additional compensation (670-18).

UC Regents Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct:
All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct
https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/1111.html.

Cultural North Star: The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at https://medschool.ucla.edu/cultural-north-star

Anti-Racism Roadmap: The David Geffen School of Medicine Anti-racism roadmap is our co-created path to ensuring racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to actively dismantling structural racism in our organization as descried in more detail at: https://medschool.ucla.edu/diversity-anti-racism-roadmap

UC Regents Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct:
All aspects of searches are confidential and all candidates are expected to review and abide by UC Regents Policy 1111 on Statement on Ethical Values and Standards of Conduct https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/1111.html.