Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine

The Pulmonary Medicine Department at Mercy Health Children’s Hospital includes a multidisciplinary staff consisting of nurses, medical assistants, respiratory therapists, social workers, and clerical support. Support staff are available to perform pulmonary function tests, as well as bronchoscopies with sedation. The position includes teaching responsibilities for residents and medical students. This position includes inpatient consultation to the pediatricians and pediatric sub specialists, the NICU, and Emergency Department. The position also includes general outpatient pediatric pulmonary services and some outreach clinics in the region.

This position requires an individual with excellence in clinical care and teaching. Minimum qualifications include an M.D. or D.O. degree, board certification or eligibility in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology and eligibility for licensure in the State of Ohio.

Candidates will be able to collaborate with faculty in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital located in Columbus, Ohio. The Division consists of 18 faculty and a multidisciplinary staff includes nurse practitioners, nurses, clinical pharmacists, medical assistants, respiratory and rehabilitation therapists, psychologists, dieticians, and social workers. Care is provided for respiratory diseases, including sleep medicine and lung and heart lung transplantation. There are robust programs to provide care for asthma, cystic fibrosis, sleep disordered breathing, BPD, neuromuscular diseases, sickle cell associated lung disease, among others. The candidate would be able to participate in the educational conferences and meetings for the division and in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University.

As an extension of their current collaborative partnership, Nationwide Children’s Hospital will acquire Mercy Health — Children's Hospital effective January 1, 2022. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is committed to continuing the legacy developed by Mercy Health – Children’s Hospital and will look to enhance the clinical care of patients and families through additional physician recruitment, investing in future programs and families.

The two health systems will continue to collaborate through and beyond this transition via population health initiatives and research integration with the overarching goal of providing high quality health care to children and their families. For more information about the transition, visit NationwideChildrens.org/Newsroom/News-Releases/2020/12/Mercy-Health.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a nationally recognized pediatric hospital and research center. Consistently named to the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll list of America’s top 10 children’s hospitals, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has more than 1.5 million patient visits annually representing patients from all 50 states and 45 countries in addition to providing more than $191 million in charity care and community benefit services annually. Learn more at NationwideChildrens.org.

If you are interested in applying to or discussing this opportunity, please contact:

Megan Ullinskey
Physician Talent Acquisition
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Megan.Ullinskey@nationwidechildrens.org
614-722-2657

All inquiries and referrals will remain confidential.