Job Details
Your future role at a glance
Location: Austin, TX
Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center
Schedule: Full-Time
- Sign-on bonuses
- Malpractice coverage with tail
- $7000 CME allowance and dedicated CME days
- Guaranteed salary
This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.
Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
Benefits that help you thrive
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
- Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
- Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
- Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
- Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
- Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
How you'll make an impact in this role
Join the world class team at Dell Children's Medical Center as a visionary to serve as a Program Director and lead our dedicated team in advancing exceptional clinical care, education, and innovative research.
- Champion clinical excellence and lead a dedicated, multidisciplinary team to ensure the highest standard of comprehensive care for approximately 250 pediatric sickle cell patients.
- Drive program growth and innovation by developing and evaluating evidence-based protocols that directly improve patient outcomes and advance the delivery of care.
- Cultivate strategic partnerships with academic, community, and advocacy stakeholders to expand the program's reach and strengthen community support.
- Provide clinical leadership for the multidisciplinary SCD program, a NASCC site.
About the Practice
- 13 experienced Pediatric Hematology-Oncology physicians
- Integrated team with advanced practice providers, program coordinator, social work, and psychology
- Outpatient, weekday clinic
- Collaborates closely on joint initiatives in pain management, pulmonary hypertension, moyamoya/vasculopathy, and quality improvement
- As the clinical partner site for Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, we play an active role in the education and training of future physicians.
- Dell Children's, the only Pediatric Level I Trauma Center in the region, serves 46 Counties in and around central Texas