Description
The Department of Pediatrics seeks a full-time non-tenure-eligible Health System Clinician at the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor for the role of Attending Physician in the Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology.
Responsibilities include excellence in delivery of care, education, and advocacy. The provider who is hired in this role will be responsible for clinical care in the outpatient setting, at primarily satellite locations in Chicago and the surrounding areas with an estimated clinic number of 8 half day clinics per week. While the division provides consultative services at the hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, this will not be part of the duties of the HSC track appointed physician. Involvement in informal teaching of the fellow who may interact with the health systems clinician as part of clinical care is expected. Participation in Division meetings is also expected as part of the duties of all attending physicians who work within the Division. Qualified candidates will possess a DO or MD degree, be BC/BE in Pediatric Allergy & Immunology and a medical license, or eligibility for, in the State of Illinois. The start date is negotiable, and the position will remain open until filled.
The Division of allergy and Immunology currently includes 13 faculty members, 4 nurse practitioners, and 7 research staff (including 4 research nurses). The division provides both general allergy care, and also provides coordinated care for children with complex presentations of diseases including primary immunodeficiency, immune-rheumatology, immune-hematology, and participates in other multispecialty programs including DiGeorge clinic and the severe asthma clinic. Additionally, members of the division are actively involved in NIH funded research in asthma, food allergy and primary immunodeficiency. The Division of Allergy and Immunology also hosts a Jeffrey Modell Center for Primary Immunodeficiency. The division currently provides fellowship education with one pediatric allergy fellow per year, who is part of the combined fellowship program with Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Division of Allergy and Immunology fellowship program. There is a robust collegial environment with support, interaction, and meetings among Division members in educational, research, and clinical activities. This includes Allergy/Immunology specific weekly clinical rounds, immunology chart rounds, as well as research rounds in collaboration with Northwestern.
The Division of Allergy & Immunology, and the Department of Pediatrics, are strongly committed to diversity, and equity is critical to the mission of advancing excellence in academic programs, world-class research, and health programs. As our healthcare and academic institutions serve increasingly diverse constituencies, it is vital to understand the ways in which differences in gender, class, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, and other identities can both divide us and offer us better ways of thinking and working. Applications are encouraged from diverse applicants, including individuals who are a part of the BIPOC community, transgender and non-binary people, sexual minorities, people with disabilities, and women, as these varying perspectives are valuable component to success in the role. The Department is committed to supporting faculty to work in an increasingly diverse society by promoting equity and justice for all individuals, actively working to eliminate barriers and obstacles created by institutional discrimination. Engagement in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military service, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression will not be tolerated.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (Lurie Children's Hospital) is a free-standing children’s hospital located just off the magnificent mile and Lake Michigan, and adjacent to the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine campus. It has more than 1,100 pediatric specialists focusing on 70 specialties in multiple locations and routinely provides care to more young people than any other Chicago-area hospital or medical center. The patient population represents a broad spectrum of socioeconomic status, ethnic background, and geographic distribution that ranges from the immediate Chicago area as well as a referral population throughout Illinois and several surrounding states.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.
Chicago is a world-class city that is home to hundreds of the most diverse and culturally rich neighborhoods in America. The city has world-championship sports teams, renowned architecture, award-winning theater, numerous parks and beaches, over 7,000 restaurants, and much more.
Location of practice: Central duPage Hospital and Schaumberg sites of Lurie Children’s Hospital
Salary range commensurate with experience. Applicants are encouraged to apply via the workday link below.
https://luriechildrens.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/externalportal/job/Schaumburg-IL/Attending-Physician--Allergy-and-Immunology_JR2026-289
Requirements
MD or DO
Board Certified or Board Eligible
