Pediatric Allergist- UPMC Hamot

Full Time Clinician Physician

The Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is recruiting a Full Time Clinician Physician. This position will be permanently located in the Erie Pennsylvania region and will be filled by a critical team member to further grow, build, and develop our existing practice. Our vision is to build a team of clinicians to serve the region. Staff based in Erie will be an integral part of the Division of Allergy and Immunology and have remote access to educational and CME activities offered on the main Pittsburgh campus. The candidate must have completed an Allergy and Immunology Fellowship and be Board Certified/Eligible in Allergy and Immunology. UPMC offers great benefits packages and competitive salaries based on experience.

We serve a large and diverse community of patients in western Pennsylvania and beyond with asthma, allergies, eczema and inborn errors of immunity with well-established sub-specialty and multidisciplinary clinics for severe asthma, eczema, eosinophilic esophagitis, and inborn errors of immunity. We have a robust Food Allergy center, with dedicated research assistants to run clinical trials, a food allergy coordinator, and designation as a FARE center of excellence. The Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Division has a consult service and a vibrant Fellowship program (currently with 2 Fellows per year and opportunity to teach virtually). The Division operates in many locations across Western Pennsylvania and is poised for strong growth to provide all children with the best care.

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has been consistently ranked in the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report's list of "America's Best Children's Hospitals" for many years, including the current 2020-21 year.

UPMC Hamot is a 423-bed non-profit tertiary care hospital that offers a full range of inpatient services, including a multidisciplinary critical care team, as well as a variety of outpatient services. It is situated in Erie Pennsylvania which offers an abundance of resources in culture, recreation, and education. Erie and UPMC Hamot overlook Presque Isle Bay and Peninsula.

• Lake Erie offers the perfect setting for boating, water skiing, scuba diving, wind surfing, sailing, and fishing. Close proximity to the Allegheny Mountains affords easy access to Alpine and Nordic skiing
• Cultural offerings include a symphony orchestra, ballet and dance companies, playhouse theatre groups, and the Presque Isle Downs and Casino. Erie is also home to professional baseball, basketball, and ice hockey teams
• For children, Erie offers a planetarium, the Erie Zoo, a Children's Museum, community parks, an amusement park, and indoor and outdoor water parks
• Erie also has a selection of excellent public, private, and parochial schools, as well as four local colleges and universities
• Conveniently situated at the intersection of the Northeast and Midwest with close proximity to Cleveland, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Toronto.

We seek candidates who embrace and reflect diversity. The University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh are equal opportunity employers. Minorities/women/individuals with disabilities/veterans are encouraged to apply. We also offer sponsorship for H1B visa and Permanent Residence.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusion that is charged with executing leading-edge and next-generation diversity strategies to advance the organization's diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resource Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Differences) Network, which support the implementation of our diversity strategy.