| Job Description: | The Division of Urgent and Express Care at Children’s Mercy Kansas City is seeking full-time board certified/eligible General Pediatricians for its Urgent and Express Care facilities. Board certification is expected within 3 years of completion of training for this position. CMH Urgent and Express Care centers are staffed by pediatric-trained physicians and advanced practice providers. It offers on-site POC labs, x-rays, respiratory treatment, intravenous hydration, and medication administration. The physicians work in cooperation and collaboration with community primary care providers. The position primarily involves clinical responsibilities. Physicians must be BLS certified and must be comfortable caring for pediatric patients with urgent medical needs. We are expanding our urgent and express care services in the Kansas City metro area and are searching for several highly qualified pediatricians to fill these exciting opportunities.
CMH Urgent and Express Care provides care to pediatric patients with illnesses or injuries that require prompt medical treatment. Procedures performed in urgent care include minor laceration repairs, foreign body removals, and incision and drainage of simple abscesses. We work with community pediatric caregivers for continuity of care for our pediatric patients and families. We offer urgent care services at 3 locations in the KC metropolitan area: Blue Valley (Overland Park, KS), East (Independence, MO), and Northland (Kansas City, MO). These sites provide nearly 100,000 patient visits per year. We have approximately 35 Urgent Care physicians in the division including full and part-time positions. The Urgent Care Centers operate 10 hours per day every day. Hours of operation vary by site. We see patients seven days a week, 365 days a year. Children’s Mercy utilizes Epic electronic medical records for all records. Comfort working with electronic medical records is a requirement.
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