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The Department of Neurology, University of California at Davis, School of Medicine is recruiting a full-time Child Neurologist to join an established Child Neurology section. The position is offered in the Health Sciences Clinical Professor (HSCP) or Clinical Neurology series at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank commensurate with experience.

The primary responsibilities of the position include inpatient and outpatient clinic care; teaching medical students, residents, and fellows; developing research and creative work; and providing University and public service. The candidate will share in the call responsibilities of the inpatient consultation service.
The candidate will join three comprehensive/general Child Neurologists, three Pediatric Epileptologists, and two Nurse Practitioners who participate in delivering care at UC Davis Children’s Hospital and a state-of-the-art outpatient clinic. UC Davis Health serves an expansive catchment area in northern California through the Oregon and Nevada borders through the Children’s Hospital and a well-established telemedicine program. The UC Davis Children’s Hospital has a 13-bed pediatric emergency department, 49-bed nationally-ranked Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) averaging more than 500 admissions per year, 24-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PICU/PCICU) averaging more than 1,600 admissions annually, 48-bed Pediatrics floor, and 6 operating rooms in the Children’s Surgery Center. The Child Neurology Residency Program will begin in July 2023, welcoming its inaugural class of trainees.

The UC Davis Department of Neurology and UC Davis Health teaching hospital are nationally ranked in US News & World Report. The department continues to expand with 70 clinical faculty across all neurological specialties with excellent nursing, staff, neuropsychology, social work, and pharmacological support.

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals’ with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

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As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs - With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment.(Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.