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On behalf of the Cook Children's Health Care System located in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, CareerPhysician, the national leader in child health executive search is pleased to inform you of the inception of a national search for a Metabolic Geneticist to join their dynamic, rapidly growing Genetics program.

Cook Children’s Health Care System is a not-for-profit, nationally recognized pediatric health care organization comprised of a Medical Center, Physician Network, Home Health company, Pediatric Surgery Center, Health Plan and Health Foundation.  Cook Children’s Medical Center is a freestanding 444-bed quaternary care pediatric hospital that is consistently ranked by US News and World Report.  The integrated system has more than 60 primary and specialty care offices throughout North and West Texas, serving a 23-county referral network. The Cook Children's Physician Network is the largest pediatric multi-specialty physician group in its service area with over 600 employed specialty and primary care providers.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Joining a robust Department of Genetics consisting of 8 geneticists, 2 board-certified genetic counselors, clinical genetics and a metabolic genetics nurse practitioner, metabolic dietitian, 2 nurse practitioners, a social worker, and 5 genetic counseling assistants.
• For the right candidate, opportunity for leadership position as Department Co-Director.
• Endowment opportunities available to pursue clinical research with support including campus IRB, grant writing, research nurses, a dedicated PhD statistician, as well as the teaching of medical students.
• Broad pediatric sub-specialty platform with 35 Departments represented and 40 outpatient primary care clinics in the Cook Children’s network provides partnership opportunities for genetic program development in other specialty areas.
• Highly successful health care system known nationally for its leadership in quality and patient safety.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package, no state income tax, and a strong economy in one of the fastest growing areas of the United States.
• Qualified candidates may participate in the fellow’s retention program that will provide a monthly stipend of $2,500 from the time a contract is signed through the start of practice with Cook Children’s.

For more details about this opportunity, or if you would like to recommend an individual(s) who exemplifies the qualities we are seeking in a candidate, please contact Marcel Barbey at [email protected].  All interactions will remain confidential, and no inquiries will be made without the consent of the applicant.                                                                                                                        

Cook Children’s Health Care System is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.