Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine – Assistant, Associate or Professor

We’re seeking two Board Eligible and Board Certified Pediatric Pulmonologists to join the Section of Pulmonology in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine working at CHRISTUS Children’s (formerly The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio), the first and only free-standing, academic, not-for-profit children’s hospital in San Antonio. Two fellowship-trained, experienced sleep medicine physicians are also desired.

Located in the nation’s seventh largest city and the second largest city in Texas, San Antonio offers a pediatric population expected to grow an additional 30 percent over the next 20 years, offering an exceptional professional opportunity.

Responsibilities include caring for patients at CHRISTUS Children’s and its community and satellite clinics. Successful candidates will be physicians who are clinically focused on exceptional patient care and have an interest in academic medicine, teaching residents and medical students.

Here you will join a team of four Pediatric Pulmonologists and two nurse practitioners. The Pulmonary Clinic at CHRISTUS Children’s provides care for a wide range of respiratory disorders including asthma & severe allergies, cystic fibrosis, technology dependent children, pulmonary hypertension, sleep disorders, muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular disorders, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and other chronic lung conditions.

These positions are employed by Baylor College of Medicine and offer a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits package including medical/dental/vision, 401(a) Retirement Plan, 403(b) Tax-Deferred Investment Plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), adoption assistance, Long Term Disability (LTD), financial counseling and basic life insurance. The academic rank and appointment will be determined by the candidate’s credentials and experience.

About CHRISTUS Children’s

Serving as a focal point for pediatric services throughout the community, CHRISTUS Children’s is a world-class children’s hospital in the heart of downtown San Antonio with an established legacy of care dating to 1869. Part of the CHRISTUS Health System (ranked in the top 30 of the Best Employers in Texas by Forbes), CHRISTUS Children’s formed an academic partnership in 2013 with Baylor College of Medicine, ranked as the #7 medical school for pediatrics by U.S. News & World Report in 2023-24. Baylor College of Medicine recruits, employs, and oversees CHRISTUS Children’s physicians and today includes 170 faculty members providing medical services to children and expectant mothers. In total, there are more than 600 credentialed medical staff members, 125 advanced practice providers, 39 pediatric residents and nearly 600 nurses with more than 1,400 Associates employed at the downtown campus.

In 2018, CHRISTUS Children’s became the first hospital in South Texas to earn Magnet designation for nursing excellence. It is also the only hospital in the U.S. to maintain the Gold Level Beacon Award in both its Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units. In addition, it received recognition as a Baby-Friendly hospital in 2018, meeting the highest-standard of care for infant nutrition. In fiscal year 2021, more than 200,000 children and expectant mothers were cared for in more than 50 outpatient specialty clinics in five locations and over 6,000 children and maternal patients admitted.

About San Antonio

The Alamo City is one of Texas’ most historic and charming metropolitan areas, blending Old West history, Spanish heritage, and all the energy of a big city yet with the warm, welcoming feel of a small town.  Residents are drawn to San Antonio by its housing prices, which are comparatively lower than other large U.S. cities, along with its annual average of more than 300 days of sunny weather  and mild winters, rich diversity, excellent public and private schools, abundance of green space, professional sports, top-notch restaurants, two major amusement parks, shopping, nightlife and entertainment, a strong regional economy and varied professional opportunities for spouses, plus easy access to a major airport.

Stroll or take a river barge along The River Walk, the city’s 15-mile urban waterway. On the weekends, you are just a short drive from the bustling heart of the city to the beauty and wide open spaces of the Texas Hill Country with its rolling hills and big Texas skies along with the area’s abundant restaurant, shops and galleries. You’re also conveniently located to explore Austin (less than 90 minutes), Houston (less than three hours), Dallas (about four hours) or the beaches of Galveston (less than four hours). And, as a resident of Texas, you’ll pay no state income tax.

For more information about these opportunities, please contact Glenda Church Smith, Principal, Pediatric Search Partners, at glenda@pediatricsearchpartners.com, or call directly (877) 440-3832, or text to (214) 850-3094.