Child Protection Team Physician in Miami, Florida

Job Description

The University of Miami Health System is initiating a search for a Child Protection Team Physician.

The State of Florida, Department of Health (DOH), contracts with the University of Miami, Department of Pediatrics to provide for a coordinated interdisciplinary team approach for the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of child maltreatment. The Child Protection Team is a Florida-statutory mandated program to assist the Department of Children and Families (DCF) during the investigation of suspected child maltreatment. The CPT is available on a 24-hour basis and provides a unique array of services for over 1,500 children (birth to eighteen) a year in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide forensic medical examinations/consultations and create medical reports for children alleged to have been maltreated (abused and/or neglected)
• Perform complete physical examinations on referred children
• Triage cases with CPT case coordinator and provide initial assessment of cases referred to the Team by DCF, law enforcement or medical providers
• Review the interviews of children and their caregivers prior to examination,
• Obtain or review the current medical status and the past medical history of the children being examined
• Order and arrange for indicated imaging and laboratory studies, if necessary,
• Provide follow-up on hospitalized cases and monitor post-discharge follow-up,
• Perform sexual abuse examinations, including photographic documentation, as needed
• Must be available for 24-hour on-call rotation, including weekends and holidays, for triage and emergent medical examinations in the CPT office or in hospitals
• Determine need for orders and obtain appropriate diagnostic studies (lab tests, procedures, etc.)
• Assist psychologist in identifying behavioral problems and diagnoses
• Arrange for outpatient studies or consults as indicated or at the request of the Medical Director
• Be available to review Hotline reports to determine which cases are mandatory referrals to CPT
• Remain current on child maltreatment literature and the special medical and psychological needs of foster children, including Florida statutes and DCF/DOH rules and regulations.
• Provide expert testimony via depositions or court testimony per subpoena; participate in pre- filing and pre-trial conferences as needed
• This position will be responsible for pediatric medical examinations and consultations, coordinating services, public speaking, and training

Essential Job Requirements:

• MD/DO required
• Board eligible or Board-certified pediatrician.
• Experience in the area of pediatric clinical care

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