The Division of Emergency Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine is seeking dynamic Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) faculty to join the team starting in 2027.
Ideal candidates for this position should be board certified/eligible in Pediatric Emergency Medicine through Pediatrics or Emergency Medicine or dual boarded in Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics.
Three pathways are available for this role, clinician educator, research scholar, and clinical excellence. Educational/clinical/translational scholarship and opportunities are encouraged and available. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus plan and an excellent benefits package. Overnight shifts include additional compensation.
Nationwide Children’s hospital is the third largest pediatric hospital in the country with 696 beds. The medical staff includes over 550 full-time faculty of The Ohio State School of Medicine. The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) has primary responsibility for the care of patients in Nationwide Children’s Emergency Department, which is a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center with more than 60 faculty members and more than 100,000 patient encounters per year.
Emergency Medicine has a robust research infrastructure with more than 8 research assistants, a full-time biostatistician, senior research scientist, and pre and post award administrative support.
We are one of six lead nodes comprising the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN), the first federally funded pediatric emergency medicine research network in the United States.
Emergency Medicine includes an active federally funded disaster science program that includes research and disaster science education and disaster medicine focused faculty and project managers.
Provides medical care and treatment to patients. Essential Functions:
Education Requirement:
Licensure Requirement:
Certifications:
Board Certification or eligibility in Pediatrics, required.
Skills:
(not specified)
Experience:
Prior clinical practice experience may be required based on the needs of the division.
Physical Requirements:
OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Flexing/extending of neck, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Loud Noises, Patient Equipment, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel
FREQUENTLY: Computer skills, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Standing, Walking
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing – Far/near
Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:
Must be able to move or reposition patients of any weight or size with the assistance of another person(s) and/or equipment.
"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"
Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country.
Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
