Job Description

Join a team that shares your calling

At MultiCare, you’re more than a job title — you’re part of a collaborative team of physicians and advanced practice providers committed to patient-centered care. Here, your voice matters. You’ll have the support, resources and flexibility to practice at the top of your license, collaborate with experienced colleagues and make a meaningful impact. Build a long-term career in a system that grows with you, in a community that supports your life beyond work.

FTE: 0.2, Shift: Days, Schedule: Days, Call TBD

The Medical Director, Pediatric Nephrology, provides visionary clinical and operational leadership to establish and grow a comprehensive pediatric nephrology program serving infants, children, and adolescents across inpatient and outpatient settings. This role combines direct patient care with program development, team building, and strategic partnership to ensure high quality, family centered kidney care. As the inaugural nephrology leader, the Medical Director will build the clinical service line, develop dialysis capabilities, and shape the long term growth of the program in alignment with institutional goals.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and manage children with a wide range of kidney and urinary tract conditions, including congenital anomalies, nephrotic syndrome, glomerulonephritis, and hypertension.
• Provide outpatient consultations and inpatient support in coordination with our pediatric hospitalists, intensivists, and subspecialists.
• Educates patients and their families about kidney health, disease management, and preventative measures
• Collaborates with other healthcare team members to coordinate care plans
• Provides medical guidance to nursing staff and timely documentation of patient interactions, diagnosis, and treatment within Epic
• Maintains an evidence-based clinical practice that focuses on managing kidney disease and delaying its progression
• Provides excellent bedside manner and communication skills
• Teach medical students and residents
• Establish a comprehensive nephrology service – build and operationalize inpatient and outpatient nephrology care pathways, consult structures, and referral systems
• Develop pediatric dialysis services- Lead planning and implementation of acute and chronic dialysis capabilities, including protocols, staffing models and quality standards.
• Grow a multidisciplinary nephrology team- Recruit, mentor, and support nephrologists, advanced practice providers, and dialysis nursing staff as the program expands.
• Advance quality and safety initiatives- Partner with institutional leaders to improve outcomes, reduce variation, and support value-based care
• Collaborate on future transplant readiness0 Participate in long-term planning for potential transplant partnerships or program development.
• Engage in clinical leadership- Serve as a clinical leader withing the children’s hospital, contributing to strategic planning, service line development, and cross-disciplinary initiatives.

Requirements

• Licensed in Washington State
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatric Nephrology
• Federal DEA certification
• Experience with dialysis and transplant management
• Demonstrated ability to lead clinical programs
• 5 years clinical experience preferred
• Previous leadership experience preferred

Why MultiCare?

Rooted in the local community

Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.

Growth and education

Leadership development, mentorship and continued professional growth opportunities across a collaborative, integrated health system.

Well-being and support

Flexible scheduling, generous time off and MultiCare’s Physician & APP Well-Being Program support your well-being and help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Living our values

Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.

Belonging for all

A culture where providers feel heard, respected and part of the team from day one, supported by Resource Groups and outreach programs.

Pacific Northwest lifestyle

Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $262,000.00 - $300,000.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here