North Valley Emergency Specialists (NVES) is seeking a full-time qualified physician to join a thriving independent group practice in the Phoenix metro area. We are specifically looking for additional coverage in the pediatric emergency department, and are interested in candidates board-eligible or board-certified in pediatric emergency medicine, or dual-board eligible/certified in emergency medicine and pediatrics.  We staff a community hospital with a pediatric ED within a larger general ED in the Banner Health hospital system.

The site: Banner Children’s at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, AZ

• Separate Pediatric ED with dedicated waiting area, completely updated with construction set to finish in June 2026

• 14 patient care rooms and access to separate shared resuscitation rooms

• Dedicated pediatric emergency nurses & techs with child life support daily

• ~17,000 pediatric patients annually; 90,000+ total patient census

• Adult Level 1 trauma center (patients >15 years old)

• Academic affiliations: Creighton/Valleywise Health Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency – 1st, 2nd and 3rd year residents, with opportunities for additional lectures/teaching if desired

• Full spectrum of pediatric sub-specialists, including neurology, GI, pulmonary, surgery, hematology/oncology, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, endocrinology, hand/plastics, and OMFS

• In-house 24-hour crisis social workers for behavioral health disposition assistance and dedicated forensic team

• Pediatric hospitalists, intensivists, and NICU support in house 24/7

The Practice: NVES

• Very competitive compensation

• 1099 Independent contractor status

• Physician-owned emergency medicine group with flexible, hand-tailored scheduling

• Full voting rights offered after 2 years of full-time employment

• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance policy paid by the group

• Administrative leadership opportunities through NVES and Banner Health

• Pediatrics coverage: BC PEM physicians, dual-boarded EM/PEDs physician, physicians BC in Pediatric Critical Care with experience in PEM, and a select group of EM physicians with regular PEM experience; experienced PEM APPs (PA & NP)

The City: Glendale/Phoenix, AZ

The Phoenix metropolitan area is highly desirable with access to exceptional public and private schools, year-round outdoor activities (including one of the nation’s largest city parks!), professional sports teams including Cactus league spring training, world-class museums, music venues, restaurants, and craft breweries, and cultural and historical sites and activities. We’re a short drive away from winter sports activities (or a summer reprieve from the heat!) in Flagstaff as well as Sedona and the Grand Canyon.

Interested applicants should email a CV to Dr. Aubri Carman, Pediatric ED Medical Director, at acarman25@gmail.com and our team will reach out to further discuss the opportunity with you.