Hospitalist Newborn Nursery in Northeast Ohio - University Hospitals

Position Type:
Full Time

Specialty:
Pediatrics / Hospital Medicine

The Department of Pediatrics at University Hospitals ( RBC, Ahuja, Tripoint and St. John Medical Center) are in search of Newborn Hospitalists to help continue with our excellent patient care. Newborn Hospitalists will have an academic appointment within the Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Appointment at the level of Clinical Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or full Professor is available commensurate with experience.

Job Duties

• Attendance at all high-risk labor and delivery call, including deliveries in any part of the hospital consistent with NRP algorithms
• Complete nursery rounds by 11am absent emergent/urgent conditions or high census
• Consult and manage sick newborns admitted under private pediatricians
• Prenatal consultations in collaboration with the Neonatologist at main campus
• Coordinate transfer to higher level of care for sick newborns
• Participate and initiate quality improvement initiatives for maternal and infant care, and attend OB and Pediatric Quality meetings
• Participate and initiate Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby staff education and training, including team and skills building through periodic mock codes
• Resident education in the care of newborns and delivery room roles
• Collaborate with other hospital departments in delivery of care to newborns, as appropriate
• Identify opportunities for academic pursuits

Qualifications

• Board certification/eligibility in general pediatrics is required.
• Experience and competency in caring for sick newborns is required.
• National Resuscitation Program certification is required.
• Quality improvement experience preferred.

Compensation is highly competitive.

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Additional Salary Detail:

University Hospitals compensates physicians in alignment with AAMC guidelines, generally within the 25th to 75th percentile range based on specialty and experience.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed reflects a good faith estimate of the potential base compensation for this physician position at the time of posting. This range is subject to change and may be updated in the future. Actual compensation will be determined by various factors, including (but not limited to) location, specialty, academic rank, board certification, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, internal equity, etc.

Unless otherwise noted, this figure does not include incentive pay or the value of University Hospitals comprehensive benefits package.  to view complete wellness and benefits details.