Hospital Provider - Physician-NICU

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Under the supervision of a sub‑specialty attending physician, a Hospital‑Physician is a board‑certified or board‑eligible pediatrician who evaluates, treats, and manages inpatient care, documents medical findings in EPIC, and provides support to patients, families, and colleagues. The role will include off‑shift responsibility that may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as determined by the clinical needs of the practice environment.

Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, legal, regulatory, and clinical standards and requirements including HIPAA, OSHA, Joint Commission, DOH, and CLIA.

• Provide direct patient care in an inpatient setting, working under the supervision of a sub‑specialty attending physician.
• Assess the complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patient for urgent and emergent conditions. Uses relevant data to evaluate for physiologic instability and formulates a plan of care in conjunction with the supervising sub‑specialty attending physician.
• May supervise clinical providers including resident physicians and nurse practitioners and provide performance feedback in all aspects of clinical functions.
• Supervise and ensure high quality of all clinical care services provided in the Hospital.
• Continue to review current pediatric standards of care and work with leadership team to implement new processes as needed. Respond to clinical alerts and updates from public health officials and others.
• Perform therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems. Specific interventions are listed in the Delineation of Privileges Document and approved as part of the credentialing/privileging process.
• Demonstrate a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety.
• Analyze the indications, contraindications, risk of complications, and cost‑benefits of therapeutic interventions.
• Manage the plan of care through evaluation, modification, and documentation according to the patient’s response to therapy. Manage changes in condition with focus on optimizing the patient outcomes.
• Incorporate health promotion, health protection, and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute, critical, and chronic illness.
• Facilitate the patient’s transitions between and within health care settings.
• Serve as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff, and provider team. Act as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs, and seeking appropriate educational offerings.
• Participate in the professional development of others. Act as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, students, and other health care providers.
• May provide support and leadership for resident/medical student education curriculum and program implementation.
• May participate in scholarly activities including research and education as applicable.
• Assist with administrative management of the inpatient setting.
• Evaluate and effectively manage patient access, patient flow, quality improvement, staff performance, and effective work teams.
• Participate in the development and implementation of departmental standards, policies, guidelines, and protocols.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Division‑specific privileges as prescribed by the Division in accordance with the Medical Staff Bylaws.

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine – Required

• Working knowledge of hospital policies, practices, and protocols as well as applicable regulations and guidelines. Knowledge of computer systems and applications.
• Skills in exercising initiative, judgment, problem solving, and decision making.
• Ability to develop…