Neonatology Physician

Coverage Needed

• Start Date: ASAP
• End Date: 07/01/2027
• Shift Coverage: Approximately 9 weeks of daytime coverage are needed, preferably in continuous 7-14-day blocks
  • Same number of night coverage weeks
• Day Shift: 10 hours; Night Shift: 14-hour home call

Clinical Details

• EMR System: Epic
• Practice Settings: Level III NICU, Special Care Nursery
• Average Daily Census / Case Volume: 31 patients per day
• Number of Admissions per Day: 3
• Support Staff: NICU Nurse Manager, Operations Manager, Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), Dieticians, Nursing staff, Child Life Specialists, Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs)
• Beds: 47 total beds (33 NICU beds, 12 Special Care Nursery beds, 2 bassinets)
• Trauma Level: Level I
• Exam rooms: Open Bay setting
• Required Procedures/Duties: Chest tube insertion, central line insertion, arterial line insertion, PA catheter insertion, Umbilical Venous Catheterization (UVC), Umbilical Artery Catheterization (UAC), PICC placement, ventilation management (BiPAP/CPAP, oscillator ventilator support, Nitric Oxide), neonatal resuscitation, attendance at high-risk deliveries and C-sections
• Call: 1:4 ratio; response time within 30 minutes; home call with hospital return if needed
• Patient Demographics: Neonatal patients / NICU newborn population
• Staffing:
  • Day shift: Two Neonatologists split the unit. Four providers (NNPs and/or a Resident) manage patients based on census limits; Neos may assist if volumes exceed caps
  • Night shift: One attending physician and two in-house NNPs
• PICC placement: NNP's do them the majority of the time, but the Neos and Fellows back them up for difficult lines

Requirements

• Board: Board Certified or Truly Board Eligible in Neonatology
• Neonatology fellowship
• Certifications: NALS
• Licenses: Active MI license
• Must have current NRP advanced provider or instructor status
• NPDB: Self-query (pulled within one month of presentation)