Attending Neonatologist, Clinical Assistant Professor; HS), NICU​/Per Diem

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Attending Neonatologist, Clinical Assistant Professor (HS), NICU (Hourly/Per Diem)

Job No: 497115
Department: PHYSICIANS - PEDIATRICS
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Title:

Attending Neonatologist, Clinical Assistant Professor (HS), NICU (Hourly/Per Diem)
Budget

Title:

Clinical Assistant Professor (HS)
Work Type: Hourly
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Categories: Faculty - Clinical, Patient Care

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

The Department of Pediatrics at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking an hourly/per-diem Clinical Assistant Professor (HS) / Attending Neonatologist, NICU. The successful candidate will:

• Provide medical care to critically ill or premature newborn infants.
• Perform history and physical examination of term and preterm infants.
• Diagnose and treat newborns with a wide range of conditions, including breathing issues, infections, birth defects, and low birth weight.
• Diagnose and treat different medical conditions in the adult hospitalized patients on his/her service.
• Work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and perform high-risk deliveries, creating care plans and collaborating with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Respond to all delivery and operating room calls for high-risk pregnancies that may require neonatal resuscitation.
• Perform procedures such as umbilical vessel cauterization, double volume exchange transfusions, endotracheal intubations, IV placement, arterial and venous punctures and lumbar punctures.
• Provide clinical instructions/supervision to the fellows, residents and medical students rotating through the NICU.

Required Qualifications:

• New York State Medical Licensure.
• Medical Doctor Degree.

Completion of an accredited Pediatric Residency Program and Neonatology Fellowship.

• Board Certified / Board Eligible in Pediatrics.
• Board Certified / Board Eligible in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

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Advertised: January 28, 2026 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Open until filled