Physician​/Neonatology​/California​/Neonatology Physician in Northern California - San

Position: Physician / Neonatology / California / Permanent / Full or Part-Time Neonatology Physician in Northern California - San
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Round on all NICU babies Attend high risk deliveries (typically 67 shifts / month)
Back up the Pediatric Hospitalist as requested

Attend High Risk Followup Clinic once per month for a half day Attend Medical Staff Meetings (General, Peds, Perinatal M&M)
Serve on Medical Staff Committees as requested (usually 1 committee)
Cover 10 shifts/year at 2nd facility: UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital, Oakland

DETAILS:

Level 3 16bed NICUAll highrisk deliveries 35 weeks are shared between the Hospitalists and the Neonatologists

NICU averages about 170 admissions per year Average daily census is approximately 78

The NICU manages infants >28 weeks gestation and provides short term conventional ventilation and BCPAPTypically 78 hrs a day are spent doing NICU care with roughly 4-6 hrs being on rounds and the remainder attending high risk deliveries.

Day shift is from 7AM through 5PM. The night shift begins at 5PM and ends 7AM the following day Call is from home

When not on service, rounding, attending deliveries or meetings it is not the expectation to remain in house

Expect to be called in for a delivery once or twice every third time on call though this may be quite variable. Typically,