Cardiac Neonatologist-Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

We are looking for a skilled team builder, an effective teacher, and an outstanding clinician with both excellent communication and interpersonal skills and relevant clinical expertise. This position is a co-recruitment between the Division of Neonatology and the Division of Cardiac Critical Care. Qualified candidates will have experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team and with medically complex conditions and training in both neonatology and cardiac critical care.

The position reports to the Division Chief of Neonatology with a dotted line to the Chief of Cardiac Critical Care. The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team within the Department of Pediatrics.

The Division provides inpatient and transport care and clinical service to the only Level 4 NICU in the state of Delaware. A faculty appointment consistent with the level of academic achievement will be provided at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. All levels of experience, including recent fellowship graduates who are board-eligible, will be considered.

• Provide clinical coverage for critically ill neonates, including those requiring surgical interventions and ECMO, in both the NICU and PICU. This will include perinatal consultations as appropriate.
• Develop and implement care pathways across the Advanced Delivery Unit, NICU, and CICU.
• Collaborate with pediatric subspecialists
  , including medical and surgical subspecialists, to ensure comprehensive care.
• Teach and mentor neonatal fellows
  , APP students, pediatric residents, and medical students through bedside teaching, lectures, and simulation.
• Collaborate with maternal-fetal medicine specialists and lead the neonatal resuscitation team during high-risk deliveries in the Advanced Delivery Unit.
• Engage in multidisciplinary conferences and reviews of adverse events including Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) and Morbidity and Mortality (M&M).

• Competitive base compensation and an annual incentive plan recognizing clinical activity, academic accomplishments, and quality improvement
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages, and 403(b) with employer match, plus 457(b) retirement savings plans
• Licensure, CME, and professional dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status with eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• A faculty appointment at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, commensurate with academic achievement

• MD, DO or equivalent clinical doctoral degree from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an ACGME Accredited Pediatric Residency Program and a Neonatology Fellowship Program
• Board Eligibility/Certification in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
• Eligibility to obtain valid DEA and Medical licensure in the state of Delaware
• An academic record commensurate with appointment at the rank of Assistant, Associate or full Professor

For confidential consideration, please apply below. Have questions regarding the position? Contact Jessica N. Vega, Sr. Physician Recruiter or email Rebecca Helgesen, Administrative Director.