Neonatologist - Level IV NICU - Academic Appointment

Job Summary

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is recruiting a full time BC/BE neonatologist to join our team. As part of a multi-disciplinary and clinically integrated team, you will provide care to the patients within our affiliated Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and help train neonatology fellows, pediatric residents, and medical students at our academic children’s hospital in Philadelphia, PA. 

What you can expect:

• Work in a Level IV NICU with an average daily census of 25 babies. 
• 2 Neonatologists are on during the day and work with neonatal nurse practitioners, fellows and pediatric residents. There is a multidisciplinary team, including a neonatal nutritionist and pharmacist, which provides a supportive environment to practice. 
• The division has a strong commitment to quality improvement work and participates in the Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC). The CHNC improves care for high-risk infants by providing a platform to compare quality and outcomes across the highest-level NICUs.
• We are also a member of the BPD Collaborative, which consists of 46 centers across the USA and five different international partners. These centers have dedicated multidisciplinary teams dedicated to the ongoing care of patients with BPD, and particularly the most severe forms of BPD.
• This strong team-based approach focuses on providing the highest level of quality care and delivers excellent health outcomes that exceed the national average for critically ill newborns each year. 
• Academic appointment with Drexel University College of Medicine, commensurate with experience.
• Large sub-specialty network of physicians to support you and your patients
• Opportunity to participate in research. Current areas of interest of our faculty include: immunology, inflammation and infectious disease, neurodevelopmental outcomes, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, and chronic lung disease. 
• Provide neonatal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) within the NICU
• We have a robust Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship, with 9 fellows. We have an innovative training program, including simulation education, a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum and dedicated educational time for the fellows.
• Family focused schedule that provides flexibility and prevent burn-out
• Physicians will participate in the on-call program for the department   
• Base Salary, paid time off, CME Allowance, paid malpractice and health insurance and 403B.
• Non-profit Health System- eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• Position is eligible to sponsor H-1B visa candidates 

What we expect from you:

• BC/BE in Neonatology-Perinatal Medicine
• New Fellows are encouraged to apply 
• Strong interest in teaching and bringing innovative care to the program 
• Graduate of an ACGME accredited Pediatric residency & Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship program 
• Unrestricted PA medical license at time of employment
• Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to obtain/maintain DEA certification for Commonwealth of PA

About St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children:

A leader in pediatric care since 1875, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children's nationally recognized programs and pediatric specialists provide exceptional care to children from throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and around the world. The mission of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is to provide quality pediatric services in a caring, progressive environment. St. Christopher's Hospital is committed to quality through teamwork, technology and service in a child-friendly, family-oriented environment.

Today, St. Christopher’s is a 188-bed hospital that is committed to delivering high-quality family and patient-centered care to children throughout the greater Delaware Valley.  Our highly acclaimed programs include the highest level of pediatric trauma care and neonatal care center, a heart center, oncology, and the only dedicated pediatric burn center in the region.  St. Christopher's also has one of the busiest emergency departments for children in the country, with more than 70,000 annual visits.

The Philadelphia area:

Philadelphia is the second-largest city on the east coast and the fifth-largest in the country and the hub of the nation’s sixth-largest metropolitan area.  All of this means the Philadelphia area offers world-class entertainment, a huge variety of restaurants, educational institutions, cultural events, employment opportunities and a wide range of housing options. 

Key points of Philadelphia:

• International Airport
• Atlantic City/Jersey Shore: 55 miles
• Pocono Mountains: 70 miles
• New York City: 85 Miles
• Washington, DC: 125 miles
• Baltimore: 90 miles
• Pittsburgh: 260 miles
• Boston: 270 miles

• BC/BE in Neonatology-Perinatal Medicine
• New Fellows are encouraged to apply 
• Strong interest in teaching and bringing innovative care to the program 
• Graduate of an ACGME accredited Pediatric residency & Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship program 
• Unrestricted PA medical license at time of employment
• Work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to obtain/maintain DEA certification for Commonwealth of PA

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The school opened in 2021 and is currently accepting enrollment applications for the second class in 2024. In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.

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