ATTENDING PHYSICIAN X - PEDIATRICS/NEONATOLOGY

Cook County•Chicago, IL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Attending Physician X requires that the selected candidate work in the level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Provides on-site neonatal and delivery room coverage at our Perinatal Center Hospitals, including but not limited to St. Mary's Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital. Duties will include day, night, weekend, holiday, and back-up clinical coverage. The John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County has a fully accredited Pediatric Residency Program as well as a Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program. The physician will be expected to supervise and teach students, residents, neonatal nurse practitioners, and neonatology fellows, as well perform scholarly activity as required in a teaching program.

Requirements

Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) Degree from an accredited medical college, university, or foreign equivalent is required
Licensed as a Physician in the State of Illinois or the ability to obtain license prior to starting employment is required
Must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatrics or the ability to obtain prior to starting employment is required
Must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in Neonatology or the ability to obtain prior to starting employment is required
Five (5) years of experience working in a level III NICU is required
Must be cleared for privileges by Medical Staff Services by start of employment is required
Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification is required

Nice To Haves

Previous or current academic appointment at a university institution is preferred

Responsibilities

Provides clinical care to critically ill neonates in the level III NICU at Stroger and Network Hospitals.
Provides delivery room attendance for resuscitation for neonates at Stroger and Network Hospitals.
Provides Neonatology consultation for neonates in the Newborn Nursery as needed at Stroger and Network Hospitals.
Provides Neonatology consultation for Obstetrics providers as needed at Stroger and Network Hospitals.
Clinical duties include day, night, weekend, holiday, and back-up clinical coverage at Stroger and at Network Hospitals as assigned.
Provides on-site administrative and clinical coverage at network hospitals.
Trains staff and provides on-site administrative leadership at network hospitals.
Acts as a liaison between the Division of Neonatology/Pediatrics at Stroger and at network hospitals.
Performs all procedures as required for neonatal care.
Provides clinical care in the High Risk Clinic for patients after discharge from the NICU.
Participates fully in the administrative responsibilities of the Neonatology services at Stroger and the Network Hospitals.
Participates in the administrative responsibilities of the Department of Pediatrics, the Pediatrics Residency Program and the Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program as assigned.
Attends at Neonatal/Perinatal network, state-mandated, and other meetings as required.
Prepares for Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality conferences.
Collaborates with administrative and nursing staff.
Supervises pediatric house staff on the Neonatology rotation.
Facilitates the medical education and clinical training for medical students and pediatric and family medicine residents.
Participates in the medical education, clinical training, and research activities of the Neonatology fellowship.
Educates residents conforming to the Pediatric Residency Review Committee (RRC) Program requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
Promotes quality, compliance and patient safety initiatives focusing on evidence-based solutions to minimize risk; work to implement patient safety goals and quality measures.
Communicates with other departments within the hospital as needed.
Adheres to all department, local and federal rules and regulations.
Participates in regularly scheduled department, hospital, medical staff and leadership meetings as assigned.
Participates in department and institutional committees as assigned.
Performs additional departmental and hospital responsibilities as designated.