Chief of Newborn Medicine

Valley Children's Specialty Medical Group • Madera, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Valley Children’s Specialty Medical Group, supporting Valley Children's Healthcare, is seeking an outstanding neonatologist to serve as the Chief of Newborn Medicine. This role offers the opportunity to build off the foundation of clinical excellence achieved by a high-performing and invested team of providers, while advancing the local and regional impact of our neonatal and multi-specialty services. The Chief of Newborn Medicine will provide clinical services as a portion of their role, with the majority of their time dedicated to leadership and programmatic development. This is a unique opportunity for a visionary physician leader to shape the future of neonatal care across Central California and build upon an exceptional clinical foundation while expanding access, advancing innovation, developing future leaders, and improving outcomes for the region's most vulnerable patients and families.

Requirements

• MD or DO; board-certified in neonatology
• At least 5 years of clinical practice experience in neonatology
• 5 years in a leadership role preferred.
• California medical license or eligibility to obtain
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus, navigate competing priorities, and resolve conflict across multidisciplinary teams.
• Track record of leading organizational change and achieving measurable improvements in clinical quality, operations, or program development.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for newborn medicine services across the main campus, regional NICU locations, and partner hospital programs.
• Oversee delivery of high-quality, safe, evidence-based neonatal care, partnering with the NICU Governance Council and multidisciplinary leaders to advance outcomes and standardize best practices.
• Strengthen alignment across all clinical sites by promoting a consistent approach to neonatal care, access, quality, patient experience, and provider collaboration.
• Serve as a practicing neonatologist while dedicating significant time to leadership, program development, system growth, and service-line advancement.
• Lead, mentor, and develop physicians, neonatal nurse practitioners, medical directors, nursing leaders, and multidisciplinary team members to foster a culture of excellence, professionalism, accountability, and collaboration.
• Partner with executives, physicians, nursing, and operational leaders to expand the regional neonatal network and enhance care coordination across Central California.
• Advance innovation, education, research, and continuous improvement initiatives that support clinical excellence and the long-term growth of newborn medicine services.
• Collaborate with Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics, referral hospitals, and community partners to support high-risk pregnancies, deliveries, transfers, and integrated care for newborns and families.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Malpractice coverage, including tail coverage
• CME allowance with dedicated CME days
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement benefit with employer contributions without requiring an employee contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior