Neonatologist Physician - Level IV NICU

Geisinger • Danville, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger Health System is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Neonatologist to join the team at Janet Weis Children’s Hospital in Danville, Pennsylvania. The physician will work with neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, neonatal physician assistants, and pediatric residents to provide care in a 40-bed, Level IV Regional NICU serving Central and Northeastern Pennsylvania. The NICU has approximately 600 admissions and 250 neonatal transports annually, with transport by helicopter and ground through a unit-based transport team. A high-risk delivery service is located immediately adjacent to the NICU.

Neonatologists provide continuous in-house NICU coverage and are supported by maternal-fetal medicine specialists and a full array of pediatric medical and surgical specialists. The department provides neonatal outreach education and simulation programs for referring hospitals and co-directs the Center for Prenatal Pediatrics with maternal-fetal medicine. This fetal diagnosis and treatment center coordinates multispecialty consultation for families expecting a fetus with congenital anomalies and serves more than 400 families each year.

The NICU is a training site for pediatric and internal medicine-pediatric residency programs, medical students, and neonatal nurse practitioner students from various universities. The department is a long-time member of the Vermont-Oxford Network VLBW database, and all department members are expected to participate in performance improvement projects.

Requirements

• Board certification or board eligibility in Neonatology.
• Recent experience with high-frequency ventilation, nitric oxide administration, therapeutic hypothermia therapy, congenital heart disease, and peri-operative management.
• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Pennsylvania medical license.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in teaching learners at a variety of levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous in-house coverage in the Level IV NICU.
• Participate in the care of patients requiring high-frequency ventilation, nitric oxide administration, therapeutic hypothermia, and congenital heart disease and peri-operative management.
• Teach learners at a variety of levels, including residents, medical students, and neonatal nurse practitioner students.
• Participate in departmental performance improvement projects.
• Participate in neonatal outreach education and simulation programs for referring hospitals.

Benefits

• Forgivable recruitment loan/base salary
• Relocation assistance
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Generous CME
• Robust retirement plans
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness program qualifying employer
• Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partner coverage
• Collaborative, cooperative, and collegial work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree