Inpatient Pediatrician, Newborn Nursery

Hackensack Meridian Health•Neptune, NJ

11d

About The Position

The Pediatric Hospitalist Division at K.Hovnanian Children’s Hospital is recruiting a full time Newborn Hospitalist to work in a fast paced dynamic care nursery setting experiencing a tremendous amount of growth! We are in need of an additional non-teaching attending hospitalist to complement a dynamic team of academic attending hospitalists and pediatric nurse practitioners in a collaborative team based approach. Job Summary: Primary Responsibility: Provide medical care to healthy newborns in the well newborn nursery with a key focus on ensuring the health and well-being of newborns, identifying and managing any issues that may arise, and providing education and support to families. High risk deliveries are attended by a NICU attending. This position does not include attending deliveries

Requirements

BC/BE in General Pediatrics (American Board of Pediatrics)
Experience in caring for newborns and working in a hospital setting
Excellent communication skills to work effectively with families and healthcare teams
BLS, NALS, PALS Certifications

Nice To Haves

Strong clinical judgement and decision making skills
Ability to provide empathetic and supportive care to families
Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary teams including nurse practitioners

Responsibilities

Perform routine assessments and examinations of newborns in well newborn nursery
Provide evidence-based medical care and treatments to newborns including ordering labs and medications
Educate families on newborn care, breastfeeding, and other relevant topics
Collaborate with healthcare teams including NICU staff, teaching hospitalist service, nurses, lactation consultants, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive and equitable care.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance newborn care and outcomes
No delivery room attendance required
No special care nursery coverage required
Prioritize safe and efficient discharges by 11 am to facilitate smooth work-flow
Coordinate transfer to higher level of care (NICU/SCN) for sick newborns
Attend TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) daily morning huddles
Collaborate with other hospital departments in delivery of care to newborns, as appropriate
Supervise and collaborate with pediatric nurse practitioners