University Hospitals Looking for Physician-Newborn Nursery Hospitalists – Ahuja Medical Center at Cleveland, OH Full Time

Position Location : Ahuja Medical Center, Beachwood OH

Position Type : Physician

Specialty : Pediatrics / Hospital Medicine

The Department of Pediatrics at University Hospitals is in search of a Newborn Hospitalist to help continue with our excellent patient care. Newborn Hospitalists will have an academic appointment within the Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Appointment at the level of Clinical Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or full Professor is available commensurate with experience.

Job Duties

• Attendance at all high-risk labor and delivery call, including deliveries in any part of the hospital consistent with NRP algorithms
• Complete nursery rounds by 11am absent emergent/urgent conditions or high census
• Manage sick newborns in a special care nursery model
• Prenatal consultations in collaboration with the Neonatologist at main campus
• Coordinate transfer to higher level of care for sick newborns
• Participate and initiate quality improvement initiatives for maternal and infant care, and attend OB and Pediatric Quality meetings
• Participate and initiate Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby staff education and training, including team and skills building through periodic mock codes
• Resident education in the care of newborns and delivery room roles
• Collaborate with other hospital departments in delivery of care to newborns, as appropriate
• Identify opportunities for academic pursuits

Qualifications

• Board certification/eligibility in general pediatrics is required.
• Experience and competency in caring for sick newborns is required.
• National Resuscitation Program certification is required.
• Quality improvement experience preferred.