Community Newborn Nursery Hospitalist

Newborn Hospitalists will have an academic appointment within the Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics.  They will be employed by University Hospital Medical Group.   They will report to the Medical Director, UH Nurseries Network for their clinical duties and the Division Chief of Hospital Medicine for non-clinical purposes. 

Job Duties

The Newborn Hospitalists will be assigned to work at community hospitals with Level I and Level II nurseries.  In locations with a Level II nursery, the newborn hospitalist will be in-house for the duration of their shift and until effective in-person hand off. In locations with Level 1 nurseries, they must be available Within 15 Minutes of call from the delivery room. Job duties will include:

• 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
• Consult and manage sick newborns admitted under private pediatricians
• Prenatal consultations in collaboration with the Neonatologist at main campus
• 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

Shifts

Shifts will be 24 hours unless internal decision to split shifts is made and approved by the Medical Director. Each 1.0 full-time equivalent will have a target of 122 shifts a year, or approximately 31 shifts a quarter.  Shifts in addition to 31 per quarter prorated for FTE status will warrant additional pay. 

• 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