Neonatology Physician (MD/DO) - Per Diem - UNC Health Rex

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Opportunity Highlights 

• Flexible per diem schedule based on coverage needs 
• Practice within a Level III NICU at UNC Health Rex 
• Collaborative team of Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs) 
• Average daily NICU census of 17 patients 
• Approximately 2-3 NICU admissions per day 
• Approximately 5,000 deliveries annually at the Level III hospital and over 7,000 deliveries annually across all covered hospitals 
• Flexible call model with home call or in-house coverage opportunities. 
• Opportunity to practice a broad range of neonatal medicine and procedures 

Schedule & Coverage 

Coverage opportunities may include: 

• Day shifts: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM 
• Night shifts: 4:30 PM - 8:30 AM 
• Weekend coverage consisting of daytime rounding and evening/night call responsibilities 
• Holiday coverage as needed 

Shifts are scheduled to support the existing neonatology team during planned and unplanned absences. 

Clinical Responsibilities 

• Provide comprehensive neonatal care within the NICU setting 
• Evaluate and manage critically ill and premature newborns 
• Attend high-risk deliveries as indicated 
• Collaborate closely with obstetric, pediatric, nursing, and subspecialty teams 
• Supervise and collaborate with Neonatal Nurse Practitioners providing 24/7 coverage at UNC Health Rex, UNC Health Holly Springs, and UNC Health Johnston 
• Participate in family-centered care, patient education, and care coordination 

Procedures 

• Physicians should be comfortable performing neonatal procedures including: 
• Endotracheal intubation 
• Umbilical venous and arterial catheter placement 
• Lumbar punctures 
• Chest tube placement 
• Additional neonatal procedures consistent with Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine practice 

Qualifications 

• Required MD or DO from an accredited medical school 
• Completion of an accredited Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship 
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine 
• Current North Carolina medical license 
• Current NRP certification 

Preferred

• Previous NICU practice experience 
• Strong commitment to quality, patient safety, and collaborative care 

For more information, please contact Laura Oakes, MHA, CPRP at laura.oakes@unchealth.unc.edu. 

Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Active member of the Rex Hospital Medical Staff, including meeting the Board Certification requirements. Graduation from an accredited school of medicine.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● Board Certified/Board Eligible in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
● DEA; NRP; MD
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Prefer prior hospitalist experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
● Language Skills: Should be able to communicate proficiently in English.

REASONING ABILITY

High-level quantitative and qualitative reasoning skills are essential in order to diagnose medical and clinical issues presented by patients.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

North Carolina Medical License, DEA License, BLS/Neonatal Resuscitation certification preferred. Board certified/eligible in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, kneel, bend and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Ability to lift up to 25 pounds required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physician generally works in a medical office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasoning Ability: High-level quantitative and qualitative reason skills are essential in order to diagnosis medical and clinical issues presented by patients.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Organization Unit: Neonatologists Raleigh

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Keywords: neonatologist, neonatology, neonatal intensive care, NICU, newborn medicine