What are the responsibilities and job description for the Neonatal Medicine Physician, SOM, Department of Pediatrics (M67718 and M67719) position at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)?
Mission or Goal of
Unit: Children’s Hospital of
Richmond of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is committed to
ensuring the NICU is a model academic unit devoted to excellence in clinical
care, teaching, and clinical, translational, and basic research in neonatal
disease and service delivery. The Division of Neonatal Medicine is comprised of
13 neonatologists whose expertise include medical education, quality
improvement science, medical ethics, epidemiology, and clinical and basic
research. The Division oversees the only referral tertiary level IV NICU
located within the Critical Care Wing of the VCU Health Medical Center,
directly connected to the High-Risk Labor and Delivery Service. The NICU serves
families and high-risk infants in a state-of-the-art single room designed 40
bed NICU at Children’s Hospital of Richmond. Each room accommodates parents for
overnight Chief Purpose of this
position: The Department of
Pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond of the Virginia Commonwealth
University Health System is seeking a full-time Neonatologist with interests
and/or experience in neonatal medicine education, research, quality improvement
or mentorship. Expected responsibilities include clinical care, neonatal
follow-up, ECMO, hypothermia treatment, and teaching responsibilities. In
addition, there are strong opportunities to continue or establish efforts and
initiatives in fellowship education, including leadership, in program
development or in clinical or bench research, depending on background and
interest. Neonatologist who will provide a mix of direct clinical care,
clinical or QA/QI activities, didactic and bedside teaching for students,
residents and fellows, and pursuit of a plan of academic efforts that may
include research or other activities that meet the needs of the division and
the individual. Position
Responsibilities: Teaching: Faculty member will have teaching responsibilities within the clinical services of the division. Faculty member will provide teaching and mentorship to medical students, Residents, Chief Residents, and Fellows when applicable. Research: Faculty member will participate in scholarly research activities that can include basic science, clinical, translational, or other research endeavors. Service: Faculty member will serve on divisional, departmental, or School of Medicine level committees when appropriate, and engage in professional activities through journal review, conference presentations, etc. Clinical: Faculty member will serve as a Neonatologist for the Department of Pediatrics. Clinical schedule will include weekends, holidays, and nights. Other: Faculty member will take on administrative duties associated with this role. Required Qualifications:
stays and couplet care.
Position Type: Clinical
Full time equivalent: 100
Tenure: Open
Rank: Open
Months: 12
Department:
SOM/Pediatrics
Salary:
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Erin Flexon
Contact Email: erin.flexon@vcuhealth.org
Contact Phone:
