Location: US:PA: Hershey
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.0
Shift: Varied
Hours: Varies
Recruiter Contact: Please contact Kristen Brannen at [email protected] for additional information.
NICU Pediatrician
Penn State Health is seeking a NICU Pediatrician to provide comprehensive pediatric care with a primary focus on serving the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Penn State Health Golisano Children's Hospital in Hershey. The Pediatrician collaborates with an interdisciplinary care team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to neonatal patients while ensuring accurate clinical documentation and effective communication across the continuum of care. Responsibilities include participating in an on-call rotation to provide continuous patient coverage, supporting quality improvement initiatives, and contributing to medical staff committees as appropriate. The role also emphasizes patient and family education, strong clinical judgment, and the development of positive relationships with patients, families, and healthcare team members to support exceptional clinical outcomes.
Who we are:
- A division of 13 neonatologists, 6 fellows, and 20 Advanced Practice Providers.
- A full complement of ancillary staff including excellent administrative support, social workers, dieticians, NICU respiratory therapists, a care coordinator, a child life specialist, neuropsychologists, PT/OT/Speech Therapists, and other nursing support.
- We have a 56-bed 36,000 sq. ft. Level IV NICU with a hybrid bed structure (27 single rooms, 4 twin rooms, 1 triplet room, and 3 six-bedded open bay pods) that sits atop the Children’s Hospital offering spectacular views of Hershey.
- An active ECMO program, a busy NICU Neurodevelopmental follow-up clinic, and a Small Baby Unit.
- We use all modes of ventilation including high-frequency jet and oscillator, PSV/VG, invasive and non-invasive NAVA, bubble CPAP, and high-flow nasal cannula. We do whole body therapeutic hypothermia and have 24/7 pediatric surgery and pediatric cardiovascular coverage. We have an active transport team and provide therapeutic hypothermia during transport.
- Involvement in clinical and bench research: neonatal pulmonary disease, genetics of surfactant A protein, neonatal abstinence syndrome, neonatal hypoglycemia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, sepsis, neonatal genetics, among many other projects.
- Easy access to Pediatric Clinical Research Office research nurses, coordinators, and IRB- and regulatory specialists, as well as biostatisticians.
- Penn State was one of the first centers to join the Vermont Oxford Network and was among the first ten programs to initiate VON’s multicenter clinical trials.
What we’re seeking:
- BC/BE in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
- MD, DO, or foreign equivalent.
- Ability to acquire a license to practice in the State of Pennsylvania.
What we’re offering:
- Rank commensurate with experience.
- A high-quality program with a national reputation for teaching, research, and state-of-the-art patient care.
- Participation in resident and medical student education.
- Interaction with dynamic clinicians and an outstanding array of cutting-edge researchers at both University Park and Hershey campuses.
- Competitive salary, generous benefits, and the ability to become part of the collegial faculty of Penn State Pediatrics.
Community
- The area offers excellent public schools with many ranking in the top 100 in the state.
- Central Pennsylvania offers vibrant urban areas surrounded by small town rural/suburban communities which affords exceptional cultural opportunities including the Harrisburg Symphony, museums, farmers markets, and fine dining.
- For the outdoor enthusiast, we have ample opportunities for hiking - Appalachian Trail and many other trails, biking, boating/rowing - Susquehanna River, skiing, and hunting - surrounded by state game lands.
- Located within a short train ride or drive to New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Baltimore.
Interested candidates, please contact:
Kristen Brannen, Physician Recruiter at Email: [email protected]
About Penn State Health:
Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across 29 counties in central Pennsylvania. It employs more than 18,000 people systemwide.
The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, Pa.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pa.; Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa.; Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, an 89-bed psychiatric hospital in Harrisburg, Pa., and 2,450+ physicians and direct care providers at 225 outpatient practices. Additionally, the system jointly operates various healthcare providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center and Hershey Endoscopy Center.
In 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to facilitate creation of a value-based, community care network in the region.
Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s medical school. With campuses in State College and Hershey, Pa., the College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $150 million in funded research and more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions and biomedical research.
Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital is the top-rated and most comprehensive children’s hospital between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, fully equipped to treat the most severely ill or injured children with both the highest-level neonatal intensive care unit and a Level I pediatric trauma center. Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital physicians and nurses provide a full spectrum of support and highly specialized care to infants, children and adolescents. Located on the campus of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa., the children’s hospital delivers exceptional care for children, including advanced treatments for complex medical conditions like heart disease and cancer. Our patients benefit from the highest quality of care, close to home. Beyond the hospital, child-friendly facilities provide access to expert pediatric specialty services within communities throughout the region.
WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?
Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.
Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
- Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, Fitness Discounts (Facilities and Peloton), Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling, and PSH OnDemand.
- Be Balanced with Paid Holidays, Time Off, and Paid Parental Leave.
- Be Secured with Retirement, Life Insurance, Malpractice Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
- Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
- Be Supported with Relocation Assistance (if eligible), Continuing Medical Education (CME), assistance provided by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development, Business Employee Resource Groups, and Virtual Benefits Orientation.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence – that’s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That’s all you.
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