Virginia Commonwealth University
Neonatal Medicine Physician, SOM, Department of Pediatrics
Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214
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Mission or Goal ofUnit:
Children's Hospital ofRichmond of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is committed toensuring the NICU is a model academic unit devoted to excellence in clinicalcare, teaching, and clinical, translational, and basic research in neonataldisease and service delivery. The Division of Neonatal Medicine is comprised of13 neonatologists whose expertise include medical education, qualityimprovement science, medical ethics, epidemiology, and clinical and basicresearch. The Division oversees the only referral tertiary level IV NICUlocated within the Critical Care Wing of the VCU Health Medical Center,directly connected to the High-Risk Labor and Delivery Service. The NICU servesfamilies and high-risk infants in a state-of-the-art single room designed 40bed NICU at Children's Hospital of Richmond. Each room accommodates parents forovernight stays and couplet care.
Chief Purpose of thisposition:
The Department ofPediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Richmond of the Virginia CommonwealthUniversity Health System is seeking a full-time Neonatologist with interestsand/or experience in neonatal medicine education, research, quality improvementor mentorship. Expected responsibilities include clinical care, neonatalfollow-up, ECMO, hypothermia treatment, and teaching responsibilities. Inaddition, there are strong opportunities to continue or establish efforts andinitiatives in fellowship education, including leadership, in programdevelopment or in clinical or bench research, depending on background andinterest. 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 mayinclude research or other activities that meet the needs of the division andthe individual.
PositionResponsibilities:
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: Board certified in Pediatrics and board eligible/certified in Neonatal medicine Experience with clinical care Experience in an academic medical center Experience with scholarly research activities Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU NRP certification
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:
Children's Hospital ofRichmond of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is committed toensuring the NICU is a model academic unit devoted to excellence in clinicalcare, teaching, and clinical, translational, and basic research in neonataldisease and service delivery. The Division of Neonatal Medicine is comprised of13 neonatologists whose expertise include medical education, qualityimprovement science, medical ethics, epidemiology, and clinical and basicresearch. The Division oversees the only referral tertiary level IV NICUlocated within the Critical Care Wing of the VCU Health Medical Center,directly connected to the High-Risk Labor and Delivery Service. The NICU servesfamilies and high-risk infants in a state-of-the-art single room designed 40bed NICU at Children's Hospital of Richmond. Each room accommodates parents forovernight stays and couplet care.
Chief Purpose of thisposition:
The Department ofPediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Richmond of the Virginia CommonwealthUniversity Health System is seeking a full-time Neonatologist with interestsand/or experience in neonatal medicine education, research, quality improvementor mentorship. Expected responsibilities include clinical care, neonatalfollow-up, ECMO, hypothermia treatment, and teaching responsibilities. Inaddition, there are strong opportunities to continue or establish efforts andinitiatives in fellowship education, including leadership, in programdevelopment or in clinical or bench research, depending on background andinterest. 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 mayinclude research or other activities that meet the needs of the division andthe individual.
PositionResponsibilities:
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: Board certified in Pediatrics and board eligible/certified in Neonatal medicine Experience with clinical care Experience in an academic medical center Experience with scholarly research activities Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism, and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU NRP certification
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: