Physician - Newborn Medicine

Special Selection Applicants : Apply by 9/29/2025. Eligible Special Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Newborn Medicine, is seeking a pediatric hospitalist to provide patient care on the Newborn Service at UC San Diego Health Jacobs Medical Center.

Clinicians should be board certified pediatricians with a minimum of two (2) years' experience in general pediatrics. Those with qualifying expertise may inquire about potential opportunities for a faculty position and/or combined position in the Academic General Pediatrics section, working in the outpatient clinics. Future increase in FTE is possible. Pay scale dependent on years of experience.

Jacobs Medical Center is a 364-bed general medical and surgical facility on the UC San Diego Health campus in La Jolla. UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region, providing leading-edge care in patient care, biomedical research, education, and community service at sites in La Jolla and Hillcrest. U.S. News and World Report's annual "America's Best Hospitals" report has repeatedly ranked UC San Diego Health as the #1 health system in San Diego and Jacobs Medical Center as a High Performing Hospital in Maternity Care.

Patient care on the Newborn Service at Jacobs Medical Center is provided by a team of UC San Diego faculty pediatricians, pediatric hospitalists, pediatric nurse practitioners and UC San Diego School of Medicine trainees. At this same location there is also a 52-bed level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) which is staffed by UC San Diego faculty neonatologists, pediatric hospitalists, and neonatal nurse practitioners. Patients on the Newborn Service that require higher level of care are transferred to the NICU.We are looking for clinicians to provide direct patient care in the Newborn Service as well as supervise the care provided by nurse practitioners, residents, and medical students. Additional expectations include trainee education, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to quality improvement projects, and participation in division/section correspondence and meetings.

• Board certified with a minimum of 2 years' experience in general pediatrics.

• Prior experience caring for newborns during birth hospitalization, stabilizing sick infants, and neonatal resuscitation.

• Must be able to obtain UCSD Medical Staff privileges which includes having a current California Medical License without probation or restrictions.

• Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call, and locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs. This position requires working 2 weekends days per month and several holidays per year.

Pay Transparency Act

Annual Full Pay Range: $0 - $0 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $0.00 - $0.00

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).