Newborn Hospitalist

Newborn Hospitalist Opportunity

Ascension St. Vincent is seeking a BC/BE Pediatrician to share their services as a Newborn Hospitalist for our St. Vincent Women's Hospital in Indianapolis as well as three other locations all located in the northern suburbs of Indianapolis. This candidate would provide care at all hospitals, supporting both Level 1 and Level 2 nurseries. We are open to full time, part time or weekend option candidates.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with case management.
• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

Position Highlights:

• Shift work to include a combination of day, night and weekend shifts to average 40 hrs/wk for full time
• Day shift weeks are either 5 to 7 days in a row
• Day shifts are typically 8am-4pm: Night shifts are 4pm-8am
• Procedures vary from week to week but circumcisions are performed regularly. LPs, line placement and intubations in Level 2 nurseries, and chest tubes are less frequent, but occasional.
• Frequent use of CPAP in Level 2 nurseries.
• Easy collaboration with neonatologists at our Level 4 NICU
• Potential for low acuity peds beds in the future

We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Multiple health, dental, vision and wellness packages
• Annual CME Allotment
• 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Stipend bonus, relocation allowance and sign on bonus
• Generous front loaded time off program
• Largest level IV NICU and Pediatric ER in the state
• Full support of the nation's largest catholic healthcare system
• The most specialized care in the state in one of the country's largest cities
• Physician-led and physician driven organization
• Largest nonprofit health system in the country
• New state of the art Women's and Children's tower to be completed in 2024 and additional NICU private rooms

St. Vincent Women's has an 85-bed Level IV Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) that features 14 separate suites for multiple births. Services offered at St. Vincent Women's Hospital are a Maternal Fetal Medicine and Genetics Center with prenatal diagnostic testing, genetic counseling and high risk pregnancy management. The High Risk unit offers 26 private rooms in a home-like environment for those patients who expect an extended hospital stay. The Family Care Unit offers 48 private patient rooms, a nursery, lactation consultants and a newborn portrait studio. St Vincent Women's hospital also offers maternal/fetal transport services covering all St Vincent Health ministries and any other Indiana hospital requesting service.

About Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent:

• Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent is part of Indiana's largest not-for-profit health system with 22 ministries and over 3000 physicians.

Features include:

• An attached tertiary care, pediatric hospital with 40 private inpatient beds and 8 short stay beds, staffed in-house 24/7 by our Pediatric Hospitalist group.
• A 23-bed PICU staffed 24/7 by Pediatric Intensivists.
• A 17-bed Pediatric Emergency department staffed 24/7 by Pediatric Emergency physicians.
• Indiana's largest Level IV NICU with 109 beds staffed 24/7 by Neonatologists.
• St. Vincent Children's Services: recognized nationally for faster access to pediatric specialists and best-in-care outcomes.
• Through the Peyton Manning Children's Health system at St. Vincent your family will get faster access to more than 100 highly experienced pediatric specialists. A majority of these physicians are double board certified in pediatrics and in one of 40 different pediatric specialties and multidisciplinary programs.

About Indianapolis:

• Indianapolis is the 15th largest city in the nation and is the center of America's heartland.
• Indianapolis supports more than 200 arts organizations, including a world-class symphony, theater, opera, ballet, museums, art galleries and professional sports.
• Home to the nationally best rated Indianapolis International Airport, the world's largest children's museum as well as one of the nation's largest privately funded zoos.
• Indiana's cost of living and unemployment rates remain below the national average. Physicians in Indiana enjoy low malpractice rates, making Indiana one of the top physician friendly states in which to practice medicine.

About Ascension Medical Group:

When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care. With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.