Neonatologist

• Pay: Assistant Professor – Associate Professor: $280,000 – $380,000; Assistant Professor – Professor: $280,000 – $415,000
• Employment: Full-time
• Location: Rush University Medical Center
• Rush Job ID: 29628

Neonatology – Clinical Faculty/Physician

Build an Extraordinary Career While Helping Shape the Future of Neonatal Care

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology at Rush University Medical Center is seeking a full-time BC/BE Neonatologist to join our growing academic faculty in downtown Chicago, IL.

We are building a physician community grounded in clinical excellence, collaboration, continuous quality improvement, exceptional education, and outstanding patient outcomes. We believe the highest quality neonatal care is delivered by physicians who trust one another, challenge one another respectfully, and are committed to lifelong learning.

Our state-of-the-art, 72-bed, single-family-room Level III+ NICU serves as a regional referral center caring for extremely premature infants, medically complex surgical newborns, and infants with complex congenital anomalies. Working alongside an outstanding Maternal-Fetal Medicine service and multidisciplinary Fetal-Neonatal Medicine Center, we provide coordinated prenatal consultation and comprehensive care for families facing the most challenging fetal diagnoses.

We are seeking physicians who are clinically outstanding, intellectually curious, collaborative, and committed to helping build an exceptional academic division. We value physicians who enjoy working as part of a highly engaged team and who are passionate about improving neonatal outcomes through education, advocacy, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Why Rush?

As a member of our faculty, you will have the opportunity to

• Deliver outstanding evidence-based care for critically ill newborns in a high-acuity academic NICU
• Teach and mentor pediatric residents, medical students, nurse practitioner students, and multidisciplinary learners
• Participate in a physician-led quality improvement and patient safety program with nationally recognized expertise and consistently excellent Vermont Oxford Network outcomes
• Collaborate closely with Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, Genetics, Neurology, and numerous pediatric subspecialists in caring for medically complex infants
• Participate in our multidisciplinary Fetal-Neonatal Medicine Center providing prenatal consultation and in our NICU Follow-Up Developmental Clinic.
• Pursue academic interests in education, quality improvement, clinical research, simulation, clinical leadership, advocacy, and program development
• Join a collegial physician group that values teamwork, professional growth, innovation, and mutual respect

Position Details

• Provide direct patient care for critically ill newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NICU Developmental Follow Up Clinic and Fetal-Neonatal Medicine Center
• Supervise and mentor medical students, residents, and advanced practice learners
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to exceptional patient care, learner education, and advancing the field of neonatal medicine
• Participate actively in divisional quality improvement, patient safety, education, research, and multidisciplinary clinical initiatives
• Collaborate with Obstetrics, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, and pediatric subspecialists to provide comprehensive prenatal and neonatal care
• Eligible for faculty appointment at Rush Medical College at a rank commensurate with experience and accomplishments

Qualifications

●Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) required

●Eligible to be licensed to practice Medicine in the state of Illinois required

●Completion of an accredited Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship program

●Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

●Willing and able to travel between clinical locations to serve our growing patient population

About Rush

Rush University System for Health is an academic health system integrating patient care, education, research, and community partnerships to improve health in diverse communities.

Rush includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University (2,500+ students across medical, nursing, and health sciences colleges), Rush Copley Medical Center, Rush Oak Park Hospital, and regional outpatient facilities.

Rush is recognized both for clinical excellence and as a top employer. U.S. News & World Report placed Rush on its Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2026–2027, ranking it among the top 50 of more than 4,500 hospitals evaluated and No. 1 among Illinois and Chicago-area hospitals. Vizient awarded Rush its Quality Leadership Award, marking the 13th consecutive year the health system has ranked among the top 10 of 99 academic medical centers nationwide. On the workplace side, Modern Healthcare named Rush one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2026, citing its culture, financial rewards, and training and advancement opportunities, while Becker’s Hospital Review similarly included Rush University System for Health on its 2026 list of top places to work in healthcare, pointing to culture, comprehensive compensation and benefits, and extensive mental health resources as key factors.

Rush is committed to health equity, particularly addressing the 16-year life expectancy gap between Chicago’s Loop and West Side. As the largest West Side employer, Rush implements an Anchor Mission strategy through local hiring, investing, sourcing, and volunteering. The system has invested over $6 million on the West Side since 2018 while continuing to provide excellent patient care for all.