A 473-bed community teaching and referral hospital serving Fairfield County and the surrounding region is adding a Pediatric Hospitalist. The medical center offers a comprehensive array of services, including advanced care in cardiology, orthopedics, oncology, surgery, and behavioral health, supported by its status as a Level II trauma center and affiliated teaching programs.
About the Opportunity:
- A member of Connecticut's most comprehensive and integrated health-care network, serving patients across more than 500 locations in 185 towns and cities throughout the state.
- The hospital averages over 1,000 deliveries annually
- No circumcisions
- Support from neonatologists 24/7
- Full-time, newborn nursery, and hospital pediatric coverage
- Schedule:
- Six (6) weekday shifts and two (2) weekend shifts per four (4) week cycle
- There are thirteen (13) cycles per year
- Each shift is twenty-four (24) hours
- For weekday shifts, the physician must be on-site at the hospital between 5:00 PM - 10:00 AM of each twenty-four (24) hour shift and available via phone between 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- For weekend shifts, the physician must be on-site at the hospital for the entire twenty-four (24) hour shift
- Hospital coverage includes rounding on newborns, attending c-sections (both scheduled and emergent), managing phototherapy, occasional pedi consults to E.D. or floors, and stabilization of newborns for transport
- Opportunity to teach and precept students
- Faculty opportunity with Quinnipiac University teaching med students
Compensation/Benefits:
- Robust compensation and benefits, including an employer-matching 401K, CME, and generous paid time off
- Loan repayment support
- Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice
Community/Location:
- Located on the scenic Connecticut seacoast within an hour of New York City
- Fairfield County offers some of the most top-ranked public schools in the nation
- Population of 148,000 people
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