Neonatology Job at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in West Palm Beach, FL

Staff Relief/POOL Opportunity for Neonatologist in Florida’s Palm Beach County

Nicklaus Children's Health System and Nicklaus Children’s Pediatric Specialists (NCPS), the health system’s multispecialty medical group practice, have an opportunity for a BC/BE fellowship-trained neonatologist with a minimum of three years of experience (preferred) to provide Staff Relief/POOL services at the Level II De George Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Jupiter Medical Center, located on Florida’s Treasure Coast in Palm Beach County.

The 16-bed De George Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Jupiter Medical Center is equipped to care for babies born as early as 30 weeks. The unit adheres to policies, procedures, training, and competencies shared through the collaboration with Nicklaus Children's. In addition, the unit is staffed around-the-clock by neonatologists employed by Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists, along with APRNs who provide nursing staff oversight.

Features of the unit include:

Applicants should possess a passion for advocacy and improving care for all children. The candidate will be responsible for attending deliveries, providing prenatal consultations to high-risk babies, resuscitating and stabilizing newborns in the delivery room and rounding on well babies in the Level II nursery. Candidates should be proficient in newborn resuscitation, including neonatal intubation, umbilical line placement and peripheral cannulation, lumbar punctures, etc.

Shifts include daytime in-house shift with APRN backup at night or in-house coverage without an APRN when needed. Jupiter Medical Center delivers approximately 2,800 babies per year.

Competitive compensation.