Physician

Area of Interest : Physicians and Medical Residents

Job ID : 127104

Overview

UnityPoint Clinic and St. Luke’s Hospital are actively recruiting for a Neonatology Physician to join our team in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

St. Luke’s Hospital NICU provides care to term and preterm newborn infants in our advanced 22-bed AAP Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Our team full team will include 4 neonatologists and 4 nurse practitioners providing 24 x 7 in-house neonatology coverage for our free-standing Women’s and Children’s Health Center.

We provide care for non-surgical patients of infants ≥ 23 weeks’ gestation and serve as a regional hub for affiliate institutions throughout northeastern Iowa. Our practice includes high-frequency ventilation (both jet and oscillator), inhaled nitric oxide, therapeutic hypothermia, and specialized transport services. We strive to collaboratively provide up-to-date, evidence-based, multi-disciplinary, family-centered, and developmentally appropriate care. There is a strong focus on family centered care for which the NICU has been nationally recognized and hosts a Ronald McDonald Family Room.

Full time position; Flexible shifts and scheduling

Holidays are shared amongst the team

Fully integrated system with clinics and hospitals on EPIC EMR to improve care coordination

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive critical care to neonatal inpatients

Neonatal consultation services (e.g., newborn nursery, inpatient pediatrics, emergency department, labor and delivery, referring institutions, etc.)

Perform procedures (e.g., lumbar puncture, endotracheal intubation, umbilical lines, etc.)

Communicate with caregivers

Timely accurate documentation in electronic medical record (NeoData, Epic)

Participate in teaching and development of nursing and ancillary staff (e.g., STABLE, NRP, bedside teaching, educational conferences, etc.)

Participate in maintenance and improvement of unit practice (e.g., VON quality collaboratives, journal clubs, division meetings, protocol writing / review, etc.)

Work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve

Patient-focused, friendly, and willing to collaborate in a team environment

Excellent communication (written and verbal)

Qualifications

Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatology

Hold an unrestricted medical license in the state of Iowa

Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications

Eligible to work in the United States

H1B waiver available

We offer

Competitive compensation package; Salary position

Attractive incentive package

A competitive   Total Rewards ()   program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.

Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions, and more

Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

Support and   development opportunities ()   that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

A   culture ()   guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve.

About UnityPoint

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world. Commitment to our team has earned us a spot on the Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

UnityPoint Clinic is a physician-led, nonprofit health care organization offering comprehensive services in primary care, walk-in care and specialty care. The clinical teams at the area’s clinics are improving outcomes, lowering the number of hospital readmissions, and reducing avoidable costs associated with treating chronic conditions. The UnityPoint Clinic team is known for excellence and quality patient care putting patients at the center of their care to provide the best level of health and well-being.

UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids serves a seven-county area surrounding Cedar Rapids. St. Luke’s Hospital is the only hospital in Cedar Rapids designated as a Top 50 Heart Hospital six times, has been named a top 50 Hospital in the Nation by Healthgrades, named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health eight times, and has been honored six times as Becker’s Hospital Review ‘100 Great Hospitals in America’. St. Luke’s is also a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.

Community Details

Vibrant, unique and industrious, Cedar Rapids is one of Iowa’s centers of excellence for arts and culture and an economic hub of the state’s Eastern region. As the second-largest city in the state, “The City of Five Seasons” offers its residents a wide variety of amenities, attractions and career opportunities on par with its nearby, out-of-state counterparts (Chicago, St. Louis and Minneapolis) without the high cost of living, hustle and bustle .   Learn more ()   about Cedar Rapids and why it offers one of the best places to live, work and play in the Midwest.

Please contact Andrea Sims, Physician and Provider Recruiter, at 319-730-9513 or Andrea.Sims@unitypoint.org