Physician, Neonatology Associates of Northern California (Sacramento, CA)

Opportunity Information :

Neonatology Associates of Northern California (NANC), partnering with Sutter Healthcare, is seeking BE / BC Neonatologists to join our team.

Our core physician group has provided neonatal care in the Sacramento region since the inception of the Sutter Neonatology Program by Dr. Andy Wertz in 1974.

Qualifications :

Board Eligible / Board Certified

Neonatology / Pediatric experience preferred

We seek enthusiastic and energetic individuals that provide excellent neonatal care and who would also become strong advocates for the promotion and development of our program by taking an active part in teaching, QI projects, hospital committees, and outreach education.

Join Us and Enjoy :

We believe that satisfied physicians favor quality patient care and foster staff and community relationships. Our program promotes a balance between professional and personal quality of life for our neonatologists. We offer generous compensation $300,000-$400,000 depending on qualifications and experience, excellent benefits, and an outstanding retirement savings package.

Organization Details :

Our NICU at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, CA is a busy 61 bed Level IV Regional facility with about 1200 admissions per year. This NICU is expanding to 81 beds.

Our second NICU located in Roseville CA is a 16 bed Community level NICU with about 450 admissions per year. Also, with expansion plans.

We offer various modes of conventional and high frequency ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, therapeutic whole-body hypothermia for HIE, pre-surgical care for complex congenital heart disease and pre-ECMO care. We are backed by a strong medical and surgical subspecialty Sutter-affiliated community.

Our regional transport team is staffed by specially trained nurses and respiratory therapists and brings patients to our NICUs by ground or air from a large geographic area that includes 27 counties.

High frequency ventilation, Nitric oxide and active whole-body hypothermia can be provided during transport.

We take pride in achieving excellent neonatal outcomes, compared to benchmark, by providing evidence-based medical care. Among regional NICUs in California, we have one of the highest survival rates without significant morbidity for neonates

Community Information :

Sacramento, the state capital of California, is the cultural and economic center of a four-county metropolitan area exceeding 2.1 million residents. The Greater Sacramento Area has been cited as one of the five most livable regions in America. Known as the "Farm-to-Fork Capital", the Sacramento area is the largest agricultural producer in the nation and boasts an impressive array of restaurants, art, activities, and history. Sacramento has close access to fabulous lakes and rivers, snow sports, and beautiful trails for running, hiking, biking, and exploring. Centrally located, it is an hour and a half from the mountains of Lake Tahoe, the beaches of the San Francisco Bay Area, and the world-renowned Napa / Sonoma wine country.

Equal Opportunity Statement :

It is the policy of Sutter Health and its partners to provide equal employment for all qualified individuals; to prohibit discrimination in employment because of basis of race, color, creed, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, registered domestic partner status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, national origin (including possession of a driver's license issued to individuals who did not present proof of authorized presence in the U.S.), age, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, political affiliation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical condition, genetic information or any other characteristic made unlawful by local, state or federal law, ordinance or regulation. We promote the full realization of equal employment opportunities through a positive continuing program within each medical group, company, hospital, department, and service area. Equal employment opportunities apply to every aspect of Sutter's employment policies and practices.