Physician Neonatology - Competitive Salary

Permanent Neonatology Physician / Practice Medical Director
Position Type: Permanent
Specialty: Physician - Neonatology
Shift: Varied clinical and administrative schedule based on NICU coverage; typically 12–24 hour neonatal coverage shifts

Position Details:
Patient Population: Critically ill and premature newborns requiring advanced Level IIIB NICU care
Setting: 60-bed Level IIIB NICU within a regional academic children's hospital affiliated with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical care within a high-acuity Level IIIB NICU
• Serve as Practice Medical Director overseeing clinical operations and provider performance
• Lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Drive neonatal program development and clinical innovation
• Collaborate with hospital leadership and academic partners
• Teach and mentor medical students, pediatric residents, and family medicine residents
• Participate in Grand Rounds, simulation training, and educational programming
• Support scholarly activities, research projects, and academic initiatives
• Work collaboratively with pediatric subspecialists, maternal-fetal medicine, and pediatric surgery teams

Required Procedures:

• Advanced neonatal critical care management
• High-frequency ventilation
• Nitric oxide therapy
• NICU leadership and quality improvement oversight

Support Staff: Pediatric subspecialists, Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists, Pediatric Surgery teams, residents, medical students, and multidisciplinary NICU staff
Days Per Month: Full-Time
On-Call/Weekends: Shared rotational neonatal call coverage with scheduled weekend NICU coverage

Requirements:

• Board Certified in Neonatology (Board Eligible candidates not accepted)
• MD or DO degree
• Virginia Medical License or willingness to obtain
• Leadership experience in NICU operations, clinical quality, or program development
• Neonatology experience required
• Most recent NPDB Self Query Report (within 30 days)
• DEA required prior to start date
• Must specify visa sponsorship requirements (J1/H1B); visa candidates not accepted