Instructor or Assistant Professor - Pediatric/Neonatal Hospitalist or Advanced Practitioner - Oregon Health & Science University

Department Overview:

About OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
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Function/Duties of Position:

The Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Division of Neonatology is pleased to announce our recruitment for an Instructor or Assistant Professor level board-certified/board-eligible pediatric/neonatal hospitalist or advanced practitioner for OHSU and the OHSU affiliated clinical care site of Hillsboro Medical Center (HMC).  

 

Clinical responsibilities primarily involve coverage of our community site at HMC which includes overseeing an 8-bed level II NICU and inpatient pediatrics, guiding neonatal resuscitation and management of acute newborn needs, providing well newborn care, and consulting in the ED for pediatric patients. This provider should be experienced and comfortable with neonatal resuscitations following Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) guidelines, and will work as a team leader with RN's and RT's with assistance from consulting Neonatologists via telemedicine as needed.

 

Additionally, depending on applicant experience and goals, there may be opportunities to have clinical time at the OHSU Doernbecher Neonatal Care Center with additional coverage at any of our affiliated or partner hospitals: PeaceHealth in Vancouver, Washington, and Adventist Health.

 

This provider will join a team committed to excellence in pediatric care and benefit from the dissemination of OHSU evidence-based guidelines, ongoing participation in pediatric medicine, as well as neonatology-based educational opportunities.

 

Additionally, this provider will be responsible for educating medical students and residents rotating at HMC and at OHSU.  The teaching duties will generally involve a combination of experiential learning around patient care on the unit, simulating activities, mentoring and didactics.

 

The duties of this position include: 

 

• Well newborn care
• Attendance at high-risk deliveries
• Resuscitation and stabilization of the newborn infant inclusive of intubation and placement of umbilical lines
• Care for level II NICU patients including those with respiratory distress of the newborn and air leak syndromes
• Inpatient management of routine pediatric illnesses
• Care coordination and discharge planning of complex NICU patients
• Assist in care of complex NICU patients
• Teaching of medical students and residents

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants should be board-certified/board eligible in Pediatrics with a career goal centered in hospital-based pediatric and neonatal clinical care.
• Recent pediatric and newborn experience and skills in neonatal resuscitation following the current NRP guidelines, as well as proficiency in the management of ill newborns is required.
• Applicants should have excellent communication and leadership skills and enjoy working collaboratively with families and other healthcare providers.

Additional Details:

Apply here online. Upload a Cover Letter and Resume or CV.

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All are welcome:Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.