Physician, Pediatric Hospitalist

Details

* Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist
* Schedule: 24/7
* Practice Detail: Pediatric hospitalist in-house 24/7. Dedicated SCN RNs with NRP and STABLE certifications. 8-Bed Level II nursery with central monitoring within the Birthing Center (SCN ADC 0-3 newborns).
* EMR System: CERNER
* Facility: Ascension Borgess Hospital
* Location: 1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
* Visa Eligibility: Yes

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

* Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.

Responsibilities

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

* Medical, Dental, and Vision
* PTO and Paid Holidays
* Short-term Disability
* 401K
* Competitve Salary with full benefits and CME allowance

About Ascension Borgess Hospital

* As a member of Ascension Borgess Hospital, our physicians join a large community of providers who are called to deliver compassionate, personalized care for all persons, especially those who are struggling or affected by poverty.
* As a member of the largest nonprofit provider of care in the country, we are able to share best practices and knowledge across our smart network.
* Borgess Ascension Hospital includes more than 130 sites of care in 15 southern Michigan cities, as well as eight owned or affiliated hospitals, a nursing home, ambulatory care facilities, home health care, physician practices, managed care services, a cancer center and an air ambulance service.
* Borgess Ascension Hospital, the heart of the network in Kalamazoo, is a 424-bed teaching facility, with renowned cardiology, behavioral health and neuroscience programs.

About Kalamazoo

* Located halfway between Detroit and Chicago and 45 minutes from the Lake Michigan shoreline
* It is an important destination for business, education and cultural events.
* Kalamazoo is home to three local colleges/universities as well as Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine.
* Portage, MI, just 10 minutes outside of the city, has been ranked by several publications and websites as one of the BEST PLACES to live in MI.
* We are also home to the famous Kalamazoo Promise. The Kalamazoo Promise is the only scholarship program of its kind. The program provides resident graduates of the Kalamazoo Public Schools with up to 100 percent of their tuition and mandatory fees for four years at Michigan's public universities and community colleges. (Including U of M & MSU)

About Ascension Medical Group

When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care.

With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.

Responsibilities:

Admit, evaluate, diagnose, perform history and physical exam and provide consultation for newborns.

Provide neonatal resuscitation using NRP guidelines, stabilize, evaluate and deliver quality postnatal

care to stable term newborns and infants 32 weeks gestation and 1500 grams. Provide care to infants

with physiologic immaturity or are moderately ill. Provide ventilation and oxygen support to newborns as

required for stabilization and treatment. Provide nutritional support and intravenous access for hydration

and treatment of metabolic and common infections of the newborn. Stabilize infants that are ill and

require a higher level of care including those less than 32 weeks, less than 1500 grams or require

surgery until they may be transferred to an appropriate level NICU.

Core Procedure List

This list is not intended to be an all-encompassing procedure list. It defines the types of

activities/procedures/privileges that the majority of practitioners in this specialty perform at this

organization and inherent activities/procedures/privileges requiring similar skill sets and techniques.

1. Bladder catheterization

2. Lumbar Puncture

3. Circumcision

4. Intravenous access, phlebotomy including umbilical catheterization

5. Fluid and electrolyte management

6. Insertion and management of feeding tubes

7. Suprapubic bladder tap or catheterization

8. Electrocardiogram initial interpretation

9. Nutritional support of newborn

10. Oxygen delivery and airway management

11. Pain management

12. Emergency aspiration of pneumothorax and chest tube insertion

Requirements

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

Required Credential(s):

* Physician MD/DO with Prescriptive Authority credentialed from the Michigan Board of Medicine obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Credentialing done by Medical Staff department.

Education:

* Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Optometry (OD) or Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) required.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Michigan operates 16 hospitals and more than 300 related healthcare facilities that together employ nearly 23,000 compassionate associates. When you join our care teams, you join a team dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve throughout Michigan.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Pay Non-Discrimination Notice

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

This Ministry does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.