The Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia is recruiting a Perinatal Newborn Hospitalist (open faculty rank) to join its dynamic and diverse Pediatric department. The position offers a unique opportunity for Pediatric clinical care with resident and medical student education in the Perinatal newborn unit. Inpatient newborn care will be at Jefferson Einstein Medical Center in the perinatal newborn unit. Medical education of residents and students is prioritized at both patient care settings. Schedule for this position will be 7 days on, 7 days off, and the shifts will be 8am-5pm. No delivery attendance or overnight shifts are required. Ideal candidates will display a passion for teaching residents and medical students and an interest in contributing to the department's scholarly activity through research, curriculum development and quality improvement. Applicants should be open to a commit to the institution's culture of inclusion and mission of service. We offer opportunities for faculty development, as well as advocacy with an emphasis on addressing healthcare disparities and advancing health equity for our underserved population.

The selected candidate will receive a faculty appointment with the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.

Requirements:

• MD/DO or foreign equivalent
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics
• Active PA license or eligible to obtain by time of appointment
• Previous inpatient experience is preferred

Applicants from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine are encouraged to apply.

Please send CV and cover letter to Robert L. Bonner Jr., MD, Chair, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, 5501 Old York Road, Paley 1 Peds Admin, Philadelphia, PA 19141. Email: [Register to View]

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Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

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