Pediatric position in: Bridgeport, CT

Pediatric Hospitalist / Newborn Nursery Physician opening in Bridgeport, CT Full-Time | 24-Hour Shifts | Newborn Nursery & Pediatric Coverage A hospital-based pediatric program in Bridgeport, Connecticut is seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Pediatrician to provide newborn nursery and inpatient pediatric coverage. Opportunity Highlights:

• Full-time Pediatric Hospitalist / Newborn Nursery opportunity
• Provide newborn nursery and hospital pediatric coverage
• Schedule includes 24-hour shifts
• Six weekday shifts and two weekend shifts per four-week cycle
• Thirteen scheduling cycles per year
• Weekday shifts require onsite coverage from 5:00 PM-10:00 AM with phone availability from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
• Weekend shifts require onsite coverage for the full 24 hours
• Round on newborns
• Attend scheduled and emergent C-sections
• Manage phototherapy
• Provide occasional pediatric consults to the Emergency Department and inpatient floors
• Stabilize newborns for transport when needed
• No circumcisions
• Hospital averages more than 1,000 deliveries annually
• 24/7 neonatologist support
• Faculty opportunity with an affiliated medical school
• Opportunity to teach medical students
• Collaborative, interdisciplinary practice environment
• No J-1 or H-1B sponsorship available Compensation and Benefits:
• Highly competitive compensation
• Robust benefits package
• Generous 401(k) match
• Loan repayment support
• Generous paid time off
• CME reimbursement
• Reimbursement for professional society membership
• Licensure reimbursement
• Malpractice coverage
• Opportunity to teach and precept students Candidate Requirements:
• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics
• Connecticut medical license or eligibility
• Passion for providing patient-centered pediatric and newborn care
• Comfortable managing newborn nursery and pediatric hospital coverage
• Willingness to work closely within an interdisciplinary team
• Strong communication, collaboration, and clinical judgment skills