Neonatology Physician

Description

Specialization : Neonatal Perinatal

Job Summary :

Unique opportunity for work / life balance just 22 miles from the sandy beaches of South Padre Island!

Valley Regional Medical Center is assisting a well established neonatology group practice to recruit a new neonatologist to their team.  Three neonatologists currently cover two Level III NICUs along with L / D and Newborn Nursery service.  Call is from home, while experienced NNPs provide 24 / 7 in-house coverage.  Both NICUs have highly engaged service lines, with a commitment to providing quality, compassionate care.  Full time / Part time available.

About the Practice :

• Practice has served the South Texas / Brownsville market for 35 years.
• Physicians typically work from 7 am - 5 pm (shorter shifts when working weekends)
• 3 or 4 calls from home per week of service (3 calls one week, 4 calls the following week), the practice covers 2 weeks on / one week completely off, with call including both hospitals, with 24 / 7 NNP in house coverage at both facilities.
• The practice covers two Level 3 NICU's and their respective routine nurseries.  Equal time is spent at both facilities (3 days at one, 4 days at the other) per week.
• Average deliveries combined is about 4,000 per year.
• Typical NICU census is 10 at Valley Regional, 12 at Valley Baptist

Benefits / Incentives :

About the Hospital :

The 214-bed licensed Valley Regional Medical Center is a $60 million state-of-the-art acute care hospital. Valley Regional accommodates patients with the latest technology and care delivered in a pleasing, hotel-like environment. They serve a catchment area of 500,000+ and since there is no tertiary care center, Valley Regional sees a variety of interesting cases.

Valley Regional Medical Center is a Level III Trauma Center and offers many sophisticated services such as Emergency Care, Stroke Certified Center, Neonatal Intensive Care, Neurosurgery, Cardiac Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery. The latest in Radiology technology is offered. Two Cath Labs. The Women’s Pavilion specializes in obstetrics and neonatology and offers labor and delivery suites, cheerful, homelike birthing rooms and newborn nurseries, a 10-bed NICU and a Transport Team available 24-hours / day.