Assistant Or Associate Professor, Neonatologist

Job Description

**Company Description**

The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division of Neonatology is a rapidly growing academically oriented division. We are currently seeking an assistant professor/associate professor level faculty position to staff our NICU Clinical Service Contract with the University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center (UM-SJMC). The successful candidate will have faculty appointments in the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Maryland School of Medicine at academic levels to be determined by experience. The University of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center NICU has a Level III NICU, serving the children of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region.

Create your future in a healthcare and academic setting and become part of something greater by applying your experience, input, and leadership as a clinician and healthcare expert. With our goal of improving quality of care this is an outstanding opportunity to join an excellent institution, team and healthcare system.

UM SJMC located in Towson, MD. is a 263-bed Catholic hospital with more than 700 physicians on the medical staff Numerous areas of specialization include cardiology, cancer, orthopedics, emergency care, obstetrics and gynecology, surgical services, diabetes, psychiatric services and wound healing.

**UMMS has more than 4,600 affiliated physicians provide primary and specialty care in more than 150 locations and at 13 hospitals.**

* The largest NICU Follow Up Program in the state of Maryland
* Center for Advanced Fetal Care (CAFC) for medically complex fetus and mother
* Collaboration with multiple level I and level II NICUs affiliated with the UMMS
* Participation in multi-site UMMC Neonatal Quality Improvement Projects
* Research opportunities provided at the University of Maryland Institute for Clinical Translational Research (ICTR) and the renowned Institute of Genome sciences (IGS)

**Job Description**

Position Highlights:

* The candidate will have a faculty appointment in the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Maryland School of Medicine at the academic level commensurate with experience.
* An essential component of the position will be the education of our departmental residents and NICU fellows.
* Collaborative working environment and opportunity to partner with local Community Physicians
* The Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program (MRNTP) services that provides
* Referral to University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)- Level IV NICU in Baltimore
* Referral to UMMC PICU providing ECMO and post-cardiac surgery care
* The largest NICU High-risk Follow Up Program in the state of Maryland Center for Advanced Fetal Care (CAFC) for medically complex fetus and mother.
* The Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program (MRNTP) services that provides ambulance and helicopter transportation from more than 30 hospitals in the region for critically ill infants.
* Substance use in pregnancy (SUP) center of excellence and translational research
* 24/7 in-house advanced practice providers
* Level III NICU: expandable 20 bed capacity, located in Towson, MD
* TeleHealth Support 24/7 from the UMMC Level IV NIC

Benefits/Perks:

* Competitive salary with bonus opportunity
* Comprehensive benefits package
* Excellent pension/retirement plans
* Paid malpractice Insurance
* Work life balance
* Generous paid time off
* CME leave and CME allowance
* Be a part of a top-ranking US Medical School
* H1B visa sponsorship supported

Located on the modern and urban campus of the University of Maryland at Baltimore, the School of Medicine is one of seven professional schools within the University of Maryland System. The campus is ideally located within walking distance to the Baltimore Inner Harbor, National Aquarium, Baltimore Convention Center, theaters, Orioles Park at Camden Yards and Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium. The University of Maryland Hospital for Children is also close to Historic Annapolis, Washington DC, the Chesapeake Bay, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the Eastern Shore. There are many affordable residential communities with outstanding public and private schools. The area offers rich cultural fabric and unique recreational opportunities.

*UMMS hospitals and health care facilities are equal opportunity employers and proud of an environment of diversity*

**Qualifications**

* Medical degree or foreign equivalent.
* Completion of Residency training in Pediatrics
* Completion of Fellowship training in Neonatology
* Maryland medical license or eligible for Maryland medical license.
* Possesses and maintains current DEA or similar Narcotics and Controlled Substances Certification required.
* Demonstrates meeting minimum CME requirements for licensure and board certification.
* Demonstrates appropriate qualifications and experience to perform the duties required of this position.
* The successful candidate should be BC/BE, with excellent teaching and clinical skills. In addition to clinical duties, neonatologists have an opportunity to participate in clinical and translational research and quality improvement projects.

**Additional Information**

Now in its third century, the University of Maryland School of Medicine was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It continues today as one of the fastest growing, top tier biomedical research enterprise in the world—the 46 academic departments, centers, institutes, and programs and faculty of more than 3,000 physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals, including members of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and a distinguished two-time winner of the Albert E. Lasker Award in Medical Research. With an operating budget of more than $1.2 billion, the School of Medicine works closely in partnership with the University Maryland Medical Center and Medical System to provide research-intensive, academic, and clinically based care for nearly 2 million patients each year. The School of Medicine has nearly $600 million in extramural funding, with most of its academic departments highly ranked among all medical schools in the nation in research funding. As one of the seven professional schools that make up the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus, the School of Medicine has a total population of nearly 9,000 faculty and staff, including 2,500 students, trainees, residents, and fellows. The combined School of Medicine and Medical System (“University of Maryland Medicine”) has an annual budget of over $6 billion and an economic impact of nearly $20billion on the states and local community. The School of Medicine, which tanks 8th highest among public medical schools in research productivity (according to the Associate of American Colleges Profile) is an innovator in translational medicine, with 606 active patients and 52 startup companies. In the latest *U.S. News & World Report* ranking of Best of Medical Schools, published in 2021, the UM School of Medicine ranked #9 among 92 public medical schools in the U.S. and in the top 15 percent ( 327) of all 192 public and private U.S. medical schools. The School of Medicine works locally, nationally, and globally with research and treatment facilities in 36 countries around the world.