NEONATOLOGIST-PER DIEM

University of Michigan Health–Sparrow is recruiting a full-time clinical neonatologist to join our team in Lansing, Michigan. This position offers a community hospital–based clinical practice with the benefits of a growing academic and clinical affiliation.

About the role

The Sparrow NICU combines the scope and autonomy of a busy Level III center with access to the subspecialty expertise and resources of University of Michigan Health and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.

• 35-bed Level III NICU and 12-bed Special Care Nursery
• Approximately 700–800 NICU admissions annually
• Advanced neonatal therapies, including high-frequency ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, and therapeutic hypothermia
• Dedicated neonatal transport team serving hospitals across mid-Michigan
• Interprofessional team of neonatologists, advanced practice providers, trainees, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other neonatal specialists
• On-site pediatric cardiology and pediatric surgery, including fetal and neonatal echocardiography
• Close collaboration with the Level IV NICU and pediatric subspecialists at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital for consultation and transfer when needed
• Health system employed medical group model

Responsibilities

• Proficiency with ventilators, CPAP, umbilical lines, and advanced monitoring equipment
• Ability to react calmly and efficiently to life-threatening emergencies
• Expert-level data interpretation and diagnostic skills for rapidly changing patient conditions
• Highly effective in emotional, high-stakes communication with families

Requirements

• Completion of a neonatology fellowship
• MD or DO
• Board-certified or board-eligible in neonatal-perinatal medicine
• Licensed as a physician in the State of Michigan
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required

Benefits

• Highly market competitive compensation plan
• Full benefit package
• Generous CME/Paid time off
• Malpractice coverage

About the organization

University of Michigan Health–Sparrow is a not-for-profit, community-governed healthcare organization serving the Mid-Michigan region. Formed through the April 2023 merger of Sparrow Health System and Michigan Medicine, it is now one of the region’s leading integrated health systems.

• Based in Lansing, with multiple hospitals and over 150 care sites
• Region’s only Level I Trauma Center and flagship Herbert-Herman Cancer Center
• Major campus in Lansing, affiliate hospitals in St. Johns, Carson City, Ionia, and Charlotte, and numerous satellite care centers
• Recognized strengths in Cardiology, Oncology, Trauma services, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Neonatal intensive care, and Neurological care
• Main hospital has approximately 733 beds, delivers around 4,000 babies annually, and supports about 90,000 urgent and walk-in care visits each year
• Employs roughly 9,000 team members, including more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers
• 38 residency and fellowship programs through partnership with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Integration with Michigan Medicine expands access to advanced clinical trials, specialized services, and innovative technologies

About the community

• University of Michigan affiliated hospital
• Big Ten University city
• State Capitol
• Halfway between Grand Rapids and Detroit
• Top rated schools (Okemos, DeWitt, East Lansing, Haslett)
• Lansing Airport (15 minutes from hospital)
• Wharton Center for Performing Arts
• Home to a dozen wineries, breweries, and distilleries
• Potter Park Zoo (102-acre zoo located near hospital)
• Lansing Lugnuts Baseball
• Impression 5 Science Center for Kids

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