Physician - Pediatric Hospitalist - Farmington Hills, MI

Our team manages a delivery service in a community setting as part of a large health system with access to a Children’s center and Level 3 and 4 NICU for transfers when a higher level of care is needed.

About the role

We attend deliveries and emergency center consults for pediatric patients, including term deliveries and premature or unstable infants requiring stabilization and transfer to off-campus NICUs. In-house responsibilities include managing well newborns, newborns in the special care nursery (handling hypoglycemia, mild respiratory distress/hypoxia, hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy, and infection rule-outs), and patient consultations in our busy emergency center. Typical pediatric ED consultations that may require transfer to our Children’s Center include asthma exacerbation, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cellulitis/abscess, jaundice, dehydration, and fever/rule-out infection in infants.

The group is involved in quality improvement, clinical protocol creation, professional development, and scholarly activities. The physician will work with family medicine residents and medical students in a teaching role, rotating with other pediatric hospitalists to provide 24/7 in-house coverage.

Responsibilities

• Attend deliveries, including term, premature, or unstable infants requiring stabilization and transfer
• Provide emergency center consults for pediatric patients
• Manage well newborns and newborns in the special care nursery (hypoglycemia, mild respiratory distress, hyperbilirubinemia, infection rule-outs)
• Consult on pediatric ED cases (asthma, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cellulitis, jaundice, dehydration, fever/infection rule-outs)
• Participate in quality improvement, clinical protocol creation, and scholarly activities
• Teach and supervise family medicine residents and medical students
• Provide 24/7 in-house coverage in rotation with other pediatric hospitalists

Requirements

• Board Eligible/Board Certified in Pediatrics
• Unrestricted Michigan medical license and DEA certification
• MD or DO degree
• NRP and PALS certified

Benefits

• Faculty appointment through Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Hospital-employed position with comprehensive benefits, including retirement, malpractice coverage, vacation, and CME allowance
• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package (financial, health, work/life balance)
• On-demand pay program (Payactiv)
• Discounts on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more
• Optional identity theft protection, home, and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

Schedule

• Full-time position: 1.0 FTE (150 shifts/1800 hours per calendar year)
• 12-hour day and night shifts with 24/7 in-house coverage
• Variable schedule, including weekends
• 40 scheduled hours per week

Location

Corewell Health Farmington Hills is a 330-bed facility with Level II trauma status, serving as the base teaching hospital for Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. The hospital offers high-quality care in orthopedics, neurology, cardiology, women’s services, oncology, and surgical services, with 174 residents and fellows across 15 accredited programs.

Farmington Hills is a suburban city in Oakland County, Michigan, with a population of 83,562. It offers a dense suburban feel, highly rated public schools, and a variety of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. The area attracts young professionals and retirees and is located about 20 miles northeast of Ann Arbor.