Physician - Pediatrics - Neonatology-29628

About the Role

The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology at Rush University Medical Center is seeking a full-time BC/BE Neonatologist to join our growing academic faculty in downtown Chicago, IL. We are building a physician community grounded in clinical excellence, collaboration, continuous quality improvement, exceptional education, and outstanding patient outcomes.

Our state-of-the-art, 72-bed, single-family-room Level III+ NICU serves as a regional referral center caring for extremely premature infants, medically complex surgical newborns, and infants with complex congenital anomalies. Working alongside an outstanding Maternal-Fetal Medicine service and multidisciplinary Fetal-Neonatal Medicine Center, we provide coordinated prenatal consultation and comprehensive care for families facing the most challenging fetal diagnoses.

We value physicians who are clinically outstanding, intellectually curious, collaborative, and committed to helping build an exceptional academic division. We seek those who enjoy working as part of a highly engaged team and are passionate about improving neonatal outcomes through education, advocacy, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care for critically ill newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, NICU Developmental Follow-Up Clinic, and Fetal-Neonatal Medicine Center.
• Supervise and mentor medical students, residents, and advanced practice learners.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to exceptional patient care, learner education, and advancing the field of neonatal medicine.
• Participate actively in divisional quality improvement, patient safety, education, research, and multidisciplinary clinical initiatives.
• Collaborate with Obstetrics, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, and pediatric subspecialists to provide comprehensive prenatal and neonatal care.

Why Rush?

• Deliver outstanding evidence-based care for critically ill newborns in a high-acuity academic NICU.
• Teach and mentor pediatric residents, medical students, nurse practitioner students, and multidisciplinary learners.
• Participate in a physician-led quality improvement and patient safety program with nationally recognized expertise and consistently excellent Vermont Oxford Network outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, Genetics, Neurology, and numerous pediatric subspecialists in caring for medically complex infants.
• Participate in our multidisciplinary Fetal-Neonatal Medicine Center providing prenatal consultation and in our NICU Follow-Up Developmental Clinic.
• Pursue academic interests in education, quality improvement, clinical research, simulation, clinical leadership, advocacy, and program development.
• Join a collegial physician group that values teamwork, professional growth, innovation, and mutual respect.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) required.
• Eligible to be licensed to practice Medicine in the state of Illinois.
• Completion of an accredited Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship program.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
• Willing and able to travel between clinical locations to serve our growing patient population.
• Eligible for faculty appointment at Rush Medical College at a rank commensurate with experience and accomplishments.

Pay

The total pay range for this full-time, 1.0 FTE role includes base pay, benefits, and other incentive programs. Opportunities for increased compensation are available based on exceeding productivity targets.

• Assistant Professor – Associate Professor: $280,000 - $380,000
• Assistant Professor – Professor: $280,000 - $415,000

Benefits

Rush offers a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about Rush benefits.