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Connecticut Children’s at Waterbury Hospital seeking Neonatologist & Medical Director

The Division of Neonatology at Connecticut Children’s has an opening for full-time, Board Certified/Board Eligible neonatologists to provide patient care at our NICU at Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury, CT, as well as a Board Certified/Board Eligible neonatologist to serve as Medical Director.

Clinical duties include caring for infants in a 10-bed Level II NICU and newborns in the well-baby nursery. The unit supports a delivery service of approximately 1100 births per year. Coverage is provided by 24/7 advanced practitioners with at-home neonatology call.  As part of the Connecticut Children’s, the unit is part of a state-wide transport service for infants requiring more advanced care. 

Neonatologists will provide a high level of clinical excellence through providing safe, prompt, competent, collaborative, and evidence-based medical care. Successful candidates will be responsible to follow care guidelines and treatment protocols for infants with a variety of neonatal illnesses and conditions covering a broad spectrum of health issues. The Neonatologist will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team including attending, advanced practitioner staff, nursing and subspecialists to provide this care. 

The Medical Director will be responsible for clinical pathway and guideline development, advanced nursing and practitioner education, quality improvement, outcomes tracking, and budgetary planning.  The Director will maintain close contact with obstetric providers and nursing as well as leadership at Waterbury Hospital and Connecticut Children’s.

Waterbury, “The Brass City”, is a Naugatuck River town of approximately 110,000 located just 90 miles northeast of New York.  The city is 30-minute drives to the UCONN School of Medicine in Farmington and a few minutes farther to downtown Hartford and Connecticut Children’s

Education and/or Experience Required for Neonatologist:

Education Required: M.D., or D.O. degree required
Active Scholarly Program with publication history is desirable 

Education and or/Experience required for Medical Director:

Education Required: M.D., or D.O. degree required

Education Preferred: Active Scholarly Program with publication history is desirable but not required

Experience Required: 
Successful completion of residency and fellowship program as applicable
7 years experience
5 years Supervisory/Leadership experience

License and/or Certification Required: Active CT Physician license
Active DEA
Board eligible or certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine as appropriate.