Neonatologist - Paducah and Elizabethtown, KY

NORTON CHILDREN’S NEONATOLOGY, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and a part of Norton Children’s Medical Group, is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible and fellowship-trained neonatologist. The practice is one of the largest neonatology groups in the country, with more than 30 neonatologists, as well as neonatal nurse practitioners, family nurse practitioners, pediatric hospitalists and other providers skilled at caring for newborns and babies with special conditions.

The neonatology program receives referrals from throughout Kentucky and Indiana at two neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), including one of the nation’s largest Level IV NICUs at Norton Children’s Hospital in downtown Louisville. Both NICUs combine elements of private practice with an academic model to foster collaborative relationships among neonatologists, providers, fellows, residents and trainees. Through various partnerships, outreach services also are provided at several Level II and Level III NICUs throughout the region. This position is located in Paducah, Kentucky, serving a licensed, Level III neonatal intensive care unit with 14 beds and a capacity of up to 20 beds. Norton Children’s Neonatology – Paducah provides in-house neonatal nurse practitioner coverage 24/7, and neonatologist coverage consisting of patient rounding and on-call coverage.

The facility averages 1,500 patient births and 3,500 patient days annually. As southwestern Kentucky’s only NICU, it provides high-tech neonatal care including sustained life support, prompt care to medical and surgical subspecialists, respiratory and ventilation support, advanced imaging and newborn nursery services. This Paducah facility also provides a robust regional neonatal transport service unique to southwestern Kentucky. Each patient transport is staffed by one respiratory therapist, two registered nurses and one nurse practitioner.

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ABOUT THE POSITION

• The physician will have access to a network of providers and hospitals that offer all pediatric subspecialties and advanced technical capabilities, including pediatric surgery, cardiovascular surgery, high-frequency ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, neurally assisted ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
• Several multidisciplinary clinics are in development in the areas of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, extremely low birth weight, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and more.
• The team values work/life balance and recruiting to meet the needs of the community, providers and staff.
• The preferred candidate will have completed an accredited perinatal-neonatal fellowship.

About Norton Healthcare - Norton Children's

Norton Healthcare is a leading not-for-profit hospital and health care system serving adult and pediatric patients across Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. The system has six hospitals in Louisville — including Norton Children’s Hospital, which is a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and the region’s only full-service, freestanding, dedicated pediatric hospital — and three hospitals in Southern
Indiana.

With nearly 24,000 employees, over 1,750 employed medical providers and more than 3,000 total providers on its medical staff, Norton Healthcare is Louisville’s second largest employer. It provides care at more than 480 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The six Louisville hospitals have a combined total of 1,907 licensed beds, and the Southern Indiana hospitals have 347 licensed beds. Services include inpatient and
outpatient general care as well as specialty care in heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health and pediatrics. The system also includes 10 outpatient centers, 20 Norton Immediate Care Center locations and an expanded telehealth program. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a wide range of areas.

Norton Healthcare is proud to be recognized nationally for excellence as a top employer and health care leader. Recent honors include:
• Forbes: America’s Best Employers for Company Culture, America’s Best Employers by State, America’s Best Large Employers, America’s Best Employers for New Grads
• Fortune: America’s Most Innovative Companies
• Newsweek: America’s Greatest Workplaces, America’s Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, America’s Greatest Workplaces by State, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing