Physician - Neonatologist or NICU Hospitalist

Your future role at a glance

• Specialty: Neonatologist
• Schedule: Nocturnist (7am-7pm)
• EMR System: Meditech, plans to transition to an upgraded platform in 2027
• Facility: Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital
• Location: Baltimore, MD
• Salary: $230,000 - $360,325 per year based on specialty
• This job location is currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

How you'll make an impact in this role

Ascension Saint Agnes is looking for a Neonatologist or Pediatric Hospitalist to join our NICU team! This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital to provide medical care to our pediatric patients. Our group has had minimal turnover in 5+ years and are looking for the right person to care for children that present to our hospital. We have a dedicated inpatient pediatric unit, level III NICU, and postpartum unit here at Saint Agnes.  Teaching medical students and pediatric residents from Hopkins will be part of the role. This is a nocturnist position (7 PM - 7 AM), but we're happy to explore flexible scheduling options for the right candidate. Our pediatric group prides itself on equity, fairness, professionalism, compassion, and friendship.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills. Coordinates discharge planning with case management.
• Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
• Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
• Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
• Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
• Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.

About Ascension Saint Agnes

• For over 150 years, Saint Agnes, built on a strong foundation of excellent medical care and compassion, consists of care teams who are committed to providing the best care for our patients.
• Saint Agnes is a part of Ascension, one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the country.
• 251-bed full-service teaching hospital with residency programs in a number of medical and surgical specialties.
• Ascension Saint Agnes offers emergency as well as a variety of inpatient and outpatient services.
• In addition to our Six Institutes that focus in the areas of Cancer, Orthopedics and Spine, Cardiovascular, Women and Children, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery.

What minimum requirements you'll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Maryland Board of Physicians obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Board eligibility/certification in medical specialty required.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

What additional preferences we're seeking

No additional preferences