Physician / Neonatology / Iowa / Permanent / Neonatology in Iowa25 minutes from the University of Iowa4 hours from Chicago5 hours from Minneapo Job

Neonatology in Iowa

25 minutes from the University of Iowa
4 hours from Chicago
5 hours from Minneapolis, Kansas City and St. Louis

22-bed AAP Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Team includes three neonatologists and six nurse practitioners providing 24 x 7 in-house neonatology coverage

EPIC EMR

• Comprehensive critical care to neonatal inpatients
• Neonatal consultation services (e.g., newborn nursery, inpatient pediatrics, emergency department, labor and delivery, referring institutions, etc.)
• Perform procedures (e.g., PICC placement, lumbar puncture, endotracheal intubation, umbilical lines, etc.)
• Communicate with caregivers
• Timely accurate documentation in electronic medical record (NeoData, Epic)
• Participate in teaching and development of nursing and ancillary staff (e.g., STABLE, NRP, bedside teaching, educational conferences, etc.)
• Participate in maintenance and improvement of unit practice (e.g., VON quality collaboratives, journal clubs, division meetings, protocol writing/review, etc.)
• Ability to work as a team member to improve the health of the people and communities we serve
• Evaluates, interprets and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
• Patient-focused, friendly and willing to collaborate in a team environment
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), analytical and problem-solving skills