Neonatology, Physician Assistant Opportunity - Hackensack, New Jersey New

Neonatology Physician Assistant
Full Time/Part Time and Per Diem Positions Available

Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center is a 40 bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with advanced care capabilities caring for critically ill and premature babies.

Opportunity Information

The Neonatal Physician Assistant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team of neonatologists, neonatal-perinatal fellows, pediatric residents, neonatal PAs and neonatal nurse practitioners, nurses, dieticians, respiratory therapists, social workers, pediatric pharmacists, physical therapists, case managers, lactation consultants and speech language pathologists to care for complex neonatal ICU patients.

Responsibilities include:
 

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team providing comprehensive
  care
• Evaluate and treat newborns in the NICU in collaboration with neonatal attendings
• Attend high risk deliveries and provide appropriate stabilization
• Evaluate newborns in the well baby nursery for conditions requiring elevation of care
• Performs therapeutic interventions as appropriate for care of neonatal patients
• Provide family centered care and communicate effectively with health care teams and
  families
• Adhere to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies
• Participate in NICU transport team

Qualifications

Physician Assistant has worked in a NICU previously or attended a 1 year Neonatal
Fellowship program.

Hackensack Meridian Health is the leading not-for-profit health care network in New Jersey offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research, and life-enhancing care aiming to serve as a national model for changing and simplifying health care delivery through partnerships with innovative companies and focusing on quality and safety. To learn more, visit us at: www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org.

HMH also offers competitive compensation and a robust benefits package for full time and some part time positions.