A 473-bed community teaching and referral hospital serving Fairfield County and the surrounding region is adding a Pediatric Hospitalist. The medical center offers a comprehensive array of services, including advanced care in cardiology, orthopedics, oncology, surgery, and behavioral health, supported by its status as a Level II trauma center and affiliated teaching programs.

About the Opportunity:

• A member of Connecticut’s most comprehensive and integrated health-care network, serving patients across more than 500 locations in 185 towns and cities throughout the state.
• The hospital averages over 1,000 deliveries annually
• No circumcisions
• Support from neonatologists 24/7
• Full-time newborn nursery and hospital pediatric coverage
• Schedule:
  • Six (6) weekday shifts and two (2) weekend shifts per four (4) week cycle
  • There are thirteen (13) cycles per year
  • Each shift is twenty-four (24) hours
  • For weekday shifts, the physician must be on-site at the hospital between 5:00 PM and 10:00 AM of each twenty-four (24) hour shift and available via phone between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM
  • For weekend shifts, the physician must be on-site at the hospital for the entire twenty-four (24) hour shift
• Hospital coverage includes rounding on newborns, attending C-sections (both scheduled and emergent), managing phototherapy, occasional pedi consults to E.D. or floors, and stabilization of newborns for transport
• Opportunity to teach and precept students
• Faculty opportunity with Quinnipiac University teaching med students

Compensation/Benefits:

• Robust compensation and benefits, including an employer-matching 401K, CME, and generous paid time off
• Loan repayment support
• Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice

Community/Location:

• Located on the scenic Connecticut seacoast within an hour of New York City
• Fairfield County offers some of the top-ranked public schools in the nation
• Population of 148,000 people

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