Instructor/Assistant Professor - Neonatal/Newborn Hospitalist, and/or Advanced Practitioner

Department Overview

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Function/Duties of Position

The Department of Pediatrics is recruiting for a  neonatal/newborn hospitalist, and/or advanced practitioner, first call provider for hospitalized newborn infants.  The General Pediatrician, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will provide services as assigned by the division head in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. This position provides clinical care coverage at OHSU’s Doernbecher Neonatal Care Center with additional coverage at any of our OHSU affiliated or partner hospitals: PeaceHealth in Vancouver, Washington, OHSU Hillsboro and Adventist Health.

 

The duties of this position include:

Leadership (not related to teaching or research):

There are multiple opportunities at regional neonatology facilities and at OHSU.

 

Clinical Activities (not related to teaching or research):

This position provides clinical care at OHSU’s Doernbecher Neonatal Care Center. There will be some additional expectation of coverage at Vancouver, Washington and at our partner hospitals, Hillsboro Medical Center and Adventist Health. This position works with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care to neonatology patients.

 

Administrative Activities:

As an OHSU faculty member this person would be required to participate in faculty meetings at the division and department level. All pediatric faculty members are expected to aid the division head and department chair in providing direction to the division and the department both on a day to day basis and as part of ongoing strategic planning and strategic planning.

 

Scholarly Activities (research/writing, abstracts, grant supported work, presentations, etc.):

OHSU faculty members are expected to have some scholarly activity.  This may be limited to educating learners as outlined below, but may also include research, and other grant supported work or academic papers and presentations in disciplines related to their field of expertise. Faculty members are often called upon to partner with other providers and members of the department or division research support staff in research activity. Faculty members are expected to participate in clinical research as needed, often with the help of trained research support staff and senior faculty principal investigators.

 

Education (include types of teaching and types of student taught):

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