Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)

Academic Pediatric Association; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, is seeking a Board-certified or board-eligible Neonatologist for a full-time position in their Level IV NICU. Candidates will partake in leading neonatal care, education, and research within the academic setting of a comprehensive care children's hospital.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible Neonatologist.
• Eligibility for licensure in Illinois.
• Enthusiasm for clinical care and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide acute and ongoing consultative care to neonatal patients.
• Participate in educational programs of the Department of Pediatrics.
• Engage in collaborative research and quality improvement within the division.

Skills

Collaborative Care

Teaching

Research

Education

Board certification in Pediatrics

Board certification or eligibility in Neonatology

Three years of residency

ACGME-accredited fellowship

Job description

Assistant/Associate/Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)

University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria

Budgeted Salary Range: $250,000 to $300,000 per year

The University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria seeks a board-certified or board-eligible Neonatologist to join the Department of Pediatrics. This full-time Neonatologist position will join a busy academic comprehensive care NICU in the OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois.

• Quaternary Care NICU: As a regional referral center, our 64-bed unit manages various neonatal pathologies. We cater to approximately750 ICU admissions per yearand support over2,300 deliveries annually.
• Level IV NICU: The Level IV NICU manages complex neonates, offering ECMO, high-frequency ventilation, therapeutic hyperthermia, and complex cardiac and neonatal surgical care.
• Collaborative Environment: Our neonatologists work alongside a full multidisciplinary pediatric team, including Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs), Neonatal-Perinatal Fellows, and Residents.
• Education Focus: As a regional campus of one of the nation’s largest public medical schools, we prioritize high-quality educational opportunities for students and faculty.
• Vermont Oxford Network: Our NICU actively participates in the Vermont Oxford Database Network, contributing to outcomes research, clinical trials, and quality improvement projects.

Position Summary

Join the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria as a full-time Neonatologist. We are searching for a Board-certified or Board-eligible Neonatologist interested in providing clinical care and teaching in an academic setting. You will be part of a physician team at a busy 64-bed Level IV care NICU in Illinois’s 3rd largest Children’s Hospital.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Proven acute and ongoing consultative care to neonatal children with problems in the hospital and outpatient setting.
• Participate in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs of the Department of Pediatrics.
• Participate in collaborative research and scholarly quality improvement activities within the Neonatology Division and Pediatrics Department.
• Perform other duties of a University faculty member, including committee assignments, curriculum development, student counseling, and mentoring.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years residency and 3 years neonatal-perinatal in an ACGME-accredited fellowship
• Board certification in Pediatrics is required.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Neonatology.
• Eligible for licensure in Illinois.
• Enthusiasm to provide clinical care and teaching in an academic setting.

About University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria (UICOMP) Department of Pediatrics and OSF Healthcare Children’s Hospital of Illinois:

UICOMP is one of the three regional campuses of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the largest public medical schools in the country. UICOMP’s educational programs include 244 medical students and 300 residents/fellows in 21 different post graduate programs. The Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest departments at UICOMP. In collaboration with the OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the Department has 19 divisions and over 145 faculty members providing general pediatrics and subspecialty services to the pediatric population in Central Illinois. The current research infrastructure within the Department includes an office of research, a dedicated biostatistician and an internal research funding mechanism to support our faculty.

AboutChildren’s Hospital of Illinois

The primary teaching hospital of UICOMP is Children’s Hospital of Illinois, a tertiary care facility serving a 37-county region with a population base of over two million. Children’s Hospital of Illinois provides comprehensive services to children, including Quaternary Care NICU and a state-designated Pediatric Critical Care Center. Children’s Hospital of Illinois is a major medical facility with 136 beds and a 32-bed critical care unit and the only Level 1 trauma center in Illinois outside of Chicago. There are existing resources through UICOMP and Children’s Hospital of Illinois for seeding research funding, quality and outcomes focused academic work and innovation in health education.

Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center, a part ofOSF Innovation, is a collaboration between University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria and OSF HealthCare. Jump replicates a variety of patient care settings to ensure novice and seasoned clinicians can practice handling medical situations in a real-world environment. Boasting six floors and 168,000 square feet, the center is one of the largest of its kind and provides space for conferences, anatomic training, virtual reality and innovation. For more information, visitwww.jumpsimulation.org

One of the oldest communities in Illinois with a population of 113,150 Peoria is equal distance from Chicago and St. Louis. Here we have an enviable standard of living, exciting venues within a 15-20 minute drive from our homes, safe streets, quality and quantity shopping, our own symphony, our own ballet, Broadway Theater League, museums, art guilds, first-class medical facilities, the nation’s oldest community theater and oldest Santa Claus parade.

Our vibrant riverfront showcases a multitude of festivals and celebrations that light up the summer nights much like our extraordinary Fourth of July Sky Concert fireworks show that draws well over one hundred thousand annually. Residents are flocking to live in the refurbished warehouses and lofts on Water Street that produce the perfect lifestyle for a 24/7 city.

We have many global businesses that allow Peoria to play all over the world through their products and services. Peoria has begun to diversify its economy with infotech industries as well. Thus our business community attracts some of the brightest graduates throughout the nation.

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For fullest consideration please apply by 6/18/2025.

The budgeted salary range for the position is $250,000 to $300,000 per year.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.

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