Neonatologist

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; Beaver Valley (DE); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services seeks a neonatal specialist to provide comprehensive care in a Level III NICU in Delaware, collaborating with a pediatric hospital. You will lead care for high-acuity neonates, attend high-risk deliveries, and mentor residents and advanced practice providers.

You will guide clinical pathways, participate in quality improvement, and contribute to establishing outpatient NICU graduate services while coordinating family-centered, evidence-based care.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical expertise in neonatal intensive care.
• Ability to manage high-acuity newborns and coordinate across teams.
• Leadership and supervisory skills for advanced practice providers.
• Teaching experience and effective communication with trainees and families.
• Commitment to quality improvement and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat neonates requiring intensive care.
• Guide and support clinical pathways and evidence-based management.
• Supervise and mentor advanced practice providers.
• Attend high-risk deliveries and provide immediate neonatal stabilization and care.
• Educate and mentor pediatric residents in neonatal medicine.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist in establishing and developing an outpatient NICU graduate clinic.

Skills

Neonatal ICU expertise

Leadership and supervision

Teaching and mentorship

Job description

Role:

Provide comprehensive neonatal care in a Level III NICU, in collaboration with a pediatric hospital.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat neonates requiring intensive care.
• Guide and support clinical pathways and evidence-based management.
• Supervise and mentor advanced practice providers.
• Attend high-risk deliveries and provide immediate neonatal stabilization and care.
• Educate and mentor pediatric residents in neonatal medicine.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Assist in establishing and developing an outpatient NICU graduate clinic.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical expertise in neonatal intensive care.
• Ability to manage high-acuity newborns and coordinate care across teams.
• Leadership and supervisory skills for advanced practice providers.
• Teaching experience and effective communication with trainees and families.
• Commitment to quality improvement and continuous learning.