The Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hospital Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, a nationally recognized clinical and academic institution and the teaching hospital for Rush Medical and Nursing Colleges, located in downtown Chicago, invites full-time or part-time applications for the position of Medical Director of the General Care Nursery.

Overview

The Medical Director will join our expanding Pediatric Hospital Medicine group which actively engages in medical education, quality improvement, research, and administration. This individual will be responsible for providing ongoing quality assurance and safety oversight of well newborn care at our institution, champion quality improvement activities, and collaborate with obstetrics, nursing, and neonatology to refine and implement best practices and evidence-based protocols.

Our Level 1 Nursery, which is staffed by both pediatric hospitalists and general pediatricians, serves over 2,200 newborns annually. The Medical Director will oversee and continuously strive for high-quality, safe, evidence-based, and family-centered care of well late preterm and full-term newborns.  We are looking for applicants committed to providing exceptional inpatient care to a diverse and complex population of patients. This opportunity will involve extensive supervisory and teaching responsibilities in the nursery with our outstanding Pediatric Residency, combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency and Rush Medical College programs.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be BC/BE in Pediatrics or Med/Peds.

Special consideration will be given to candidates who are BC/BE in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and have prior administrative experience.

Rush University System for Health is an academic health system whose mission is to improve the health of the individuals and the diverse communities it serves through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships. Rush includes Rush University Medical Center, Rush University, Rush Copley Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital, as well as numerous outpatient care facilities. Rush University, with more than 2,500 students, is a health sciences university that comprises Rush Medical College, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Sciences and the Graduate College. Rush University Medical Center is an elite medical community recognized for excellence in patient care, medical discovery and clinical expertise. Our continued pursuits have earned Rush University Medical Center the distinction of being on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2022-2023. This places the Medical Center amongst the top 20 of the more than 4,500 hospitals evaluated. U.S. News & World Report has also recognized ten Rush programs amongst the nation’s best, including top ten national rankings for neurology and neurosurgery and orthopedics. These accolades, along with many others that include a decade of Magnet® designation, reflect the collective efforts and commitment to excellence demonstrated by our physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses and medical staff. Rush University Medical Center has received Vizient's Quality Leadership Award, ranking first among 99 academic medical centers across the country. All three Rush University System for Health hospitals have earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation in the Healthcare Equality Index.