All highrisk deliveries <35 weeks gestation are covered by the Neonatologist
Highrisk deliveries >35 weeks are shared between the Hospitalists and the Neonatologists
NICU averages about 170 admissions per year
Average daily census is approximately 78
The NICU manages infants >28 weeks gestation and provides short term conventional ventilation and BCPAP
Typically 78 hrs a day are spent doing NICU care with roughly 4-6 hrs being on rounds and the remainder attending high risk deliveries.
Day shift is from 7AM through 5PM. The night shift begins at 5PM and ends 7AM the following day
Call is from home
When not on service, rounding, attending deliveries or meetings it is not the expectation to remain in house
Expect to be called in for a delivery once or twice every third time on call though this may be quite variable. Typically, <1 telephone call should be expected between the hours of 5pm and 7am
Neonatologist is expected to cover 24 weekends per year, and a share of the major holidays
COMMUNITY:
Located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area
Commutable form Sacramento or San Francisco
Easily accessible to major highways such as I80 and I-680
Convenient proximity to the Napa Valley wine region as well Â
REQUIREMENTS:
BC/BE Neonatology
NRP instructor course completion and facility in all NRP procedures (including intubation and UVC placement)
Core procedures including, but not limited to:Â ETT, UAC, UVC, LP, Chest Tube placement and circumcision
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