Job Information
University of Michigan CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR-CLINICAL PROFESSOR in Ann Arbor, Michigan
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR-CLINICAL PROFESSOR
Apply Now
How to Apply
Candidates should contact:
Karl Desch, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Search Committee Chair
Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Phone: 734 763-4109
E-mail: [email protected] .
Job Summary
The Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan is expanding in Southeast Michigan. We are recruiting an Associate Medical Director for Neonatology at UMH-Sparrow Lansing hospital. The position is a leadership role responsible for assisting the C.S. Mott Neonatology Medical Directors in overseeing the clinical, administrative, and educational activities within the Neonatology department at UMH-Sparrow. This position involves a balance of direct clinical care, leadership, and management responsibilities.
Key responsibilities include provision of clinical oversight and guidance to neonatology physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and nursing staff, participation in the management of critically ill neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit and promotion of evidence-based practices and ensuring compliance with the latest clinical guidelines and protocols. Harmonization and coordination of care between UMH-Sparrow NICU and C.S. Mott Hospital NICU will be a critical responsibility. The associate medical director will lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes, reduce errors, and increase patient safety, analyze clinical performance data to identify areas for improvement and assist in developing action plans. They will ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and hospital policies. Administrative duties include developing clinical protocols, collaboration with hospital administration and other medical directors and management of staffing, budgeting, and resource allocation for the Neonatology department. Finally, the associate director will oversee the education and professional development of neonatology staff and nursing teams with coordination of continuing medical education (CME) opportunities.
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow (UMH-Sparrow) is part of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital through Michigan Medicine's Regional State Network. UMH-Sparrow's Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Lansing is a 35-bed level 3 NICU and a 12-bed Special care nursery with 700-800 admissions to NICU annually that offers high frequency mechanical ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide therapy, and therapeutic hypothermia. There is an active ground transport team, led by well-trained transport nursesthat transport in about 100 babies annually. The NICU is supported by Pediatric Surgery, Ophthalmology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Urology, Genetics, and Neurology, Infectious Disease, Hematology-Oncology, and Pulmonology, with 24/7 access to additional consultants via the University of Michigan M-Line and priority for transfer to Mott for escalation to level IV services.The Obstetric service at UMH-Sparrow has 3500-4000 deliveries annually, offersMaternal Fetal Medicine and has an Ob-Gyn residency program. University of Michigan Neonatologists will join the six Michigan State University (MSU) faculty neonatologists who currently attend in the UMH-Sparrow NICU and work with fellows, residents and APPs. UMH-Sparrow offers aACGME accredited Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship and a Pediatric Residency Program with MSU. The NICU is staffed by two attending neonatologists during the day, with home night-call. In-house first-line coverage provided by two APPs and/or fellows. MSU Neonatologists are engaged in active basic science and clinical research, and QI projects and mentor Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellows in these areas.All UMH-Sparrow faculty, fellows, and APPsare invited to participate virtually in University of Michigan Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine academic conferences as desired.
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is ranked first in the state by USNWR , third in the region, and is nationally ranked in all ten specialties, including Neonatology. The Brandon Newborn Intensive Care Unit, a 58-bed single patient room Level 4 NICU, within the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, an integral part of Michigan Medicine's main medical campus in Ann Arbor (4900 deliveries, 900 admissions annually, 70% inborn). Neonatologists, collaborate closely with the Congenital Heart Center, remotely supervise APPs or fellows on medical transports in a large geographic catchment area, attend high risk deliveries, participate in prenatal consultation and care coordination in collaboration with maternal-fetal medicine, palliative care, and pediatric and surgical subspecialists in the Fetal Diagnostic Center, which offers advanced fetal procedures and fetal surgery. Our Division and Department offer opportunities to participate in clinical, translational, bioethics, health services, global health, bench and educational research. The Brandon Transport team provides ground, helicopter, and fixed wing transport.
Required Qualifications*
Qualified individuals will have demonstrated experience as a NICU medical director or in other hospital/NICU leadership positions, or training in relevant fields such as healthcare administration or quality improvement, up to 20% protected effort is available for the associate director position.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about thework modes (https://hr.umich.edu/working-u-m/my-employment/ways-we-work-resource-center/ways-we-work-implementation-group/modes-work) .
Underfill Statement
Note: This position is posted as Clinical Instructor/Clinical Assistant Professor/Clinical Associate Professor/Clinical Professor. Rank of selected candidate is dependent upon qualifications.
Background Screening
University of Michigan Health System conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Job Detail
Job Opening ID
261947
Working Title
CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR-CLINICAL PROFESSOR
Job Title
CLINICAL PROFESSOR
Work Location
Ann Arbor Campus
Ann Arbor, MI
Modes of Work
Hybrid
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Regular
FLSA Status
Exempt
Organizational Group
Medical School
Department
MM Pediatrics-Neonatal Perinat
Posting Begin/End Date
4/03/2025 - 6/02/2025
Career Interest
Instructional - Regular Clinical
Apply Now