Neonatal Follow-up Physician

Summary

Cook Children’s Health Care System (CCHSC) in Fort Worth, Texas, has a dynamic opportunity for a full-time board eligible/board certified Neonatologist. The successful candidate will have a passion for the NICU graduate/survivor population, and will be working in our NEST Developmental Follow-up Clinic.  While developmental follow-up is our primary mission, we serve to address many of the social determinants of health that impact this population, and their developmental outcomes long-term. We view ourselves as a medical home for these families, and a resource to help them navigate the complexities of life after NICU discharge.

Position Specifics:

• Performing standardized neurological assessments, as well as administration of validated developmental assessments and screeners.
• Working collaboratively with neurologists, developmental pediatrician, developmental psychologist, nurse coordinator, social workers, dietitians, parent liaison, medical assistants, clinical therapists (PT/OT/ST), behavioral therapists and other staff.
• Participation in quality improvement initiatives and clinical research projects based on level of interest and experience.
• Schedule:  5 days per week with administrative time allotted for charting and other non-clinical activities.
• Attend annual State Follow-up collaborative meeting (NEON), and participate in continuing education related to neurodevelopmental follow-up of the high-risk NICU graduate/survivor.

Qualifications: Candidates must be board certified in pediatrics and BE/BC in Neonatology or Pediatrics and eligible to secure an unrestricted Texas Medical License.

More about Cook Children’s Health Care System

The medical center has 444 pediatric beds and treats infants, children, teens and young adult patients ages 0-21 throughout Texas, as well as nationally and internationally. At nearly 1.6 million square feet, the campus serves as the main site of Cook Children’s Health Care System. This includes the medical center, Dodson specialty clinics and north and south inpatient towers. In addition to the main Fort Worth campus, other Cook Children’s locations include multiple regional specialty clinics, urgent care centers, neighborhood clinics, primary care offices, surgery centers and home health offices. In 2019, Cook Children’s expanded to provide services to families in Prosper, Texas. To date, services offered include primary care, ambulatory surgery, urgent care, specialty care, imaging and outpatient laboratory services. A medical center and retail pharmacy are scheduled to open in 2022.

We are one of the nation's premier private children's health care systems and have consistently been ranked by U.S. News and World Report within the top 50 Best Children's Hospitals. One of Cook Children’s Medical Center’s most prestigious awards is being Magnet® designated, the international gold standard of nursing excellence, four consecutive times. This makes the medical center the first freestanding, pediatric hospital in North Texas, and the 10th in the world, to receive this prestigious designation.

Cook Children's Physician Network is the employed physician component of Cook Children's Health Care System, a pediatric system of care where physician leadership is fostered and physicians actively participate in the strategic goals and mission of the organization.

Cook Children’s is an EOE/AA, M/F/Disability/Vet

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