Neonatology Job at Erlanger Health in Chattanooga, TN

Children's Hospital at Erlanger is accepting applications for a Neonatologist in Chattanooga, TN. The position requires a board-certified or board-eligible physician with exceptional clinical skills who is also committed to quality improvement and medical education. 

The Highest Level of Care for the Region’s Smallest Patients

Children’s Hospital at Erlanger is home to the southeastern region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as the only Neonatal Transport Team. Children's Hospital at Erlanger is one of five Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Centers in the state of Tennessee -- with comprehensive services to treat a wide array of medical and surgical problems in critical newborns. 

Education, Training, & Experience

• MD or DO degree
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatology
• Ability to obtain an active medical license in the state of Tennessee

Neonatology Program Overview

• 65-bed Level IV NICU at our downtown Children’s campus offering in-depth subspecialty medical and surgical care for infants as young as 22-23 weeks at birth.
  
• 8-bed Level II NICU at our nearby Erlanger East campus offering intensive care to 32 week infants and above.
• High frequency jet and oscillatory ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, therapeutic hypothermia, and non-surgical cardiac care offered. Neonatal ECMO is available in the Pediatric ICU performed by the pediatric critical care team.
• Dedicated Neonatal transport team provides both ground and air support, consisting of a transport nurse, respiratory therapist, and a neonatal nurse practitioner with two new, state-of-the-art transport vehicles.
• Over 5,500 deliveries per year and 1,000 NICU admissions annually.
• We are a teaching hospital, working with residents to teach and mentor
• Dedicated to quality care with participation in the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) and the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC).

Benefits of Working at Erlanger Health System

• Excellent Compensation & Benefits Package to include CME reimbursement and PTO
• Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Available
• Malpractice Coverage Provided
• Teaching Affiliation- UT College of Medicine (10 Residency Programs & 10 Fellowship Programs)
• Largest Employed Medical Group in Chattanooga
• NO State Income Tax and Low Cost of Living
• Chattanooga is known as the "Scenic City" and was recently recognized as North America's first National Park City. Located only 100 miles to Atlanta, 130 miles to Nashville

Erlanger Health System – “World Class”

The Erlanger Health System is a multi-hospital system with six hospitals based in Chattanooga, and is the tristate region's only Level I Trauma Center, providing the highest level of trauma care for children and adults. Erlanger also serves as the regions only academic teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga.