| Position | Neonatology Full-Time-Staff |
| Credentials | MD, Neonatology BC |
| Starting Date | 10/1/2018 |
| Name | Ameth Aguirre, MD |
| Title | Director of Neonatology |
| Organization | Jersey City Medical Center |
| City | Jersey City |
| State | NJ |
| ameth.aguirre@shcr.com |
Details about the opportunity/NICU are listed below:
Staffing Model: 4 Neonatologists provide in-house coverage 24/7
41-bed Level III NICU that serves as a Regional Perinatal Center (RPICC) with a focus on family-centered care and equipped with NicView cameras
2,200 deliveries per year with 400 NICU admissions
HFVO/Exclusive human milk diet for LBW infants (donor milk + Human milk-based fortifier)
Evidence-based medicine is a strong focus with monthly journal club meetings with physicians and nurses, participation in the Vermont Oxford Network, and opportunities to do clinical research
Neos are supported by excellent OB services, 98% of nurses holding BSN degree and 47% national certification, and ancillary support that includes a PhD Nurse Educator, NICU Nutritionist, Lactation consultants, RTs, Social Worker, PT/OT/ST, and a breastfeeding support group
Opportunity to teach 3rd and 4th year medical students rotating through the NICU and OB residents
With over 30 years of high-quality Womens & Childrens services and more than 100 service contracts, Envision Physician Services is a trusted strategic partner for established hospitals and health systems. Combining a national infrastructure with local support, our breadth and depth of clinical and operational resources allow our physicians to spend more time on what matters: delivering high-quality care. We offer competitive compensation, a robust benefits package effective on day one, and malpractice insurance with tail coverage.
Jersey City Medical Center is located on a 15-acre campus overlooking the New York Harbor and Liberty State Park. From some areas within the hospital, you can see the Statue of Liberty. The Campus presently includes two facilities, the Wilzig Hospital and the Provident Bank Ambulatory Center. The hospital serves as a regional referral teaching hospital and provides the highest level of care for women and infants, trauma, and cardiac patients. Jersey City Medical Center is a teaching affiliate and a member of Americas Essential Hospitals. JCMC is Hudsons largest provider of healthcare services with more than 18,000 admissions and over 100,000 emergency room visits every year. It serves as the Regional Trauma Center, Comprehensive Cardiac Center, State-Designated Stroke Center, Perinatal Intensive Care Center, Level III NICU, and Regional Orthopedic Institute.
Community Information
Located in Jersey City. Hospital overlooks statue of liberty and within a short train ride to Midtown Manhattan and very close to other great metropolitan cities
EMPLOYER PROFILE
Envision Physician Services (www.envisionphysicianservices.com) is a multi-specialty physician group and healthcare management team that provides anesthesia, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, radiology, surgical services, and womens and childrens health services to more than 780 facilities in 48 states. Envision Physician Services brings together EmCare and Sheridan Healthcare as one organization, allowing us to provide a greater scope of service than any other national physician group.
We invest in our 23,000 clinicians, providing them with the tools, resources and technologies they need to deliver high-quality patient care. This infrastructure includes quality and performance reporting, operational support, dedicated lean process improvement teams and risk management resources.
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