System Chief Neonatal/Perinatal Services

Description

Job Summary

The System Chief, Neonatal & Perinatal Services will serve as a strategic and clinical leader within the Nicklaus Children's Health System. This hybrid role encompasses leadership of neonatal services across multiple NICUs, oversight of a growing Fetal Care Program, and development of a cutting-edge Neonatal Hemodynamics Program. Play a key role in supporting broader inter-facility transfer coordination efforts to the Nicklaus Children's main campus, ensuring seamless transitions of care across the system. Serves as the senior physician leader responsible for advancing clinical integration, quality outcomes, and strategic growth across all neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and perinatal services within the health system. This hybrid administrative-clinical role is focused on optimizing care coordination across the continuum—from prenatal consultation and delivery to neonatal intensive care and transfer pathways.  Administrative vision with clinical expertise to align neonatal and perinatal services across the enterprise, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and support system-wide growth and integration.

Job Specific Duties

• Lead strategic development and operational alignment of neonatal care across all system-affiliated NICUs. 
  
• Standardize best practices, clinical protocols, and quality initiatives across sites. 
  
• Partner with hospital and service line leaders to identify and execute growth opportunities. 
  
• Champion performance improvement efforts focused on quality, safety, and patient experience. 
  
• May perform clinical neonatology services. 
  
• Oversee the coordination and growth of the system's Fetal Care Program in collaboration with MFM specialists, OB/GYNs, fetal cardiologists, and pediatric subspecialists.
  
• Ensure seamless transitions from prenatal diagnosis to delivery and postnatal neonatal care. 
  
• Guide the work of fetal nurse navigators and support individualized care planning for high-risk fetal cases. 
  
• Strengthen outreach and referral pipelines with community providers. 
  
• Establish and lead a system-wide Neonatal Hemodynamics Program centered on bedside cardiac function assessments and cardiovascular physiology. 
  
• Collaborate with cardiology and critical care to drive education, clinical protocols, and advanced diagnostics. 
  
• Develop training and credentialing standards for neonatal providers in hemodynamic assessment. 
  
• Support innovation, research, and clinical excellence in neonatal cardiovascular management. 
  
• Serve as a physician liaison and strategic partner in coordinating system-wide transfers from regional affiliates to the main campus.
  
• Partner with medical transport, referring physicians, and access teams to streamline pathways and reduce delays in care. 
  
• Address operational barriers to transfer and facilitate cross-campus collaboration. 
  
• Represent perinatal and system-wide perspectives in planning initiatives aimed at optimizing network retention. 

Qualifications

Minimum Job Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) from an accredited medical school
  
• Doctor of Medicine - current state medical license and in good standing with medical board
  
• CPR - American Heart Association BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
  
• Board Certified Pediatric Cardiologist
  
• Board Certified Neonatologist
  
• Minimum of 7 years of clinical neonatology experience
  
• 7-10 years of progressive clinical and leadership experience within neonatal and/or perinatal care environments

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Prior experience overseeing fetal or neonatal specialty programs preferred.
  
• Fellowship training or advanced experience in neonatal hemodynamics preferred.
  
• Formal training or degree in healthcare leadership, quality/safety, or healthcare administration preferred.
  
• Demonstrated success in program development, quality improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.
  
• Exceptional clinical, research and teaching skills and commitment to academic pediatrics.
  
• Able to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients, families and co-workers.
  
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive information.
  
• Able to interpret, adapt, and react calmly under stressful conditions.
  
• Able to problem solve to formulate a plan of care and evaluate the patient's response to care.
  
• Able to interpret, adapt and react calmly under stressful conditions.
  
• Strong knowledge of perinatal care systems, neonatal transport, and NICU quality metrics.
  
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and strategic planning skills.
  
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and large-scale clinical integration efforts.

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