The Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University, in conjunction with Hamilton Health Sciences, is seeking two (2) full-time academic physicians to join the Division of Pediatric Neonatology and provide clinical care and academic scholarship at McMaster Children’s Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Company Description
McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) is a globally renowned pediatric hospital dedicated to children’s health, delivering excellence in clinical care, child health research, and education. It is home to some of the country’s most respected pediatric care programs, including Canada’s largest NICU. MCH is undergoing the most significant expansion in its history, fueled by a landmark provincial investment to expand critical services, add top-tier clinicians, and improve access to cutting-edge pediatric care for families across Ontario.
McMaster University is consistently ranked among Canada’s most research-intensive universities, housing 70 research centers and more than 100 research chairs. McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is the birthplace of problem-based learning and evidence-based medicine and is a global leader in health education and research. FHS combines healthcare disciplines under one Faculty in an interprofessional, interdisciplinary model which encourages innovation and collaboration, preparing healthcare learners and researchers for future practice. At the core of this training is our strong relationships with our academic hospital partners: Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.
The Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University is a dynamic and growing community of over 200 pediatric specialists, sub-specialists, scientists, educators, and learners, all united by a shared mission: to improve the wellbeing of children and their families through exceptional patient-centred care, transformative research, and groundbreaking education. Our faculty are leaders in their fields – holding prestigious Canada Research Chairs, national teaching awards, and honoured as members of the Order of Canada. At McMaster, you will work alongside some of the most innovative minds in child health, driven by our core values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, and innovation. We are deeply committed to fostering a culture of equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenous Reconciliation, ensuring that all voices are heard and valued.
Neonatal Intensive Care is an important service within McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH). The Neonatal wards include a 56-bed NICU as one of the largest level III units in the country as well as a 16-bed complex care level II unit, with a multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive patient care. There are more than 1300 newborn admissions per year, including more than 200 very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. The full spectrum of care provided includes extremely preterm infants as low as 22 weeks’ GA, as well as congenital malformations and non-cardiac post-surgical care. We also provide one of the provincial neonatal transport services. We combine a regionalized perinatal service and internationally recognized strength in research and medical education, the latter including a Royal College-credentialed training program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
Position Requirements:
This is a full-time academic appointment, and the salary will align with the Department of Pediatrics’ practice plans. Academic rank will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the applicant. We offer a collegial atmosphere, a unique academic environment, many research opportunities and the opportunity to work in a growing academic department with enthusiastic colleagues.
The ideal candidate will possess the following requirements:
- Applicants should be certified (or eligible for certification) by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Neonatology and must be licensed (or eligible for licensure) in the Province of Ontario.
- The candidate should show passion and dedication to the highly acute level III service, including care for extremely low birth weight infants at the limits of viability, post-surgical care for term infants, neonatal transport service, as well as complex care.
- Academic training, interest and demonstrated scholarship in the following areas will be considered an asset: Neonatal hemodynamics and targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE), Quality improvement and patient safety, Medical education
