Positions Location: Lansing, MI Job Description General Purpose of Job: Provide
Positions Location: Lansing, MI
General Purpose of Job: Provide specialized medical care for newborn infants—particularly premature, low-birth-weight, or critically ill babies—primarily within the NICU. Diagnose, treat, and manage complex, life-threatening conditions, while coordinating care with multidisciplinary teams and providing support to families
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Team members may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
- Devote time, attention and energy to providing professional medical services that are representative of the highest quality, compassionate medical care that can be provided to Hospital’s patients.
- With respect to assigned clinical responsibilities, report to Vice President Sparrow Medical Group (UMHP) or designee.
- In accordance with Physician’s Employment Agreement, be available not less than the required number of hours per week for patient contact time, call coverage, and other responsibilities as assigned by Vice President UMHP or designee or UMHP Board.
- Utilize and conform to the billing, collection and accounting systems and practices maintained by Hospital and Sparrow Health System and as designated by the UMHP Board.
- Supervise the medical care of those patients of Hospital who are assigned for supervision.
- Refer patients requiring medically necessary care to an affiliate of Sparrow Health System, if such services are available at Sparrow Health System affiliate facility, unless (i) a patient expresses a different choice, (ii) the patient’s insurer requires a different provider, or (iii) the best medical interest of the patient demands a different referral in the physician’s judgement.
- Supervise, evaluate and make recommendations regarding office personnel and actively participate in UMHP and practice level management and operations, including, without limitation, attendance at UMHP all-physician meetings, practice group meeting and other such meetings related to UMHP or Physician’s practice group.
- Assist with the recruitment and development of additional or replacement physicians.
- Perform such additional services as requested by Vice President, UMHP as well as those designated by the UMHP Board, which are not inconsistent with the foregoing duties and other terms of Employment Agreement.
- Engage in such educational programs, including teaching residents, interns and medical students as requested or directed by the Vice President, UMHP as well as those designated by the UMHP Board.
- Complete all medical record entries within a reasonable time after patient contact and comply with additional requirements related to documentation and coding, if any, as set forth by Contract Agreement and Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws; provided that these deadlines may be extended by Hospital for reasonable time in light of unforeseeable events such as Physician’s illness.
- Participate in the ongoing development of Physician’s practice specialty within Hospital, including assisting in connection with the development of policies, procedures and protocols and operation matters in conjunction with the UMHP Board.
- Assist as requested by the UMHP Board or Hospital in developing, reviewing and implementing revisions to Hospital’s and UMHP’s quality assurance, quality improvement and related programs as they relate to Physician’s practice specialty
- Demonstrate good medical citizenship, which includes the following:
- Have complete, legible, timely, and appropriately coded outpatient and inpatient charts and billing documentation.
- Exhibit courteous civility in dealing with staff, patients, families, and peers.
- Exhibit cooperative attitude in dealing with all aspects of Sparrow Health System.
- Be constructive, creative, and proactive in dealing with issues that need to be addressed either personally or professionally.
- Exhibit cooperative behaviour in handling telephone messages, medication refills, call backs to patients, and other activities, as needed.
- Be cognizant, knowledgeable, and compliant with Hospital and Sparrow Health System policies on Conflict of Interest and Corporate Compliance.
- Demonstrate, via action, the BASE+GROWTH values.
- Be a member in good standing of the Sparrow Medical Staff.
- Recognize the inherent duty and responsibility to assist in all aspects of patient care related to Physician’s specialty and assist the UMHP Board and/or Hospital’s Vice President, UMHP in seeing that these needs are met in accordance with the Sparrow Way principles.
- Have complete, legible, timely, and appropriately coded outpatient and inpatient charts and billing documentation.
- Exhibit courteous civility in dealing with staff, patients, families, and peers.
- Exhibit cooperative attitude in dealing with all aspects of Sparrow Health System.
- Be constructive, creative, and proactive in dealing with issues that need to be addressed either personally or professionally.
- Exhibit cooperative behaviour in handling telephone messages, medication refills, call backs to patients, and other activities, as needed.
- Be cognizant, knowledgeable, and compliant with Hospital and Sparrow Health System policies on Conflict of Interest and Corporate Compliance.
- Demonstrate, via action, the BASE+GROWTH values.
- Be a member in good standing of the Sparrow Medical Staff.
- Recognize the inherent duty and responsibility to assist in all aspects of patient care related to Physician’s specialty and assist the UMHP Board and/or Hospital’s Vice President, UMHP in seeing that these needs are met in accordance with the Sparrow Way principles.
Work Experience
Completion of a neonatology fellowship.
Education
• MD or DO • Board-certified or board-eligible in neonatal-perinatal medicine. Licensed as a physician in the State of Michigan. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required.
Specialized Knowledge and Skills
• Proficiency with ventilators, CPAP, umbilical lines, and advanced monitoring equipment. • Ability to react calmly and efficiently to life-threatening emergencies. • Expert-level data interpretation and diagnostic skills for rapidly changing patient conditions. • Highly effective in emotional, high-stakes communication with families.
Clinical Neonatologist- Lansing, MI, MD/DO
University of Michigan Health–Sparrow is recruiting a full-time clinical neonatologist to join our team in Lansing, Michigan.
This position offers a community hospital–based clinical practice with the benefits of a growing academic and clinical affiliation. The Sparrow NICU combines the scope and autonomy of a busy Level III center with access to the subspecialty expertise and resources of University of Michigan Health and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
Opportunities Details:
- 35-bed Level III NICU and 12-bed Special Care Nursery
- Approximately 700–800 NICU admissions annually
- Advanced neonatal therapies, including high-frequency ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, and therapeutic hypothermia
- Dedicated neonatal transport team serving hospitals across mid-Michigan
- Interprofessional team of neonatologists, advanced practice providers, trainees, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other neonatal specialists
- On-site pediatric cardiology and pediatric surgery, including fetal and neonatal echocardiography
- Close collaboration with the Level IV NICU and pediatric subspecialists at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital for consultation and transfer when needed
- Health system employed medical group model, offering a highly market competitive compensation plan.
- Full benefit package
- Generous CME/Paid time off
- Malpractice coverage
- EPIC EMR
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH- SPARROW:
MISSON, VISION, VALUES
- Mission: To advance health to serve Michigan and the world
- Vision: Our innovation changes our care. Our care changes our lives.
- Values: Our values reflect our heritage and the legacy of all we accomplished in the past and will build in the future. Caring, Innovation, inclusion, integrity, teamwork
University of Michigan Health- Sparrow, is a not-for-profit, community-governed healthcare organization serving the Mid-Michigan region. Formed through the April 2023 merger of Sparrow Health System and Michigan Medicine, it is now one of the region’s leading integrated health systems. Based in Lansing, the organization includes multiple hospitals and more than 150 care sites. It is home to the region’s only Level I Trauma Center and the flagship Herbert-Herman Cancer Center. As the largest private employer in Mid-Michigan, it operates its major campus in Lansing, along with affiliate hospitals in St. Johns, Carson City, Ionia, and Charlotte, and numerous satellite care centers. Its network also features the Health Sciences Pavilion and the Michigan Athletic Club. University of Michigan Health–Sparrow is a regional leader in specialized care, with recognized strengths in Cardiology, Oncology, Trauma services, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Neonatal intensive care, and Neurological care. Its main hospital has approximately 733 beds, delivers around 4,000 babies annually, and supports about 90,000 urgent and walk-in care visits each year. The system employs roughly 9,000 team members and includes more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers. Through a longstanding partnership with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, the organization plays a major role in medical education, offering 38 residency and fellowship programs. Its integration with Michigan Medicine has expanded access to advanced clinical trials, specialized services, and innovative technologies, enhancing its ability to deliver high-quality care close to home. As the 8th largest health system in Michigan, University of Michigan Health–Sparrow continues to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to communities across Mid-Michigan.
COMMUNITY FEATURES:
- University of Michigan affiliated hospital
- Big Ten University City
- State Capitol
- Halfway between Grand Rapids and Detroit
- Top rated schools (Okemos, DeWitt, East Lansing, Haslett)
- Lansing Airport (15 minutes from hospital)
- Wharton Center for Performing Arts
- Home to a dozen wineries, breweries and distilleries
- Potter Park Zoo- 102- acre zoo (located near hospital)
- Lansing Lugnuts Baseball
- Impression 5 Science Center for Kids
Contact Information
For more information or to apply, please contact:
Brooke Brown
Physician Recruiter
[email protected]
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
In support of a diverse workforce, University of Michigan Health encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women. University of Michigan Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected status.
