Pediatric - Developmental/Behavioral Physician
Saint Peter's Healthcare System is seeking a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician to join our team at The Children's Hospital which is a regional tertiary center located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Overview This is a chance to join a wide array of specialists to support patients and their families including child psychologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, social workers, and pediatricians. • Patients range from birth through 18 years of age and present with a broad spectrum of syndromes, select mutations, learning disabilities, and conditions. • Typical day consists of 3 new patients and 5 follow-up patients. • Enjoy working in a rich teaching environment with academic involvement with pediatric residents and students from two medical schools. As a member of our system, you will be joining one of New Jersey's busiest and most diverse health systems with exciting opportunities for career growth and mentorship! The Children's Hospital has a dedicated, newly designed pediatric emergency room with more than 23,000 visits annually and a full range of medical and surgical pediatric subspecialty care. The Children's Hospital is home to the region's top pediatric intensivists and neonatologists and boasts a 54-bed neonatal ICU, an inpatient pediatric unit with a dedicated epilepsy monitoring unit and a 14-bed pediatric ICU with step-down. Saint Peter's is also a national leader with its continued Magnet designation, demonstrating our commitment to nursing achievement and excellence. Saint Peter's is an academic affiliate of Rutgers Medical School. Our freestanding pediatric residency program has a compliment of 24 pediatric residents. Saint Peter's Healthcare System was formed in 2007 and reflects the expansive scope of health and wellness services we offer to our community. Our services are offered to all. We are a Catholic institution with a capital "C" and a small "c." We draw inspiration from our religious heritage. Our care for others is universal, extending to those of other faiths and in some cases, of no faith whatsoever. Without question, the fact that ours is a faith-based healthcare delivery system is of primary significance. At Saint Peter's Healthcare System, you will find leading-edge technology and an experienced staff. You will also find the trust and compassion that we have always been known for. Community Highlights Thriving area that has experienced a dramatic transformation in the past few decades. New Brunswick's robust downtown area, sitting along the Raritan River, provides a walkable, urban setting with bustling restaurants, bars, grocery stores, arts, entertainment, and it's the home of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. • Enjoy fine cuisine as you walk these historical streets. • Home to several theatres including the State Theatre, museums, and local markets. • Centrally located within 1 hour access to New York City and Philadelphia About Saint Peter's Saint Peter's Healthcare System is an award-winning comprehensive non-profit healthcare network headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Anchored by Saint Peter's University Hospital, a 478-bed acute care teaching hospital sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, it provides patient-centered care along unique culture that cultivates warmth, inspiration, respect, and continual learning. The system employs over 3,600 healthcare professionals with more than 1,000 doctors and dentists on staff, serving over 23,000 inpatients and 245,000 outpatients annually across 27 centers and facilities offering over 150 healthcare services. The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital is the state-designated as an acute care children's hospital, one of the most advanced hospitals of its kind in the nation. Through Saint Peter's Physician Associates, the network provides comprehensive primary care and specialty care services throughout New Jersey. In the recently expanded Saint Peter's Family Health Center, provides primary, specialty, pediatric, women's health, child protections center, quality improvement services for underserved, uninsured, and underinsured populations, with the capacity to serve up to 100,000 visits annually.
