Neonatologist - Practice Medical Director

Requisition ID: 2025-50724
Location: US-GA-Duluth
Specialty: Physician - Leadership
Position Type: Per Diem
HR Rep / Recruiter: Velicia Carter
Contact: velicia.carter@pediatrix.comOverview

 

 

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact while living your best life? Lead the NICU Team at Emory Johns Creek Hospital!

Responsibilities

 

Pediatrix Medical Group invites passionate an experienced Neonatologist to Lead our Level III NICU team at Emory Johns Creek, where excellence in care meets an exceptional quality of life.

 

 Why Emory Johns Creek?

• A 110-bed acute care facility just 25 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta
• Staffed by 371 Emory faculty, 410 private practice physicians, and 39 Emory Specialty Associates
• Located in one of Georgia’s most affluent and fastest-growing communities

Position Highlights
Leadership:Oversight of the practice and will work closely with hospital administration, as well as our regional management team. Providing growth and mentor-ship to other physicians; taking on leadership roles within the hospital and community

In addition:

• 16-bed Level III NICU with an average daily census of 7-8 babies
• Clinical Responsibilities:
• Deliver top-tier care to Level III NICU babies
• Care for healthy newborns in a dynamic, family-centered nursery setting
• Attend high-risk deliveries
• NEOS coverage is onsite 24/7 for continuous, high-level neonatal care
• Over 1,100 annual deliveries and a thriving newborn nursery
• Leadership Opportunity: Available for qualified candidates.

Live Where Others Vacation — Johns Creek, GA

• #1 Best Place to Live in the U.S. (Top 250 List, 2025–2026) U.S. News & World Report
• Top-rated public schools, nationally recognized for STEM education
• Low crime, strong community, and easy access to major highways and international airports

Join a Team That’s Committed to Excellence At EJCH, you’ll work alongside some of the best minds in medicine, in a supportive and collaborative environment that values innovation, compassion, and continuous growth.

Ready to take the next step in your NICU career?

 

Apply today and discover why Emory Johns Creek is more than a workplace — it’s a place to thrive.

 

 

 

Qualifications

Board Certified

 

Benefits and Compensation

Our clinicians enjoy a competitive compensation package, with many locations offering sign-on bonuses and relocation.

 

Benefits for Full Time employees and qualified dependents: 

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Progyny Fertility Benefits
• Livongo Diabetes Management
• Teladoc Health and Second Opinion Services
• Smart Shopper
• 401(K) Thrift Program & Sharing Plan**
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) – 15% discount*
• Basic Employee; Spouse; Child Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Employee Optional Life and AD&D
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-Tax Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Employee and Dependent Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)**
• Parental Leave Benefit
• Sick Pay Bank
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)**
• Group Aflac Policies
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Charitable Fund
• Care.com
• Various Discount Programs

*Part Time Regular employee classifications also receive this benefit

**Available to part-time regular and part-time casual employees aged 21 and over

About Us

 

Pediatrix Medical Group is one of the nation’s leading providers of highly specialized health care for women, babies and children. Since 1979, Pediatrix has grown from a single neonatology practice to a national, multispecialty medical group. Pediatrix-affiliated clinicians are committed to providing coordinated, compassionate and clinically excellent services to women, babies and children across the continuum of care, both in hospital settings and office-based practices. The group’s high-quality, evidence-based care is bolstered by significant investments in research, education, quality-improvement and safety initiatives. 

 

Pediatrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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