Neonatologist
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Job Description
- Job Title: Neonatology
- Job Type: Permanent
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Work Schedule: TBD
- Call Type: Shared Call
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: Premature & critically ill newborns
- Patient Volume: 30 daily
- Admissions: 450 (annual; NICU)
- Rounding included: Yes
- Phone Consults: As Needed
- Case Mix: High-acuity NICU & advanced neonatal therapies
Facility Information
- No of Beds: 49-bed Level III-B NICU
- 15-bed Level III-A NICU, growing Level II NICU, and Well-Baby Units
- Support Staff: BC Neonatologists and 24/7 NNPs support
- Telehealth-supported neonatal coverage model
Required Procedures/Duties
- Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO)
- High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV)
- High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV)
- Therapeutic hypothermia
- Management of ELGAN infants including 22-week gestation neonates
Job Requirements
- Active MO License
- BC/BE
- DEA
- Clean Record (highly preferred)
- Must have Neonatology experience
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary (based on experience)
- Generous sign-on bonus
- Relocation assistance
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Life and Disability insurance
- Healthcare FSA and Dependent Care FSA
- Health Savings Account (HSA) options
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Additional voluntary benefits
Key Responsibilities
Provide clinical care and call coverage for premature and critically ill newborns in a Level III NICU. Manage high-acuity cases using advanced neonatal therapies and collaborate with NNPs and other neonatologists.
Requirements
Requires an active Missouri license, Board Certification or Eligibility, and a DEA license. Candidates must have prior experience in neonatology and a clean professional record.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Neonatology — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 70% have no call, 32% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
Living in Kansas City
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $251k
- Typical market rent
- $1,428/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.