Neonatology – Physician – NYC Health + Hospitals – Queens Hospital Center - Queens, NY
Listed compensation
$229K - $241K
- Top 10%work-life in Neonatology
- 31%of Neonatology listings state pay
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Job Description
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai affiliated with Queens Hospital Center, serving the culturally diverse community of Southern Queens, is seeking a Full Time Neonatologist to join a growing Division of Neonatal Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Queens Hospital Center located in Jamaica, New York City.
Queens Hospital Center is part of the New York City public hospital system (NYC Health + Hospitals). Queens Hospital has been a Baby Friendly USA Designated Birthing Facility since May 2014 and a certified Gold level Cribs for Kids Unit since 2019.
Our busy 15 bed Level 3 NICU offers most services except neonatal surgeries. Our strong and collaborative multidisciplinary team and the diversity of conditions we encounter serve as the main attractions to our hospital and our Newborn Service.
The hospital is easily accessible by public transportation and car from all areas of New York City, New Jersey and Long Island.
Strength Through Unity and Inclusion
The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care.
When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare.
We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.
At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization.
Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences.
We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education.
Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment.
The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers.
We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology.
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws.
We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported.
Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.
Key Responsibilities
Provide specialized medical care to newborns within a 15-bed Level 3 NICU. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to treat a diverse range of neonatal conditions in a public hospital setting.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed a Neonatal Fellowship and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine. A valid New York State medical license is required.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Neonatology – Physician – NYC Health + Hospitals – Queens Hospital Center - Queens, NY at Mount Sinai Health System a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Neonatology — ranked against 66 active Neonatology listings on WeekdayDoc.
Neonatology — Physician Career Context
Mount Sinai Health System holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 268 active listings.
Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 70% have no call, 33% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$235k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $218k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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