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Tucson, Arizona

Neonatologist

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Job Description

  • Job Id: 105442
  • Profession: Physician
  • Specialty: Neonatology
  • Job Type: Locum Tenens
  • Location: Tucson, AZ
  • Service Setting: Inpatient
  • Coverage Type: Clinical only
  • Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
  • Shift Schedule: TBD
  • Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  • Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered

Patient Information

  • Patient Population: Pediatric, Neonates
  • Average Daily Volume: 19
  • Admissions Required? Yes

Facility Information

  • PEDs Level: III
  • NICU Beds: 45
  • EMR: Epic
  • Is Hospital Stroke Certified? Yes

Privileges & Compliance

Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

Required Procedures

Required

  • Newborn/Neonatal Acute & Chronic Care
  • Exchange Transfusion
  • Umbilical arterial & venous catheter
  • Pediatric Ventilation Management (preferred)

Job Requirements

  • Board: BC
  • Licenses: Licensed in AZ
  • Certifications: BLS, PALS; NRP is required

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Provide locum tenens coverage for ongoing NICU needs due to department restructuring.
  • Manage acute and chronic neonatal conditions, including ventilation management.
  • Perform required procedures such as exchange transfusions, UVC/UAC placement, and intubation.
  • Provide care for pediatric patients requiring ventilation management (preferred).
  • Work collaboratively within an all-RN department to manage a 45-bed NICU.

Key Responsibilities

Provide locum tenens coverage for a 45-bed NICU, managing both acute and chronic neonatal conditions. Perform specialized procedures including exchange transfusions, UVC/UAC placement, and intubation.

Requirements

Must be a Board Certified Neonatologist with an active Arizona medical license. Required certifications include BLS, PALS, and NRP.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Newborn Acute CareChronic Neonatal CareUmbilical Arterial CatheterizationUmbilical Venous CatheterizationNICU ManagementPatient Assessment

Neonatology — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 58% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Physician by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Arizona506 active22,700 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 58% no call · 36% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona Physician listings: 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 7% offer loan repayment506 active listings, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+2.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Neonatology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 83 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Adelphi Staffing

Staffing and Recruiting
Kennesaw, GA
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Travel covered
Lodging covered
Malpractice insurance covered

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$320k
Typical market rent
$1,428/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.