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Neonatal Hospitalist

Hospital MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$221k-$414k

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Job Description

The Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine/ Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is seeking a full-time or part-time board certified/board eligible neonatal hospitalist to join one of the largest departments at Stanford University School of Medicine and recently ranked among the top in the nation by US News and World Report.

Practice locations include Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, and El Camino Hospital in Mountain View.

Clinical responsibilities may be divided among the various locations and depending on the site, includes coverage of the Delivery Room, Well Newborn Nursery, Level II Intermediate Care Nursery, and/or a Level III NICU. In addition, candidates will also have opportunities to pursue a variety of academic and professional development activities, including engaging in resident and medical student education at Stanford, as well as participating in various clinical and quality improvement initiatives involving newborn care.

Responsibilities Include

  • In house coverage in a Level II or Level III NICU
  • Attend high-risk deliveries
  • Provide neonatal resuscitation and stabilization
  • Coverage of newborn nursery
  • Diagnose and manage newborn medical conditions in infants ≥32 weeks GA
  • Care for medically complex infants in collaboration with a neonatologist (for sites with a Level III NICU)

Required Skills

  • Newborn airway management including intubation
  • Umbilical arterial and venous catheter placement
  • Lumbar puncture

Required Qualifications

  • Board certification/eligibility in Pediatrics
  • CA medical license

We welcome Clinical Instructors, Clinical Assistant Professors, Clinical Associate Professors, or Clinical Professors in the Clinician Educator Line to apply. The major criterion for appointment as Clinician Educators is excellence in the overall mix of clinical care, teaching, administrative and/or scholarship appropriate to the programmatic need the individual is expected to fulfill.

Academic rank and line will be determined by the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford also welcomes applications from others who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching, and clinical missions.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact disability.access@stanford.edu [disability.access@stanford.edu].

The university’s central functions of research and education depend on freedom of thought, and expression.

The Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, and Stanford University value faculty who will help foster an open and respectful academic environment for colleagues, students, and staff with a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and perspectives.

Candidates may choose to include as part of their research and teaching statements a brief discussion about how their work and experience will further these values.

Why Stanford Is for You

Stanford University has revolutionized the way we live and enrich the world.

Supporting this mission is our diverse and dedicated 17,000 staff. We seek talent driven to impact the future of our legacy. Our culture and unique perks empower

You With

  • Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or audit a course. Join a TedTalk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.
  • A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.
  • A healthier you. Climb our rock wall, or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.
  • Discovery and fun. Stroll through historic sculptures, trails, and museums.
  • Enviable resources. Enjoy free commuter programs, ridesharing incentives,
  • And More!

How to Apply

Please submit a CV and cover letter with an optional discussion of how your work and experience fosters additional dimensions to the university’s mission and value.

The expected base pay range for this position is:

Clinical Instructor: $221,000 - $245,000

Clinical Assistant Professor: $260,000 - $290,000

Clinical Associate Professor: $305,000 - $337,000

Clinical Professor: $354,000 - $414,000

This pay range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. It does not include all components of the School of Medicine’s faculty compensation program or pay from participation in departmental incentive compensation programs. For more information about compensation and our wide-range of benefits, including housing assistance, please contact the hiring department.

Stanford University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position upon hire. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years in rank, training, and field or discipline; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

For Questions, Please Contact

Nichole Wang, DO, Search Chair

Clinical Associate Professor

c/o Helen Burke, Search Administrator

hburke33@stanford.edu [hburke33@stanford.edu]

To learn more about the Department of Pediatrics, please visit:

med.stanford.edu

Key Responsibilities

The neonatal hospitalist will provide in-house clinical coverage in Level II and III NICUs, including attending high-risk deliveries and performing neonatal resuscitation. Responsibilities also include managing newborn medical conditions and participating in resident and medical student education.

Requirements

Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Pediatrics and hold a valid California medical license. Proficiency in neonatal procedures such as intubation, catheter placement, and lumbar puncture is required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Umbilical arterial catheter placementUmbilical venous catheter placementNewborn medical condition management

Hospital Medicine — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$318k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $287k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Hospital Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 86% have no call, 36% require no weekends.

Hospital Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution24 jobs · 10 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 10 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
9%
CME allowance
9%
Relocation assistance
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 60% of Hospital Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,188 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Stanford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.76M≈ 12.5× annual pay
Median resident rent
$1,976/mo≈ 11% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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