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Care New England Health System
Providence, Rhode Island

Neonatologist & Medical Director – Level III NICU / Level I Nursery | Leading Academic Health System in Rhode Island

Critical Care NursingIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Women & Infants Hospital, academically affiliated with the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University and one of the nation’s premier hospitals, is seeking a Neonatologist to practice in our state-of-the-art, 2 story, 80 bed private room Level III NICU and act as a Medical Director to our Mother Baby Unit ( Level I) at Kent Hospital.

Women & Infants Hospital, 9K annual births, 7K+ annual surgeries, OBGYN residency, 11 fellowship programs including neonatology

  • Join a large team of 17 neonatologists and 44 nurse practitioners with a team centric approach
  • Clinical supervision and teaching of medical students, residents & 9 Neonatology/Neonatal- Perinatal fellows
  • Schedule: 18 weeks per year with rotational weeknights, weekends & holidays
  • Diverse patient population, full complement of pediatric specialists.
  • Professional growth opportunities

EPIC EHR

  • 7+ years of experience preferred
  • Consider Rhode Island - the "Ocean State"
  • Abundant cultural, recreational, and modern amenities with a 1.1M population
  • 400+ miles of coastline with easy access to Newport, Cape Cod and the Islands
  • Exceptional educational opportunities with 12 Universities: Brown University, RISD, Johnson & Wales, PC
  • Diverse living options: urban, suburban, rural
  • Local International airport voted #2 in the nation by Conde Nast, and Travel and Leisure
  • Centrally located, just a 1 hour drive or train ride to Boston, 3 hours to NYC
  • Interested? Contact Nicole Murray @ Nmurray@carene.org

Requirements

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in the applicable specialty.
  • Active Rhode Island MD/DO, CSR, and DEA license or eligible.

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions, Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in the important discussions people need to have about their health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in the ongoing effort to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.

EEO Statements

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.

Key Responsibilities

The Neonatologist will provide clinical care in a Level III NICU and serve as the Medical Director for the Level I Mother Baby Unit. Responsibilities include clinical supervision and teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows within an academic health system.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Medical LeadershipNeonatal-Perinatal MedicinePatient CareTeam ManagementNICU Management

Critical Care Nursing — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 86% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks40 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
20%
Sign-on bonus
13%
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Physician roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 20,799 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Providence

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$419k
Typical market rent
$2,213/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Care New England Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Providence, Rhode Island
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Professional growth opportunities
EPIC EHR