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Recruit a neonatologist whose Level III or IV NICU background matches your delivery room, transport, and team model.
No postings. No stacks of resumes. No chasing. You interview a short list.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
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What happens next
- We review your role, responsibilities and location.
- Ivan or a senior team member will reach out soon.
- You meet a focused shortlist when qualified candidates fit the agreed search.
- Fees.
- No upfront fee. Pay only if you hire, under the signed agreement.
- Exclusivity.
- Set out in the signed client agreement.
- Confidentiality.
- We agree the brief before outreach. This is not a promise of absolute anonymity.
- No hire.
- No hire means no fee on standard searches.
- NICU Physician
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician
What does an open seat cost you every week?
An open role costs you more than the recruiting fee. Someone covers the work, waits for care, or stops a service. We ask what is falling behind and who is carrying it. Use your own figures to compare the cost of waiting with the cost of hiring.
The seat is costing you every week.
Overtime, diverted patients, a stretched team and a schedule held together by favors.
The posting brought the wrong people.
Applicants arrive, but the person who has done this exact work is employed and not looking.
You are the one chasing.
Screening calls, no-shows and follow-ups land on the desk of someone with a facility to run.
What does this hire really come down to?
A neonatologist’s workday can move from NICU rounds to an urgent delivery, a transport call, and consultation with pediatric specialists. We recruit permanent physicians by defining those handoffs before outreach. You see candidates whose recent work matches the physician role you are offering.
A Level III or IV label alone does not describe the job. Ask what infants remain in-house, which cases transfer, who is available overnight, and when subspecialists become involved. A physician may know the same unit designation but have worked with a very different referral pattern and support structure.
The delivery room relationship also shapes the hire. One service may need attendance for defined risk categories, while another expects frequent in-person response. We ask candidates how often they attend deliveries, what role they take during resuscitation, and how they communicate with obstetric and pediatric colleagues.
What do we check before you see anyone?
We verify ABP Neonatal-Perinatal certification and review the candidate’s current status. We also ask about any active, unrestricted physician license needed for your state. Your medical staff office completes its own credentialing and clinical assessment. We compare recent Level III or IV NICU work with your actual patient mix.
- We ask which infants the physician managed locally, which cases transferred, and how often they worked with pediatric subspecialists on site or by consultation.
- We discuss delivery room coverage in practical terms. Candidates describe their attendance schedule, response expectations, overnight call, and their role when obstetric teams request neonatal support. You decide whether that experience fits your local policies.
- We ask about transport coverage before presenting a physician. That includes whether the neonatologist advises a referring site, accompanies a team, accepts inbound transfers, or rotates transport call with colleagues. These duties can change the appeal of a role.
- We review the NICU staffing model. Ask candidates how they round with neonatal nurse practitioners, assign follow-up tasks, review changes in condition, and handle decisions when the attending is covering deliveries or call.
- We screen work history for the reason behind each transition. If a physician is considering a move, we ask whether the issue is call frequency, delivery room volume, unit scope, leadership structure, location, or family timing. That context helps you discuss the role honestly.
Where do we find them, and why would they move?
We approach physicians from children’s hospitals, neonatology groups, and fellow source pools. Each group can offer relevant experience, but the interview still needs to test the match. A fellow may bring current training, while an established physician may bring a clearer preference about call and team structure.
People may consider a move when they want a different acuity mix, a revised delivery room role, or a call schedule that better fits their circumstances. Those reasons vary by person. We present your schedule, transport duties, and available support without overstating the position.
Which mistakes stall the search?
A common mistake is comparing only NICU labels and failing to ask what cases stay in-house, transfer out, or require specialist consultation. Another is leaving delivery attendance vague until late interviews, then discovering different assumptions about call response and obstetric coverage.
Describing NNP staffing as support without explaining who rounds, supervises, makes calls, and covers deliveries.
How would we run the search for this opening?
We document rounds, delivery room triggers, call rotation, transport duties, transfer patterns, and specialist access. We review ABP Neonatal-Perinatal certification, license status, recent Level III or IV experience, delivery work, and transport exposure. We introduce interested physicians and help organize interviews around the decisions that matter.
Map the physician’s shift
This gives candidates a usable picture of the work before an interview.
Screen for comparable practice
We ask concrete questions about NNP collaboration and consultation patterns.
Present and interview
Your leaders conduct clinical evaluation, medical staff review, and final selection under your own process.
Where this search connects
Primary Care & Hospital-Based Physicians
SpecialtyHospitals & Health Systems
SettingAcademic Medical Centers
SettingChildren's Hospitals
SettingRural & Critical Access Hospitals
SettingFamily Medicine Physician
Related roleInternal Medicine Physician
Related roleHospitalist (incl. Nocturnist)
Related roleEmergency Medicine Physician
Related roleNational median annual wage. SOC 29-1229, Physicians, All Other.
BLS reports Physicians, All Other as one occupation. It does not publish a separate estimate for Neonatologist, its setting or its engagement terms.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025-05, released 2026-05-15. View source. See the full guide.
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What are the fee and replacement terms for a permanent search?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement. Locum, travel, contract, and per diem placement into your own pool are available on request, with terms confirmed before a start date.
How do you compare a candidate’s NICU experience with ours?
We ask about recent unit level, infant population, transfer practice, specialist access, and overnight physician coverage. We then compare those details with the duties you describe, rather than relying on a job title or NICU label alone.
Do you verify ABP Neonatal-Perinatal certification?
We screen the physician’s stated ABP Neonatal-Perinatal certification and license information during recruitment. Your organization remains responsible for medical staff credentialing, primary-source verification, privileging, and clinical assessment.
What should we disclose about delivery room coverage?
Share attendance triggers, response expectations, frequency, call rotation, and the usual relationship with obstetric teams. If delivery work changes by day, night, or weekend coverage, say so early. Candidates need that detail to judge the role accurately.
Can you recruit for a NICU that relies on NNPs?
Yes: we ask physicians how they have worked with NNPs during rounds, delivery coverage, call, and changes in patient status. The key question is whether they are comfortable with your attending responsibilities and decision structure.
What should you send us about this role?
Send us the role, where the person will work and what needs to change with this hire. We will ask about the work, not just the title. Share any license or schedule limits that could rule someone out before we begin the search.
Tell us how your neonatologist covers the unit, deliveries, transport, and NNP team. We will build the search around that actual work.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What happens next
- We review your role, responsibilities and location.
- Ivan or a senior team member will reach out soon.
- You meet a focused shortlist when qualified candidates fit the agreed search.
- Fees.
- No upfront fee. Pay only if you hire, under the signed agreement.
- Exclusivity.
- Set out in the signed client agreement.
- Confidentiality.
- We agree the brief before outreach. This is not a promise of absolute anonymity.
- No hire.
- No hire means no fee on standard searches.
Which other positions in this family should you consider?
What do you get at each step of the search?
Our process for every search: calibrate the seat with you, map the market, research the real people, reach out to each one personally, qualify them in live conversation, then hand you a short list with a written brief on each person and support through the offer.
Search Calibration
You get an agreed brief: the work, reporting line, credentials, schedule, and offer you can make.
Market Mapping
You get a search aimed at relevant backgrounds, including people working now who have not applied.
Professional Contact Intelligence
We check appropriate ways to reach the people identified for your search. You do not have to chase them yourself.
Persistent Personalized Outreach
We explain your actual job and follow up with people who may consider a conversation.
Live Candidate Qualification
You see people we have spoken with about the work, interest, and practical fit, not an unread resume pile.
Candidate Intelligence and Process Support
You get a written brief and support through interviews and offer discussions. You make the hiring decision.
How long will it take to see a short list?
That depends on the job, schedule, available people, and what your employer can offer. We discuss those constraints before outreach and update you as candidates respond. We do not promise a fixed shortlist date. We check the job brief before arranging interviews. Tell us which parts of the role you can change.
What if a candidate receives a counteroffer?
We ask why the person wants to move and discuss competing decisions before an offer. A counteroffer can still change their choice. Keep the duties and offer clear rather than assuming more money settles every concern. Tell us early if parts of your offer cannot change, so the candidate hears it from us first.
What do we not do in a standard permanent search?
We do not bill standard contingency search by the hour or simply repost your job. Temporary coverage is a separate arrangement. Any retainer or different engagement must be agreed, not assumed. Tell us early if you need coverage while the permanent search runs.