Full-time Maternal-Fetal Medicine Physician Is Needed to Compliment a Part-Time M-F Physician in a Growing Program

This opportunity can be consultative or assumption of total care.  The majority of consults include diabetes in pregnancy, abnormal fetal and placental morphology.  Skills in Chronic Villus Sampling or Functional Fetal Echocardiolography are desired.

Our three facilities average 2400 births per year, of which 20% are high risk.  Two full-time neonatolgists and four neonatology nurse practitioners are part of the Maternal/Child team.  Physicians can have input into the design and functionality of expanded Maternal/Child services being built in our new, world-class $355 million facility to be completed in 2009.

This employed position offers a competitive salary and a full range of benefits including malpractice insurance, 4 weeks vacation time, 1 week for CME, a CME allowance and relocation.

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) is a non-profit, multi-campus healthcare system operating in Northern Indiana as a member of Trinity Health. The SJRMC system consists of:

• 2 acute-care hospitals (South Bend and Plymouth)
• Saint Joseph Physician Network (20 family medicine and specialty practices)
• Our Lady of Peace Hospital, a long-term care facility
• Saint Joseph Visiting Nurse Association home care
• Outpatient testing, lab, and rehab facilities
• Community outreach clinics

As a faith-based system, SJRMC provides personalized care to heal the body, mind and spirit of those we serve. Our physicians and staff are actively engaged in improving technology and patient-care processes.

In the Fall of 2009, the $355 million construction of our new, world-class hospital will be completed. The adjoining medical office buildings offer area physicians even more opportunities for growth and enhanced partnerships with the region's most innovative healthcare facility. 

BIG CITY ADVANTAGES, SMALL TOWN WARMTH 

Located about 80 miles east of Chicago, the South Bend/Mishawaka area is the commercial and industrial metropolitan center of north central Indiana with a population of more than 240,000. Indianapolis is less than a three-hour drive due south on US 31. The South Bend Regional Airport serves 700,000 passengers per year and the Amtrak and South Shore railroads provide daily runs to Chicago. Tree-lined neighborhoods, ample yards and elegant shops also distinguish this area. Community museums, theater, the symphony and a repertory dance group provide a variety of cultural entertainment.

The University of Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s College, and Indiana University South Bend offer an extensive schedule of seminars and programs. In addition to the seven high schools and 38 elementary and secondary schools in South Bend/Mishawaka, there are also private religious and secular schools. Of course, South Bend sports fans have a lot to cheer about since South Bend is the home of the Fighting Irish. Fans come from all over the country for football, basketball, baseball and soccer games. South Bend/Mishawaka is known as a progressive community that provides the cultural advantages of a larger city, combined with small town warmth.