Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician

Saint Peter's Healthcare System is seeking a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician to join our team at The Children's Hospital — a state-designated acute care children's hospital offering a full range of pediatric specialized healthcare services for newborns through young adulthood. This is a chance to join a wide array of specialists to support patients and their families, including pediatric neurologists, epileptologists, child psychologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, social workers, and pediatricians.

Why Join Us?

• Nationally Recognized System: Saint Peter's is one of New Jersey's busiest and most diverse health systems, proud of our continued Magnet designation reflecting our commitment to nursing excellence.
• Centers of Excellence: The Children's Hospital is home to The Regional Craniofacial Center, Regional Metabolic Center, Regional Child Protection Center, and one of the largest, most advanced NICUs in the country.
• Ideal Location: Set in the vibrant, historic city of New Brunswick — a 45-minute train ride to New York City, a 45-minute drive to the beach, and an hour from Philadelphia. Surrounded by welcoming communities, excellent schools, and quaint NJ towns.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity: Full Time position, Monday – Friday, with a flexible on-call schedule and after-hours pediatric call center support. You will provide clinical expertise in the evaluation and management of childhood development, behavioral, and psychosocial issues, and engage in community outreach to schools, childcare programs, and parent groups supporting the special needs population.
• Patient-Centered Approach: individualized care to 3 new and 5 follow-up patients per day, offering 90-minute new patient visits and 30-45-minute follow-up visits for thorough care.
• Diverse Patient Population: Serve patients 0- 18 years of age across Middlesex County, NJ — one of the most diverse counties in the country — with a wide range of syndromes, genetic mutations, learning disabilities, and other conditions.
• Practice Autonomy & Leadership: Enjoy the autonomy to practice developmental pediatrics your way, with the opportunity to build your practice and co-partner with a renowned Chief of Developmental Pediatrics. Benefit from supportive leadership and administration where your voice is heard.
• Dedicated Support Staff: A full team supports your work: Developmental Psychologist, Social Workers, Registered Dietitian, Schedulers, Medical Assistants, and certified interpreters.
• Multispecialty Integration: Be part of a robust multispecialty referral program ensuring coordinated, comprehensive care for your patients.
• Academic Environment: Engage in a rich teaching environment with academic involvement with pediatric residents and students from two affiliated medical schools.
• Career Growth: Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced physician, we offer exciting opportunities for career growth and mentorship.
• Benefits: Our benefits package offers a competitive salary, up to 44 days of paid time off, and both 401(k) with a 5% match and 457(b) plans. Additional perks include a $3,000 CME allowance, malpractice insurance with tail coverage, and comprehensive health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage. We also provide wellness programs, family caregiving support, child backup care, life and AD&D insurance, and eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness as a non-profit health system. Tuition reimbursement for advanced degrees, full reimbursement of licensing renewal fees, and medical staff membership dues are also included.

Our Facilities:

• State-of-the-Art Pediatric Emergency Room: Our newly designed pediatric emergency room handles over 25,000 visits annually.
• Comprehensive Pediatric Care: A full range of medical and surgical pediatric subspecialty care, supported by top pediatric intensivists and neonatologists.
• Advanced Units: 54-bed Neonatal ICU, inpatient pediatric unit with a dedicated epilepsy monitoring unit, and a 14-bed Pediatric ICU with step-down.
• Pediatric Residency Program: Freestanding pediatric residency program with 24 residents.

Saint Peter’s Mission and Culture

Keeping faith with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and guided by the Bishop of Metuchen, Saint Peter’s University Hospital is committed to humble service to humanity, especially the poor, through competence and good stewardship of resources. We minister to the whole person, body and spirit, preserving the dignity and sacredness of each life. We combine exceptional care with individualized attention in a culture that cultivates warmth, compassion, inspiration, respect, and continual learning. We are also committed to addressing social determinants of health, offering preventive care and a food by prescription program for our patients.

Candidate Requirements

• Fellowship trained in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
• MD or DO — New Jersey licensed or eligible for licensure
• Bilingual English/Spanish ability is a plus

Saint Peter’s University Hospital is a non-profit, 478-bed acute care teaching hospital sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Saint Peter’s brings the latest medical practices and highly skilled professionals to the bedside. We employ more than 3,600 healthcare professionals and support personnel, and more than 1,000 doctors and dentists are on staff at our hospital. We treat more than 23,000 inpatients and more than 245,000 outpatients yearly.

Saint Peter's Healthcare System was formed in 2007 and reflects the expansive scope of health and wellness services we offer to our community.

Our services are offered to all. We are a Catholic institution with a capital "C" and a small "c." We draw inspiration from our religious heritage. Our care for others is universal, extending to those of other faiths and in some cases, of no faith whatsoever. Without question, the fact that ours is a faith-based healthcare delivery system is of primary significance. At Saint Peter's Healthcare System, you will find leading-edge technology and an experienced staff. You will also find the trust and compassion that we have always been known for.

This is our legacy—our very sacred ministry.

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