Join a Dedicated PICU Team – Pediatric Intensivist Opportunity at Covenant HealthCare

Pediatric Intensivist Opportunity
Covenant HealthCare – Saginaw, Michigan

Covenant HealthCare is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Pediatric Intensivist to join our collaborative and mission-driven team in Saginaw, Michigan. This hospital-employed position offers a rewarding clinical role within a well-established pediatric program, featuring academic involvement and a flexible schedule.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Join a cohesive team of Pediatric Intensivists supporting a 10-bed PICU at Covenant Children’s Hospital.
• Work approximately 14 twelve-hour shifts per month, with flexible scheduling based on physician input and team collaboration.
• Responsibilities include PICU consults, admissions, procedures, and the management of critically ill pediatric patients.
• Subspecialty support includes Pediatric Hospitalists, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Neurosurgery, and Pediatric Endocrinology.
• Supportive medical leadership and a hospital culture committed to quality, safety, and family-centered care.
• Academic affiliation with Central Michigan University College of Medicine, including opportunities to teach medical students and pediatric residents.
• Faculty appointment through CMU, with expectations for participation in clinical education.

Facility Overview – Covenant Children’s Hospital:

Covenant HealthCare is home to Covenant Children’s Hospital, a regional pediatric referral center and the only dedicated children’s hospital in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

• Over 4,000 pediatric admissions annually, including a dedicated pediatric emergency department and Level III NICU.
• Growing pediatric specialties and surgical services with state-of-the-art facilities designed specifically for children and their families.
• Member of the Children’s Hospital Association, supporting continued advancement in pediatric care.
• Includes child life services, advanced pediatric imaging, and a family-centered care environment.

Life in the Great Lakes Bay Region:

Saginaw and the surrounding region offer an outstanding quality of life in a welcoming and affordable community.

• Family-friendly communities with excellent schools and housing options.
• Abundant outdoor recreation including nearby Lake Huron beaches, trails, parks, boating, skiing, and fishing.
• Easy access to vibrant nearby cities including Midland, Bay City, and Frankenmuth, plus quick drives to Ann Arbor, Lansing, and Detroit.
• Home to local universities, cultural institutions, live entertainment, and a growing food and craft beer scene.
• A fantastic place to live, work, and raise a family.

Candidate Requirements:

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Eligible for Michigan medical licensure
• Strong clinical, communication, and teamwork skills
• Interest in teaching and mentoring medical students and residents

Covenant Offers:

• Hospital-employed position with a competitive compensation and benefits package
• Health, dental, life insurance, retirement options, and malpractice coverage
• Relocation assistance and signing bonus
• EPIC EMR system-wide

Covenant HealthCare is one of the largest, most comprehensive health care providers north of metro Detroit. Located in the heart of the Great Lakes Bay Region, Covenant is the sixth largest hospital in Michigan with 643-beds and the regions only Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center including air medical transport service. We have more than 20 inpatient and outpatient facilities, including two major acute care medical centers and servicing people from more than 20 counties across central and northeast Michigan. In addition, Covenant also has the only regional neonatal and pediatric intensive care units.

Covenant offers a broad spectrum of programs and services ranging from high-risk obstetrics, neonatal and pediatric intensive care, to acute care including a Level II Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, robotic surgery and many other services. As a non-profit, our extraordinary care goes beyond our outstanding medical services. It’s our compassionate and caring team that makes the difference; their support means you always have someone by your side from diagnosis to recovery. We go above and beyond for our patients every day, and in every way. And that extraordinary commitment extends to the communities we serve. Because by working together for a healthier community, we can build a better tomorrow for generations to come. 

As the region's preferred hospital and leader in electronic medical records (utilizing EPIC), we support research, education and technology serving as a major teaching hospital in addition to providing training facilities for Central Michigan Universities brand new medical education program in 2013.

• Forbes ranked Covenant HealthCare as the #1 Best Employer in HealthCare in Michigan two years in a row
• A major teaching hospital to Central Michigan University’s College of Medicine’s seven residency programs and medical students.
• Covenant has set the standard for hospital medicine programs nationwide. We have a 24/7 program that allows family medicine physicians to practice in an outpatient setting.
• Covenant is the largest health care provider in the region and largest health care employer in Saginaw County
• 4,600+ employees, 500+ volunteers and more than 500+ physicians on medical staff
• 312,500+ Primary Care and Specialist encounters through Covenant Medical Group

The economically diverse County of Saginaw is located in the central portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and is part of the Great Lakes Bay Region. Saginaw County, with a population of nearly 200,000 residents, is a hub of research, product development, and manufacturing for the auto, chemical, silicon, advanced materials, and technology industries.  The Great Lakes Bay Region also has a strong position as a retail and tourist destination, which coincides with exceptional quality of life.  Saginaw county offers a plethora of four seasons activities including, but not limited to, boating, fishing, skiing, snowmobiling, hunting, theater, and concerts to name a few. Parks, lakes, rail trails, and plenty of extra circular activities are all available to please the entire family.  The Great Lakes Bay Region boasts a very accommodating cost of living that affords beautiful homes in many lovely settings, be it urban, suburban, or rural.  Shoreline living at its finest is also available!