Pediatric Hospitalist

Henry Ford Hospital – Jackson is seeking a board certified/board eligible Pediatric Hospitalist to join a physician led organization in a community practice. 

Henry Ford Hospital -Central Market, Jackson, Michigan, is about 55 minutes from the Detroit Airport, 77 minutes to Henry Ford Main, and 40 minutes from Ann Arbor, home of the Big Ten University of Michigan. We merged with Henry Ford Health Systems (HFHS -Detroit Area) in 2016. Henry Ford Hospital Central Market entered our 100^th year May 2018. The merger with Henry Ford Health System is very exciting for Henry Ford Hospital- Jackson and our community. Henry Ford Health System has allowed us the support to construct an innovation center (adding State of Art Simulation & Research Labs / May 2017), a Surgical Patient Tower that added 66 private rooms Fall 2018, and to implement EPIC house wide (INPT & OUTPT) in 2016.

• Clinical responsibilities include delivery attendance with resuscitation, care of healthy newborns, care of hospitalized children up to 18 years of age, and providing consults in the ED. 
• Additional duties include providing day-to-day management of babies in the Special Care Nursery - a Level 2 nursery caring for infants with prematurity (>/= 32 weeks' gestation), low birth weight (>1500 gm), feeding disturbances, respiratory distress, infectious diseases, congenital heart disease, and/or other anomalies, and other common neonatal problems.
• Procedures performed include circumcisions, umbilical central lines, lumbar punctures, frenelectomies, intubations, and emergent needle decompression of pneumothorax.
• Responsibilities will include direct patient care, as well as opportunities for educating medical students, transitional year interns, and Family Medicine residents.
• This position is solely inpatient. 
• Hospitalists work 12-hour shifts in-house on a rotating schedule.
• Fellowship training is not required.

Henry Ford Hospital - Jackson, partnered with the Henry Ford Health Systems (HFHS -Detroit Area) in April, 2016. Henry Ford Hospital, located in Jackson, Michigan entered our 100^th year May 2018. This partnership is very exciting for Henry Ford Hospital and the Jackson community. The partnership with Henry Ford Health System and most recently with Michigan State University, has allowed an amazing amount of growth opportunity. We have a new Innovation Center (adding State of Art Simulation & Research Labs / May 2017), new Surgical Patient Tower that added 66 private rooms Fall 2018, and implemented EPIC house wide (INPT & OUTPT) in 2016.

Our Emergency room treats over 70,000+ visits annually. We have a Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, CUB (Cardiac Universal Bed), Radiation Oncology, Hematology/Oncology, Full Service line of Ortho (total joint, hand/wrist, foot/ankle, sports, podiatry), Physiatry (PM&R), Neurology and Neurosurgery Service Lines, OT/PT, Certified Stroke Center, in January 2015 we brought on Interventional Radiology and this past summer we developed a full service line for inpatient Physiatry (PM&R). 

Henry Ford Hospital - Jackson received an A rating (along with all hospitals within Henry Ford Health System). This ranks us among the safest hospitals in the United States. We are not your average “community hospital.” We are the hidden gem of Jackson and the only hospital in Jackson County, with the next smaller hospital being 20 miles north (St. Joes/Chelsea). We became a certified Trauma center in Spring 2017, and are the only Level II trauma within a 40 mile radius between 94 and 127 HWY. On April 6, 2015 we went live activating Trauma calls, with 24/7 coverage provided in-house coverage with a physician and advanced practice professional.

In 2013 when we developed a “community based GME Residency program” and today we have 117 residents on site; specializing in General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Psych and Traditional Year. We are a dual accredited program as of 2017.

At Henry Ford Hospital - Jackson, we believe our community is best served by having the most advanced medical services combined with a progressive philosophy of overall wellness. Together, these two approaches will help our community become the healthiest in Michigan – our vision.

This beautiful slice of south-central Michigan is rich in American history and scenic wonder throughout the seasons. We have an abundance of lakes, parks and vineyards. Our community makes the most of these assets, enjoying outdoor activities, arts and cultural events, sports and festivals.

In Jackson, it’s easy to find work-life balance. This is a place where you can get in a morning of golf, an afternoon family hike in the park and a night at the symphony – all within just a few miles of your home and work.

Whether you are looking for an urban rental, a lakeside suburban neighborhood or an historic estate, you’ll find the right home in Jackson. The area also offers a wide variety of excellent public, private and parochial schools. The University of Michigan and Michigan State University are both about 35 minutes away.

Because Jackson is located at the crossroads of several major highways, you can enjoy world-class shopping, dining and cultural events in nearby Ann Arbor, Detroit, Chicago and other cities. And you’ll always be happy to come home to beautiful Jackson County.

Jackson’s attractions include:

• 188 lakes and dozens of parks
• 22 public golf courses
• Jackson Symphony Orchestra
• Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History
• Peter F. Hurst Planetarium
• Michigan International Speedway
• Jackson Community College, Baker College and Spring Arbor University
• Festivals: Blues, Hot Air Balloon, Shakespeare, Wine, Rose and Civil War

For more information, visit:

• Jackson County Convention and Visitors Bureau: www.experiencejackson.com
• City of Jackson: www.cityofjackson.org
• Chamber of Commerce: www.jacksonchamber.org
• https://www.co.jackson.mi.us/1218/Falling-Waters-Trail
• Welcome to Jackson | Smore Newsletters for Business