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Posted 12 August, 2026

Hospitalist, Pediatric Hospitalist/Newborn Nursery

Hartford Healthcare (HHC)
Bridgeport, CT, US Full Time

Job Description

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Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center (10427)

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Shift Detail: 24 hours shifts

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Bridgeport, CT Pediatric Hospitalist/Newborn Nursery - Full-time

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Join a collaborative, patient-centered team at Hartford HealthCare, where we support our physicians in their professional and work-life balance goals.

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Location(s):

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Hospital: St. Vincents Medical Center, 2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06606-4201

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Position details:

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    Full time, newborn nursery and hospital pediatric coverage

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    Schedule:

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      Six (6) weekday shifts and two (2) weekend shifts per four (4) week cycle

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      There are thirteen (13) cycles per year

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      Each shift is twenty-four (24) hours

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      For weekday shifts, physician must be on-site at the hospital between 5:00PM - 10:00AM of each twenty four (24) hour shift and available via phone between 10:00AM 5:00PM

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      For weekend shifts, physician must be on-site at the hospital for the entire twenty-four (24) hour shift

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    Hospital coverage includes rounding on newborns, attending c-sections (both scheduled and emergent), managing photo therapy, occasional pedi consults to E.D. or floors, and stabilization of newborns for transport

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  • Faculty opportunity with Quinnipiac University teaching med students
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  • Support from neonatologists 24/7
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    No circumcisions

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    Hospital averages over 1,000 deliveries annually

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Location:

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Located just minutes to New York City and two hours from Boston, we are in the heart of New Englands most stunning communities offering your family nationally acclaimed school systems, a choice to live at the shore, in vibrant urban areas, near a major university or in a Kiplinger Top 10 Best City to Raise a Family and Travel & Leisures Coolest Suburb in America.

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At Hartford HealthCare, Physicians enjoy:

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    Highly competitive compensation

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    Robust benefits including a generous 401K match, CME and paid time off

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    Loan repayment support

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    Generous Paid-Time Off

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    Reimbursement for CME, professional society membership, licensure, and malpractice

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    Opportunity to teach and precept students

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\nQualifications\n
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The ideal candidate will possess:

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    A passion for providing patient-centered care to a pediatric patient population

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  • A willingness to work closely and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team
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  • An unrestricted State of Connecticut Medical License (or eligible)
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  • BC/BE in Pediatrics
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Contact Information:

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Jennifer Straka, Physician Recruiter, Hartford HealthCare

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Cell: 860-996-4441

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Email: [email protected]

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