Noa Hughes Email & Phone Number

Experienced Pediatrician with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Healthcare, Clinical Research, Medical Education, and Pediatrics. Strong healthcare services professional graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. Seasoned pediatric hospitalist with more than 9 years’ experience. Passionate about team wellness and establishing point of care division-wide clinical guidelines.As a Medical Director and Site Leader, I have accomplished many initiatives: ● Worked with the COO to locate and establish a permanent call room for pediatric hospitalists● In collaboration with nursing, neonatology and obstetrics, developed multiple COVID-19 guidelines for labor and delivery, SCN, newborn nursery as well updating maternal/neonatal drug screen policy, hypoglycemia protocol and hyperbilirubinemia guidelines● Manage team of 6 hospitalists including scheduling, N95 fit testing, career development● Worked with Blood Bank manager to streamline blood typing and DAT status and established a critical value alert for any DAT+ newborn● Devised a way to capture provider billing for outpatient weight checks done on postpartum ● Increased team wellness and improved work-life balance that helped with staff retention and recruitment