Pediatrics Physician

Pediatrics Physician at ProLocums summary :

The Pediatrics Physician provides call coverage and attends to infants and pediatric patients at a hospital during assigned shifts. Responsibilities include stabilizing and preparing infants for transfer, attending to C-sections, and rounding on newborns. The physician is expected to handle 0-3 patients per shift and perform circumcisions, with ongoing maintenance of PALS and NRP certification.

Specialty : Pediatrics

Start date : Sep

End date : Sep

Coverage type : Call Only

Schedule : Coverage Needed :

September 16 (7a) to September 21 (7a) for peds coverage

Ongoing

Need Pediatrician to cover call, 24 hour / shift, up to 10-20 shifts per month; attend C-sections to care for infant and round on assigned patients; round on normal vaginal delivery newborns, but not required to attend those deliveries unless problem is anticipated; admit pediatric patients (0 - 5 / mo).

Hospital has 30-35 deliveries per month.

Level 1 Nursery.

Provider must be able to stabilize and prepare infants for transfer out to higher level of care, if necessary; current PALS and NRP certification required and must be maintained; must be able to perform circumcisions, no exceptions.

Patients per shift : 0-3

Minimum Board Certification : BC

EMR System : MediTech

Keywords :

Pediatrics, Physician, Call Coverage, Newborn Care, Pediatrician, C-sections, Hospital, PALS, NRP, Circumcision