Pediatric Hospitalist Physician at ProLocums summary:
A Pediatric Hospitalist Physician provides specialized medical care for infants and children in a hospital setting, focusing on management and consultation primarily in the nursery and emergency department. This role requires 24-hour on-call shifts to attend to high-risk deliveries and assess pediatric patients, often collaborating with nursing staff for optimal patient outcomes. Board certification in pediatrics is required, along with expertise in handling various pediatric situations in a non-NICU facility.
Specialty : Hospitalist - Pediatrics
Start date : 12/24/2023
End date : 12/27/2023
Coverage type: Call Only
Schedule:
24 hour shifts (7a-7a)
Other Info:
Is there a NICU? What Level? We do not have a NICU
Peds floor coverage, nursery or both? ER Consults? We do not have a peds dept so they would be on for nursery and ER consults
24 hour shifts: will it be call coverage or in house coverage? 24hr shift on call with 4 hours per day allotted to see patients or call ins
Patients per day on peds floor vs. nursery? Nursery - Our current volume is 25-35 deliveries per month so depends on deliveries
Attend deliveries? All? High risk? C-Sections? Attend high risk or concerned deliveries / RN and RT attend all deliveries
Minimum Board Certification: BE
Keywords:
Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics, Emergency Consults, High-Risk Deliveries, On-call Physician, Nursery Care, Hospitalist Services, Board Certified Pediatrician, Patient Care, NICU