Locum Tenens Hospitalist: Pediatric Job in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
- Position Type: Locum Tenens
- Recruited Specialty: Hospitalist: Pediatric
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- State License Required: No
- Terms of Locums Assignment: Short Term (Usually less than 2 months)
- How soon does the position need to be filled: 2-4 weeks
Job Quick Facts
* Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist
* Facility Location: PA (33 miles southeast of Philadelphia)
* Board Requirement: BC/BE
* License Requirement: PA, DEA, PALS and NRP
* Reason for Need: Vacation Coverage
* Practice Type: Inpatient
* Rounding: Yes
* Coverage Type: Scheduled Clinical Hours + Call
* Coverage Period: Mar. 11 - 22, 2020
* Shift Schedule: March 11 - 18, 7 AM - 8 PM
* Call Schedule: March 19 - 22, 4 PM - 7 AM
* Number of Patients per day : 5
* Age of patients: 0 - 35 weeks old
* Average Number of Admissions per shift :2
* Support Staff: Nurses and neonatologists by phone for backup and transfer
* EMR : Epic
* Temporary Privileges: Yes
* Additional Info:
- Skills needed : Spinal taps, arterial punctures, intubation, umbilical line placement and resuscitation
- Rounding on all newborns in the level 1 Nursery/Special Care Nursery, about 500 deliveries per year, caring for newborns 35 weeks and up
- Coverage for deliveries of newborns including all c-sections and any other high risk delivery when requested by OB
- Stabilization of any newborn requiring transfer to the NICU (Neonatologist available for emergent consultation about 30 minutes away)
* Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
- Hourly Pay Rate: Open
- Practice State: Pennsylvania
- Practice City: Pottstown
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999, 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999, 500,000+
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Agency: Adelphi Medical Staffing, LLC