Pediatric Hospitalist, Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine St. Joseph Hospital (CA)

Job description

Location:
Eureka, CA

Eureka is a stunning coastal city nestled along Northern California's rugged Pacific shoreline, offering breathtaking natural scenery and a vibrant arts and culture scene. Providers will enjoy easy access to world-class redwood forests, outdoor recreation, and a welcoming close-knit community atmosphere.

Facility:
This Northern California hospital provides comprehensive inpatient care services to the surrounding community. The facility offers a supportive clinical environment with strong physician resources and is committed to delivering high-quality neonatal and pediatric care to the region.

Opportunity:
Physician - Pediatric Hospitalist - Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Job Details:

• Urgent locum tenens coverage providing inpatient pediatric hospitalist services on a 24-hour beeper call schedule
• Provider must be a pediatric hospitalist with neonatology experience, or a neonatologist who is comfortable seeing general pediatrics patients
• Case mix is approximately 80% NICU and 20% pediatrics, managing NICU patients down to 32 weeks gestation
• Responsibilities include newborn resuscitations and management of 32-week preemies and above
• Shift times run 6am to 6am with specific date blocks available throughout the fall and winter schedule
• Active California medical license required; CA-licensed providers only will be considered
• Board certified or board eligible within 3-5 years of residency required
• ACLS, BLS, PALS, and NRP certifications required
• Active DEA required
• Clean file required - providers with malpractice history, NPDB flags, restrictions, terminations, or Medical Board actions are not eligible
• Credentialing timeframe is approximately 30-60 days
• Required procedural skills include:
• Neonatal airway management including intubation (newborn and pediatric ETT/NT)
• Management of neonatal air leak and pneumothorax including needle decompression
• Emergent UVC placement in the delivery room
• UVC and UAC placement
• Lumbar puncture
• EKG interpretation
• Central line placement
• Invasive ventilation management including ETT