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Facility in Redding, CA seeking Neonatology locums coverage

Rates: On Call (Daily) - $3000 - Per 24 hours to include 8 hours gratis

Call Back - $250/hr - Per hour of patient contact hours, after gratis hours are completed

Orientation - $150/hr

Opportunity Highlights

• Consistent Schedule: Provide coverage for 10 consecutive days (the 11th through the 20th, ending 21st AM) of every month, ongoing.

• NICU Acuity: Coverage is for a Level III NICU with a daily patient census of 7–12 neonates.

• Supportive Environment: Collaborate with NICU nurses, Laborists, and Pediatric Hospitalists. You will supervise Family Practice Residents during their Nursery rotation. No APP support.

• EMR: The facility uses Cerner Care B.

• Privileging: Can be credentialed in as little as 30 days if eligible for temporary privileges.

Key Responsibilities & Procedures

Your role is focused entirely on the NICU and call coverage.

• Rounding: Round in the NICU at least once per day. No rounding in the nursery (Peds Hospitalists handle the nursery).

• Call Coverage: Cover calls from nursing staff and come to the hospital as patient condition requires (30-minute response time implied).

• Required Procedures/Conditions: Manage complex neonates requiring or presenting with:

  • Advanced Respiratory Support: ETT CPAP, Nasal CPAP (>4 hours, >6 cm H2O, FiO2 >0.60), Surfactant Administration.

  • Critical Care: Administration of cardiac pressors, Peripheral/Central Line placement, Chest tube placement.

  • High-Risk Neonates: Gestational Age <320/7 weeks, Birth Weight <1600 grams.

  • Other: Total Parenteral Nutrition (Hyperalimentation), Exchange Transfusion.

Requirements

• Board Status: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine is REQUIRED.

• Licensure: Active State License (CA preferred) and Active Staff Membership at a TJC accredited facility with unrestricted privileges (not currently working as a locum).

• Substantial Experience: Must have substantial recent experience covering neonatology services (not pediatrics).

• Certifications: Active BLS, NRP, and DEA are REQUIRED.

• State Program: Provider must be listed as a paneled member of California Children Services (CCS) at the time of submission.

• Malpractice: Clean Malpractice History is REQUIRED.

• Availability: Availability for the required dates (11th–20th of every month) must be noted at the time of name clear.

About WhiteCoat Locums:

- Physician owned and led agency

- Highest-Pay rates on the market

- $1m/3m malpractice insurance and tail

- 100% transparency