Pediatric Locums Hospitalist - Pennsylvania
Florham Park, New Jersey, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Pediatric Hospitalist
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Locums/Travel
Work Environment Hospital
Location Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 4/04/24

Medical Search International is seeking: Peds Hospitalist

Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist
Provider Type: Physician (MD/DO)
Priority: High
Start Date: January 2, 2023
End Date: July 31, 2023
# Providers Needed: 2
# Shifts/Month: 30
Coverage Needs Details: Direct patient care for hospitalized pediatric patients. Cap of 10 - 12 patients per provider.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
*Active PA State License
*DEA Required: Yes
*Board Status: Board Certified, Board Eligible
*Required Certifications: PALS
*Minimum Years Experience (if applicable): 1

*Other specialties on-site: All pediatric subspecialties
*Typical Day: Daylight round, admit, and discharge as appropriate and provide ongoing care to patients on the shift. There are no deliveries to attend, as they are admitted inpatients for non-critical areas. Seeing patients admitted to acute care floors with general pediatric diagnoses. Various subspecialties available for consultation, and most of them admit their own patients to their own services (e.g. sickle cell crisis to Hematology, DKA to Endocrinology or Critical Care Medicine).
*Typical Cases seen: Dehydration from viral illness (respiratory of GI), acute viral bronchiolitis, asthma, croup, pneumonia, cellulitis/abscess. Possibility that other cases could include undifferentiated abdominal pain without evidence of appendicitis, undifferentiated musculoskeletal pain requiring further diagnostic evaluation, complex febrile seizure, high-risk BRUE, patients with medical complexity +/- technology dependence admitted due to desaturations or feeding intolerance, or other. We would limit diagnoses early in experiences, with perhaps progression to more complexity as providers become comfortable with our hospital.


SHIFT/SCHEDULE INFORMATION
*Mon - Sunday | 7a-7p | No Call

If you would like more information, contact me and lets discuss further!