Locum Pediatric Hospitalist in Oregon

Locum Pediatric Call Coverage – (Roseburg, OR)
Seeking a Pediatrician to provide inpatient and nursery call coverage while the facility secures a permanent provider. This role focuses heavily on Level II nursery care with additional responsibilities for ED consults and newborn rounding. Providers will stabilize and transfer critical patients and work in a low-volume pediatric inpatient setting.

Dates / Schedule

• Coverage Needed: March – June (additional locum coverage)

• Ongoing Opportunities: Coverage continuing into 2026

• Schedule: 24-hour call (7:00 AM – 7:00 AM) with ~8 hours of rounding

• Average In-House Time: ~5–6 clinical hours per day

• Location: Mercy Medical Center, Roseburg, OR

Job Details / Responsibilities

• Serve as Attending Physician for inpatient pediatrics and ED consults

• Round on newborns and pediatric patients in the Family Birth Center

• Manage care in a Level II nursery; stabilize and transfer critical patients

• Average patient volume:

  • 4–6 newborns/day

  • 0–1 pediatric patients/day

  • Pediatric Med/Surg census typically 0–4 (avg. 1–2 during respiratory season)

• Not required to attend routine deliveries; rare high-risk delivery involvement

• 15-minute in-person response time for neonatal emergencies

• Optional teaching opportunities with students/residents

• EMR: Patient Keeper (Meditech interface)

• Setting includes Level II nursery, Level I nursery, ED, Family Birth Center

• No circumcisions performed at this facility

• Neonatology phone/transfer support available from PeaceHealth (Eugene, OR)

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics – Required

• Active Oregon medical license – Required

• DEA – Required

• Must have performed within the last 24 months:

  • Endotracheal intubations/vent management

  • Newborn care

  • Lumbar punctures

  • Umbilical line placement

• Ability to perform IVIG – Required

• Clean malpractice history – Highly Preferred (for emergency credentialing)

• Local candidates (no flights) – Highly Preferred

• Must list available coverage dates at time of submission