LT - Pediatric - Critical Care Opening in Amarillo, TX
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Pediatrics
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
5/13/24
**Locums Pediatrics - Critical Care Medicine Position in Amarillo, TX**
**Coverage**
- Start: 05-10-2024
- End: Ongoing
**Position Details**
- Practice Setting: Inpatient
- EMR System: Epic
- Providers Requested: 1
- Coverage Type: Scheduled Clinical Hours Plus Call
- Admissions Required? Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available? Yes
- Is Hospital Stroke Certified? Yes
- Patients Per Shift: 3-5
- Bed In Department: 5
**Requirements**
- Minimum Board Certification: Eligible
- License Requirement: Licensed in TX only
- The Following Certifications Are Required: ABLS, BLS, PALS
- Estimated Credentialing Timeframe: 20 days
**Location & Accommodations**
- Nearest Airport: Amarillo International Airport
- Lodging Recommendations: Many local hotels
**Work Schedule**
- Call Type: Beeper
- Response Time Required: 20 minutes
- Phone Consults: average 3
- Patients Seen: 3-7
- Admissions: 2-3
**Specialty Skills Required**
- Comprehensive skills in pediatric critical care medicine, including ventilation management (invasive and non-invasive), familiarity with the use of nitric oxide (iNO), ECMO, chest tube insertion, bronchoscopy with bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL), evaluation and management of acute volume/BP issues, central line, arterial line, PA catheter placement, exchange transfusion, EKG interpretation, temporary pacemaker, ICP evaluation & management, ICP monitor placement, hemodialysis catheter placement, diagnostic/therapeutic taps, lumbar puncture, paracentesis, thoracentesis.
- Also requires skills in pediatric non-invasive ventilation management (neo-puff), acute and chronic ventilation management for both newborns and pediatrics, intubation, conscious and deep sedation, lumbar puncture, chest tube insertion, needle pneumothorax decompression, x-ray and EKG interpretation, PA catheter, exchange transfusion, suturing minor lacerations, circumcision, swallow studies.
**Additional Information**
- Coverage starts with specific dates listed and includes PICU, floor patients, and sedations.