🔸Locum Pediatrician - Nursery, ED & Inpatient Support | Call-Only Coverage | Randolph, Vermont 🔸MG

Description

A locum tenens Pediatrician opportunity is available in a community-based hospital setting in Vermont. This is a call-only position focused on inpatient pediatric coverage, newborn care, and emergency consults. The role is ideal for physicians comfortable with independent decision-making, neonatal resuscitation, and providing support across multiple pediatric care areas.

About the facility

This assignment is based at a small, rural hospital with an active maternity program and a steady volume of pediatric needs. The facility averages over 200 deliveries annually and requires pediatric coverage for newborn care, high-risk deliveries, and inpatient consults as needed. Providers can expect a collaborative environment with nursing and emergency department staff, along with manageable call volumes.

Compensation:

Pay Rate: Details can be discussed further after applying to the job posting.

Travel expenses reimbursed, including:

• Mileage
• Rental car
• Hotel
• Flight

Malpractice Covered

Job Responsibilities

• Provide routine and urgent newborn care in the nursery
• Attend high-risk deliveries and perform neonatal resuscitation when necessary
• Manage common newborn conditions such as jaundice, feeding difficulties, and hypoglycemia
• Stabilize neonates requiring transfer to higher levels of care (NICU)
• Offer pediatric consults in the Emergency Department
• Manage inpatient pediatric cases for patients under 18
• Respond to pager calls from staff and patients within a 30-minute callback window
• Address postpartum and breastfeeding-related concerns
• Handle pediatric symptom calls including fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and rash
• Participate in pediatric emergency response and codes

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics
• Active Vermont medical license required
• Current certifications in NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) and PALS preferred
• Experience in inpatient pediatrics and newborn care
• Comfort with independent call coverage in a rural setting

Working Hours

• Primary coverage: Thursdays from 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM
• Weekend call: 1 in 4 weekends, beginning Thursday at 5:00 PM and potentially extending through Monday at 8:00 AM
• Call-only position (no clinic or office hours)
• Average overnight call volume ranges from 0 to 5 calls

Skills

• Strong clinical decision-making and autonomy
• Neonatal resuscitation and newborn stabilization
• Effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare teams
• Ability to manage a wide range of pediatric conditions
• Responsiveness and time management for on-call duties