JOB OVERVIEW
  

  

    
• Job Id: L-MD-05212

    
• Profession: Physician

    
• Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist

    
• Job Type: Locum Tenens

    
• Location: Eureka, CA 95501

    
• Service Setting: Inpatient

    
• Coverage Type: Call Only

    
• Coverage Period: Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 19, 2026

    
• Shift Schedule: N/A (call-only coverage)

    
• On-Call Shift Schedule: 24-hour beeper call, 6am – 6am

    
• Call Type: Beeper

    
• Call Response Time: 20-30 minutes

    
• Reason for Coverage: Scheduling Need

    
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Malpractice insurance provided by vendor; travel and lodging not specified

  

  
  PATIENT INFORMATION
  

  

    
• Patient Demographics: 80% NICU (neonates down to 32 weeks), 20% pediatric

    
• Case Mix: Neonatology, Pediatric Hospitalist

  

  
  FACILITY INFORMATION
  

  

    
• EMR System: Epic

  

  
  PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
  

  

    
• Hospital Privileges Required: No

    
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

  

  
  REQUIRED PROCEDURES
  

  

    
• Required
        
  
          
  • Ventilation Mangement
  
          
  • Invasive (ETT)
  
          
  • Intubation (ETT/NT)
  
          
  • Newborn
  
          
  • Pediatics
  
          
  • Central line
  
          
  • UVC
  
          
  • Needle pneumothorax
  
          
  • EKG interpretation
  
        
  
      

    
• Preferred
        
  
          
  • Nursery Level II/NICU
  
          
  • Nursery Level III/NICU
  
          
  • ECMO
  
          
  • Chest tube insertion
  
          
  • Hemodialysis catheter placement
  
          
  • Eval & Mangement of acute volume/BP issues
  
          
  • Insertion of Central Line, Arterial Line and PA catheter
  
          
  • Diagostic/Therapeatic taps (Lumbar puncture)
  
          
  • Ventilation Management (Newborn)
  
          
  • Aute
  
          
  • Chronic
  
          
  • Ventilation Management (Pediatric)
  
          
  • Aute
  
          
  • Chronic
  
          
  • Arterial lines
  
          
  • UAC
  
          
  • Lumbar puncture
  
          
  • Chest tube insertion
  
          
  • Decompression
  
          
  • X-ray interpretation
  
          
  • Suturing minor wounds
  
        
  
      

  

  

  JOB REQUIREMENTS
  

  

    
• Board: BC required or BE within 3–5 years of residency

    
• Licenses: Licensed in CA

    
• DEA: Yes

    
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP

    
• Experience: Pediatric hospitalist with neonatology experience required; must be proficient in neonatal airway management, intubation, UVC/UAC placement, lumbar puncture, and EKG interpretation

    
• Other Qualifications: Clean malpractice/NPDB history, no restrictions or terminations; Epic EMR proficiency

  

  Duties & Responsibilities
  

  

    
• Provide comprehensive neonatal and pediatric hospitalist coverage, managing NICU patients down to 32 weeks gestation (80% NICU, 20% pediatrics).

    
• Perform neonatal airway management, including intubation and management of complications.

    
• Manage neonatal air leak/pneumothorax via needle decompression.

    
• Insert umbilical venous and arterial catheters (UVC/UAC) in the delivery room and NICU.

    
• Perform lumbar punctures, interpret EKGs, and provide newborn resuscitations as needed.

  

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