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Description

Specialty: Pediatrics
Start date: Aug 1 2022
End date: Ongoing
Coverage type: Call Only
Schedule:
Coverage: Pediatrics
Weekend pediatric call coverage beginning in August.
Call coverage for OB and ER at least 3 weekends per month (Friday 6p – Monday 6a).
*The hours could likely be shifted if needed

Will you accept multiple providers?Yes
Reason for coverage: Ped leaving call staff

Schedule/hours
Fri 6p - Mon 6am

Call schedule (i.e. 1:3 weekday and 1:3 weekend):Sole provider covering weekends
Call back % Avg 1 newborn delivery/day; ER call appr 1/weekend

Patient per day per physician- Max 5, usually <3

EMR/Documentation-Medhost

Support staff (Other MDs, NP/PA, RN etc)
-ER and OB physicians, staff RNs

Willing to consider non-licensed or IMLC providers
-Neonate APP

Board certification required or preferred?-Yes

Certifications required (ATLS, BLS, ACLS, PALS)
PALS, NRP


What is the average patient census per doctor per day-5

Procedures:

Non-Invasive Ventilation Management (neo-puff)-Yes
Ventilation Management (Newborn)-Yes

*Acute-Yes
but will transfer following intubation

*Chronic-No
Ventilation Management (Pediatric)-No
* Acute-No
*Chronic-No
Intubation (ETT/NT)-Yes

*Newborn-yes
for rescue and transport

* Pediatrics-yes
for rescue and transport; Most prevalent is ER physician to intubate and transfer

Conscious sedation-No
Deep sedation-No
Central line-No
Arterial lines-No
UVC-Yes
UAC-Yes
Lumbar puncture-No
Paracentesis-No
Thoracentesis-No
Chest tube insertion-No
needle pneumothorax-No
*Decompression-No
X-ray interpretation-No
EKG interpretation-Yes
Exchange transfusion-Yes
Suturing minor lacerations-Yes, ER would more likely handle
Circumcision (type)-No


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