Neonatology Physician

Position Type: 1099 Locums Tenens

Position: Neonatologist (A bonus will be provided to anyone interested in covering the shift)

Location: California

Coverage type: On Call (Daily)

Schedule/Availability Requirements:

Shift type: 24hrs

Orientation business day prior to shift in afternoon

Dec 28-31 (ending Jan 1 am) will need to do onboarding the day prior (Dec 27)

Round in the NICU at least once per day then cover calls from the nursing staff and come to the hospital based as patient condition requires. NO rounding in nursery - peds hospitalists round in the nursery.

Setting: Level III NICU

Trauma Level/Designation: - Level II Trauma Center

Average worked Callback Hours: 6.5 hours

Schedule/Availability Requirements:

Orientation business day prior to shift in afternoon Details:

Setting is inpatient

Admissions/Patients per day: NICU patient daily census between 7-12

EMR: Cerner Care B

Support Staff: NICU nurses, Family Practice Residents (which the neonatologist supervises/teaches while they are on Nursery rotation). Laborists and Pediatric Hospitalists. No APP supportRequirements:

Board Certified or Eligible Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine - Required

Active CA License - Required

BLS, NRP, DEA - Required during credentialing

Clean Malpractice - Required

Has had substantial recent experience covering neonatology services (not pediatrics) - Required

Procedures required: Ventilatory assistance, to include ETT CPAP, Nasal CPAP for more than 4 hours, NCPAP greater than 6 cm H2O, or FiO2 greater than 0.60, Surfactant administration beyond the initial dose, Administration of cardiac pressors,PaCO2 greater than 50 on two arterial blood gases 1 hour apart, Peripheral arterial line or central line, Chest tube, . Total Parenteral Nutrition Hyperalimentation, Exchange Transfusion,

Gestational Age

Permanent