Pediatric Hospitalist Opportunity - Sumter, SC

INAAP; Sumter (SC); On-site; USD 230,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Malpractice with tail coverage

Retirement plan

Health, dental and vision coverage

Job summary

Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands Division of Pediatrics seeks a full-time Pediatric Hospitalist to provide inpatient and newborn care at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital in Sumter, SC. The role includes teaching medical students and residents with an assistant professor appointment at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

You will join a 1:4 weekend call team, with subspecialist support via telemedicine and satellite clinics.

Qualifications

• Board-certified/board-eligible in General Pediatrics or Hospitalist Medicine.
• Interest in teaching medical students and residents.
• Ability to provide inpatient and newborn care and participate in deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient and newborn care for infants and children.
• Round in the level II nursery and stabilize critically ill newborns and children awaiting transfer.
• Provide coverage for high-risk deliveries.
• Collaborate with pediatric subspecialists via telemedicine and satellite clinics.
• Engage in teaching with medical students and residents; teaching appointment at USC School of Medicine (assistant professor level).
• Act as part of a 1:4 weekend call schedule with the hospitalist team.

Skills

Inpatient pediatric care

Team collaboration

Teaching interest

Education

BE/BC in General Pediatrics or Hospitalist Medicine

Job description

Prisma Health Medical Group-Midlands Department of Pediatrics seeks a full-time Pediatric Hospitalist, BE/BC in General Pediatrics or Hospitalist Medicine to provide care at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital.

Division Specifics:

• Responsibilities include providing inpatient and newborn services for infants and children, rounding in a level II nursery, stabilization of critically ill newborns and children while awaiting transfer, and providing coverage for high-risk deliveries.
• The position is supported by pediatric subspecialists at the regional Children’s Hospital via local telemedicine and satellite clinics.
• You will join a team of pediatric hospitalists with 1:4 weekend call coverage.
• Candidates should have an interest in teaching, as the Tuomey hospitalist service provides education to medical students, as well as pediatric and family medicine residents.
• The position will include a teaching appointment with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine at the assistant professor level.
• Family medicine residents also participate in providing care on the hospitalist and newborn services. The newborn service has 1,300 deliveries annually, along with 150 admissions to the level II nursery and 300 to the pediatric inpatient unit.

Highlights:

• Competitive salary with professional expense allowance
• Malpractice with tail coverage
• Generous benefits including retirement, health, dental and vision coverage.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer

With over 32,000 team members, 19 acute and specialty hospitals, 3,131 beds, 320 physician practice sites, and more than 5,900 employed and independent clinicians. Prisma Health serves more than 1.6 million unique patients annually in South Carolina and Tennessee. Its goal is to improve the health of all South Carolinians by enhancing clinical quality, the patient experience and access to affordable care, as well as conducting clinical research and training the next generation of medical professionals. For more information, visit PrismaHealth.org.

Sumter, South Carolina, is a welcoming midsized community that offers an ideal environment for families. The city combines the amenities of a larger metro area with genuine smalltown charm, featuring a vibrant and revitalized downtown, an active Chamber of Commerce, and a growing industrial base. With an affordable cost of living and strong community engagement, Sumter is an attractive place to live, work, and raise a family.

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