Pediatric Hospitalist Physician

Inspire Healthcare; Fairfield (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist to manage well baby rounds, high-risk deliveries, and consultations. This role involves collaboration with neonatologists, documentation using Cerner EMR, and patient care in a community-based setting. Ideal candidates will have certification in Pediatrics or Neonatology and NRP proficiency, along with experience managing infant patients.

Qualifications

• Board certification or eligibility in Pediatrics or Neonatology required.
• Completion of NRP course necessary, with proficiency in procedures like intubation.
• Experience with high-risk deliveries highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Round daily on well babies and infants as needed.
• Document patient information using Cerner EMR.
• Provide consultations to the ED as necessary.

Skills

Consultation

Documentation using Cerner EMR

Rounding on infants

High-risk delivery care

Pediatric care

Education

Board certified or eligible in Pediatrics or Neonatology

NRP course completion

Job description

• JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Round daily on all well babies
• Round daily on infants as needed
• Provide consultation to ED
• Document using Cerner EMR
• Day shift is from 7AM through 5PM
• The night shift begins at 5PM and ends at 7AM the following day
• Call is from home
• Expected time rounding is approximately 6 to 7 hours
• Expect to be called in for a delivery once every other or third night on call, though this is variable
• Typically,
• DETAILS:
• 1 LEVEL III NICU
• Share high-risk deliveries >35 weeks with the neonatologists
• Must be available within 30 minutes
• High-risk deliveries include, but are not limited to: meconium-stained amniotic fluid, macrosomia, breech presentation, fetal intolerance of labor
• 2 WELLBABY SERVICE
• Average daily census of 11
• Hospitalists round on each patient daily
• Perform comprehensive H&P on new infants and discharge exams on infants to be discharged
• Occasional circumcision required
• Typical rounding time is 6 hours
• 3 PEDIATRIC SERVICE
• Infant patients
• Most readmitted for issues such as hyperbilirubinemia and weight gain concerns
• Infants requiring subspecialty care are typically referred to UCSF Benioff Children's in Oakland
• Pediatric cardiology and genetics consultations are available on-site
• Admissions average less than 1 per month
• ER CONSULTATION SERVICE:
• From time to time, ED physicians will call the Pediatric Hospitalist for advice
• May include questions regarding differential diagnosis, lab tests, or outpatient management plans until follow-up with PCP
• ED physicians may seek advice about inpatient admission or higher care levels
• Onsite consultation may be required
• COMMUNITY:
• Located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area
• Accessible from Sacramento or San Francisco
• Easily reachable via major highways such as I-80 and I-680
• Close to the Napa Valley wine region
• REQUIREMENTS:
• Board certified or eligible in Pediatrics or Neonatology
• NRP course completion and proficiency in all NRP procedures (including intubation and UVC placement)