Pediatric Hospitalist Physician

Trusted Locum Staffing LLC.; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare staffing company is seeking a Hospitalist to provide care for pediatric patients in Tacoma, WA. The role requires strong skills in inpatient care and various procedures, along with necessary certifications. With robust support from multiple specialties, you will manage a daily caseload while ensuring high-quality care in a trauma hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Requires board certification with minimum eligibility.
• Clean history preferred for early consideration.
• Must have BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient care for patients aged 0-21.
• Perform inpatient pediatric procedures including intubation and ventilation management.
• Support provided by 30 specialties, managing 15-18 patient encounters daily.

Skills

Inpatient care

EKG interpretation

Intubation

Central line placement

Ventilation management

Education

Active WA license

Board certification eligibility

BLS certification

Job description

Provider will see patients aged 0-21. The role includes strong support from over 30 specialties. The nearest airport is Sea-Tac. Providers should have an active WA license and a clean history to be considered early. Patient encounters per day are expected to be between 15-18. The facility requires board certification, with at least minimum board certification eligibility. The estimated credentialing timeframe is 60-90 days, with expedited privileges available for those with a clean history.

Required certifications include BLS. The facility is a trauma level 2 and has a pediatric level 3 designation. It offers 24-hour support services in anesthesia, catheterization lab, general surgery, laboratory, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, radiology, and has specific response time requirements.

Specialty Skills: Hospitalist

• Adult Procedures:
• Inpatient care: Required
• Intubation (ENT/INT): Required
• Chest tube and arterial line placement: Required
• PA catheter and PICC line placement: Required

• EKG interpretation, cardiac stress test, and echocardiogram: Required

• Pediatric Procedures:

• Inpatient care with PICU: Required
• Non-invasive ventilation management (bipap/cpap): Required
• Ventilation management (acute and chronic; pediatric): Required
• Pediatrics intubation, conscious sedation, and deep sedation: Required
• Central line placement: Required