High Paying Locum - Physician Neonatology in California
Sterling, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Neonatology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Location
California, California, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
11/20/24
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
- 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 support
- Requirements:
- 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 <32 0/7 weeks, and Birth weight <1600 grams.