Pediatric Hospitalist in Montana

North central Montana
90 miles to Helena
2 hours to Canada
3 1/2 hours to Billings & Missoula
4 hours to Kalispell
International Airport - direct flights to SEA, SLC, MSP, DEN, ORD, PHX, LAS

Pediatric Hospitalist to join a Hospital employed pediatric inpatient team.

Details

• Schedule is 7 on/7 o f f
• Full time = 182 shifts / year
• Inpatient team of 2 Pediatricians and 2 APP's
  • 2 providers (1 physician, 1 nurse practitioner) on for each stretch taking turns with 1st coverage every other day/night for work life balance
  • 24 hour shifts (in house is not required)
• Inpatient pediatric rounds, newborn rounds, and response to ED for pediatric patients
  • Each day can bring its own unique challenges with the variety of patients and families that are cared for in the region.
  • Medical jet for transport to Seattle
  • Pediatric Hospitalist will need to be comfortable with occasional short term pediatric ventilator management post op (physician resources in pediatric anesthesia are available)

Pediatric Unit

• 14 room, 16 bed unit
• Population of newborns to 17 years of age
• General pediatric diagnosis including surgical, respiratory, pediatric/adolescent psych patients, NAS babies, patients with chronic conditions, some PICU, DKA and trauma.
• Daily census approximately 6 patients - increase in cold and flu season
• Colorful, kid friendly rooms with designated family area for parents
• Pediatric staff on unit is PALS and ENPC trained

Birth Center/NICU

• Average of 4-5 deliveries / day – can be high risk population
• Newborns average daily census 6-8
• Pediatric and NICU specific Mercy Flight transfer teams
• Level III NICU staffed with Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
  • pediatric hospitalists have a collaborative relationship with NICU providers
• Inpatient experts include: Pediatric Anesthesiologists, Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners. Additional outpatient pediatric resources include: Pediatric Endocrinology, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric Neuropsychology, Pediatric Psychology, and Pediatric Therapies.

Benefits

• Guar. shift based compensation with incentive structures
• Sign on
• Relocation
• CME
• 1k license/dues
• 5-7 % retirement match + 457b program
• Malpractice + tail
• Qualification for PLFP
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community:

• known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 60,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana.
• 4 genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days / year.
• A safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, two accredited colleges, and a med school, TouroCOM Montana, opened Summer 2023.
• The Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails.
• Local outdoor activities include camping, hiking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West.

Reference: 114007

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