Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine Physician

Coverage: Call Only
EMR: Epic
Practice Setting: Inpatient

Schedule:

• 24-hour beeper call
• October 16, 6:00 AM October 19, 6:00 AM
• Call response time: minutes
• Approximately 80% NICU / 20% Pediatrics
• NICU patients down to 32 weeks

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Newborn resuscitation
• Management of 32-week preterm infants and above
• Neonatal airway management, including intubation
• Neonatal air leak/pneumothorax management and needle decompression
• Emergent UVC placement in the delivery room
• UVC/UAC placement
• Lumbar puncture
• EKG interpretation
• Ventilator management
• Pediatric/neonatal care

Requirements:

• Pediatric Hospitalist with neonatology experience or Neonatologist comfortable seeing pediatric patients
• Board Certified or Board Eligible within 3 5 years of residency
• Active California medical license
• DEA required

Licenses Required:

• California medical license
• ACLS
• BLS
• PALS
• NRP

Preferred:

• Ventilator management
• Chest tube insertion in neonates