Location:Eureka, CA
Eureka is a stunning coastal city nestled along Northern California's rugged Pacific shoreline, offering breathtaking natural scenery and a vibrant arts and culture scene. Providers will enjoy easy access to world-class redwood forests, outdoor recreation, and a welcoming close-knit community atmosphere.
Facility:This Northern California hospital provides comprehensive inpatient care services to the surrounding community. The facility offers a supportive clinical environment with strong physician resources and is committed to delivering high-quality neonatal and pediatric care to the region.
Opportunity:Physician - Pediatric Hospitalist - Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Job Details:- Urgent locum tenens coverage providing inpatient pediatric hospitalist services on a 24-hour beeper call schedule
- Provider must be a pediatric hospitalist with neonatology experience, or a neonatologist who is comfortable seeing general pediatrics patients
- Case mix is approximately 80% NICU and 20% pediatrics, managing NICU patients down to 32 weeks gestation
- Responsibilities include newborn resuscitations and management of 32-week preemies and above
- Shift times run 6am to 6am with specific date blocks available throughout the fall and winter schedule
- Active California medical license required; CA-licensed providers only will be considered
- Board certified or board eligible within 3-5 years of residency required
- ACLS, BLS, PALS, and NRP certifications required
- Active DEA required
- Clean file required - providers with malpractice history, NPDB flags, restrictions, terminations, or Medical Board actions are not eligible
- Credentialing timeframe is approximately 30-60 days
- Required procedural skills include:
- Neonatal airway management including intubation (newborn and pediatric ETT/NT)
- Management of neonatal air leak and pneumothorax including needle decompression
- Emergent UVC placement in the delivery room
- UVC and UAC placement
- Lumbar puncture
- EKG interpretation
- Central line placement
- Invasive ventilation management including ETT
Compensation:Competitive hourly rates with weekly pay and malpractice included.
