Facility in Redding, CA seeking Neonatology locums coverage Rates: On Call (Daily) - $3000 - Per 24 hours to include 8 hours gratis Call Back - $250/hr - Per hour of patient contact hours, after gratis hours are completed Orientation - $150/hr Opportunity Highlights - Consistent Schedule: Provide coverage for 10 consecutive days (the 11th through the 20th, ending 21st AM) of every month, ongoing.
- NICU Acuity: Coverage is for a Level III NICU with a daily patient census of 7 12 neonates.
- Supportive Environment: Collaborate with NICU nurses, Laborists, and Pediatric Hospitalists. You will supervise Family Practice Residents during their Nursery rotation. No APP support.
- EMR: The facility uses Cerner Care B.
- Privileging: Can be credentialed in as little as 30 days if eligible for temporary privileges.
Key Responsibilities & Procedures Your role is focused entirely on the NICU and call coverage.
- Rounding: Round in the NICU at least once per day. No rounding in the nursery (Peds Hospitalists handle the nursery).
- Call Coverage: Cover calls from nursing staff and come to the hospital as patient condition requires (30-minute response time implied).
- Required Procedures/Conditions: Manage complex neonates requiring or presenting with:
- Advanced Respiratory Support: ETT CPAP, Nasal CPAP (>4 hours, >6 cm H2O, FiO2 >0.60), Surfactant Administration.
- Critical Care: Administration of cardiac pressors, Peripheral/Central Line placement, Chest tube placement.
- High-Risk Neonates: Gestational Age
- Other: Total Parenteral Nutrition (Hyperalimentation), Exchange Transfusion.
Requirements - Board Status: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine is REQUIRED.
- Licensure: Active State License (CA preferred) and Active Staff Membership at a TJC accredited facility with unrestricted privileges (not currently working as a locum).
- Substantial Experience: Must have substantial recent experience covering neonatology services (not pediatrics).
- Certifications: Active BLS, NRP, and DEA are REQUIRED.
- State Program: Provider must be listed as a paneled member of California Children Services (CCS) at the time of submission.
- Malpractice: Clean Malpractice History is REQUIRED.
- Availability: Availability for the required dates (11th 20th of every month) must be noted at the time of name clear.
About WhiteCoat Locums: - Physician owned and led agency - Highest-Pay rates on the market - $1m/3m malpractice insurance and tail - 100% transparency 
