Pediatric Hospitalists - Iowa
Overview:
- Join our expanding Pediatric Hospitalist program!
- Growing from 2 to 3 full time Pediatric Hospitalists with daytime in house coverage and nighttime call from home
- Competitive compensation and benefits package Including signing bonus, relocation, 401K match, CME allowance, and time off
- Pediatric Sub Specialty Support- Pediatric Radiology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Neonatology.
- General Surgery, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Interventional Radiology, Gastroenterology and many other subspecialists available for consultation
- 12 bed pediatric inpatient unit with pending remodel
- Full integrated system with clinics and hospitals on Epic EMR to improve care coordination
- Affiliated with a Children s Miracle Network Hospital
Responsibilities:
- Average daily census of 5-7 in summer and 7-10 in winter (combination of newborn nursery and inpatient)
- Round on unassigned newborns in newborn nursery (no NICU or Level 2 nursery responsibilities), circumcisions, ED and direct admissions of pediatric age patients, ED consultation when requested
- No delivery attendance required. High risk deliveries are attended by in house NICU.
- Tertiary hospitals located 90 miles North and South with visiting subspecialists
- Average 10 shifts per month in 2-3 day increments with balanced weekend and holiday coverage
- In house hours from 7:30 a.m. 5 p.m. Call from home with in house Family Practice resident coverage.
- Flexibility exists with group for switch to alternate schedules in winter to include rotating night call vs. double coverage in a.m. to divide newborn rounds and inpatients.
- Opportunities for QI initiatives, hosp
