Pediatric Hospitalist Locum job

10- and 14-Hour shifts tbd based on facility need (7a-5p and 5p-7a)

• Most of the patients are medical. The surgical cases usually are initiated by the PICU physicians or else they are elective.

• Pediatric Sedation Service in place (sedations for special procedures, minor procedures, and radiology procedures);

• Hospitalists cover all of the sedations and Pediatric ICU
Average Number of Cases per day (patients,inpatients, follow-ups, etc.): PICU admits a year.
intermediate admits a year.
Census in the ICU is 3 5 patients (average number is 3 patients).
The census for intermediate patients varies from 2 7.

Description of support staff:
1 Clinical Nurse Specialist on staff
Support staff includes the ICU team, with the Hospitalists covering calls (but an ICU physician has to be on back-up). Ancillary staff includes child life, pastoral services, nutrition, social services, PT/OT, and speech.