Pediatric Hospitalist Physician

•   JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
•   Round daily on all well babies
•   Round daily on infants as needed
•   Provide consultation to ED
•   Document using Cerner EMR
•   Day shift is from 7AM through 5PM
•   The night shift begins at 5PM and ends 7AM the following day
•   Call is from home
•   Expected time rounding is approximately 6 to 7hrs
•   Expect to be called in for a delivery once every other or 3rd night on call though this is variable
•   Typically,
•   DETAILS:
•   1 LEVEL III NICU
•   Share high risk deliveries >35 weeks with the neonatologists
•   Must be available with 30 minutes
•   High risk deliveries include but are not limited to: meconium stained amniotic fluid, macrosomia, breech presentation, fetal Intolerance of labor
•   2 WELLBABY SERVICE
•   Avg daily census of 11
•   Hospitalist round on each patient daily
•   Perform a comprehensive H&P on new infants and discharge exams on infants to be discharged
•   Occasional circumcision required
•   Typical time to round is 6 hrs
•   3 PEDIATRIC SERVICE
•   Infant patients
•   Most readmitted for things such as hyperbilirubinemia, and weight gain issues
•   Infants requiring subspecialty care typically referred to UCSF Benioff Childrens in Oakland
•   Pediatric cardiology and genetics consultation are available on site
•   Admissions average less than 1 per month
•   ER CONSULTATION SERVICE:
•   From time to time ED Physicians will call the Pediatric Hospitalist to solicit advice
•   May include questions regarding differential diagnosis, lab tests to consider or advice regarding formulating a plan for outpatient management until the patient has their f/u appointment with their PCP
•   ED physician may seek advice about the appropriateness of inpatient admission or if a higher level of care is needed elsewhere.
•   Onsite consultation may be required
•   COMMUNITY:
•   Located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area
•   Commutable form Sacramento or San Francisco
•   Easily accessible to major highways such as I80 and I680
•   Convenient proximity to the Napa Valley wine region as well
•   REQUIREMENTS:
•   Board certified/eligible in Pediatrics or Neonatology
•   NRP course completion and facility in all NRP procedures (including intubation and UVC placement)