Neonatology Physician

Job Quick Facts:

• Specialty: Neonatology

• Job Type: Locum Tenens

• Facility Location: Redding, CA

• Service Setting: Inpatient

• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental

• Coverage Period: Oct 25, 2024 - Jan 01, 2025

• Coverage Type: Call Only

• Shifts needed to be filled:
- Oct 25-28
- Nov 27 - Dec 01
- Dec 24-27
- Dec 30 - Jan 01, 2025

• Call Schedule: 24-hr coverage; 7a-7a

• Patient Volume: 7-12

• Rounding included: Yes

• Physicians in Practice: Family Practice Residents, Laborists, Pediatric Hospitalists

• Required to supervise and train residents

• Support Staff: NICU Nurses

• Procedures:
- Ventilatory assistance: ETT CPAP
- Nasal CPAP 4 hours, NCPAP greater than 6cm H2O, or FiO2 greater than 0.60
- Surfactant administration beyond the initial dose.
- Administration of cardiac pressors
- PaCO2 greater than 50 on two arterial blood gases 1 hour apart
- Peripheral Arterial or Central line
- Chest tube
- Total Parenteral Nutrition Hyperalimentation
- Birth weight
- Exchange Transfusion

• Trauma Level: II

• NICU Level: III

• EMR: Cerner Care B

• Other Info:
- Ped Hospitalist will round in the nursery

• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:

• Active CA License

• BC/BE

• BLS, NRP

• DEA