Pediatric Hospitalist Physician

Locum Tenens Pediatrics opportunity for an experienced Pediatrician with a strong background in high-acuity neonatal care and resuscitation - Located in New York.



This is a unique opportunity to work in an acute care hospital environment with a focus on high-risk deliveries, neonatal stabilization, newborn nursery care, pediatric inpatient care, and ER consultations.

The provider will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, including Obstetrics/Midwifery and 24/7 Anesthesia support.

Opportunity Highlights:

• Start: ASAP
• Assignment: 3 months and ongoing
• Schedule: 5 7 shifts per month
• Shift Type: 24-hour call coverage
• Multiple consecutive 24-hour shifts may be available
• Weekday and weekend coverage
• High-risk deliveries and neonatal emergencies
• Typical census of 4 10 newborns and 0 3 pediatric inpatients
• Epic EMR
• Supportive multidisciplinary clinical team
• 4 hours of gratis time if called in for patient care

Clinical Responsibilities

• Neonatal resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill newborns
• Management of high-risk deliveries and newborn nursery patients
• Pediatric inpatient care
• ER consultations for neonatal and pediatric emergencies
• Collaboration with Obstetrics, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, and other clinical staff
• On-call coverage for neonatal and pediatric emergencies

Requirements

• Board Certified Pediatrician
• Active NY medical license in hand
• Current NRP, PALS, and BLS
• Epic experience
• Strong experience with high-acuity neonatal resuscitation and stabilization
• Must be able to return to the hospital within 20 minutes while on call
• No Residents or Fellows
• Valid DEA preferred
• Recent work history with no significant employment gaps exceeding 30 days
• Clean professional history/malpractice background