Neonatology Hospital Based job located in California
Job Description
Medical Center seeking Locum BC/BE Neonatologist to provide coverage
Dates:
- Oct 25-27 (ending 28th am)
- Nov 27-30 (ending Dec 1 am) (Thanksgiving holiday and weekend)
- Dec 24-26 (ending Dec 27 am) (Christmas)
- Dec 30-31 (ending Jan 1 am) (New Year's Eve)24hr call 7a-7a
- Round in the NICU at least once per day then cover calls from the nursing staff and come to the hospital based as patient condition requires. NO rounding in nursery - peds hospitalists round in the nursery.
- Setting: Level III NICU
- Trauma Level/Designation: - Level II Trauma Center
- Admissions/Patients per day: NICU patient daily census between 7-12
- Required Procedures:
1. Ventilatory assistance, to include ETT CPAP.
2. Nasal CPAP for more than 4 hours, NCPAP greater than 6 cm H2O, or FiO2 greater than 0.60.
3. Surfactant administration beyond the initial dose.
4. Administration of cardiac pressors.
5. FiO2 greater than 0.60.
6. PaCO2 greater than 50 on two arterial blood gases 1 hour apart.
7. Peripheral arterial line or central line.
8. Chest tube.
9. Total Parenteral Nutrition Hyperalimentation.
10. Exchange Transfusion.
11. Gestational Age <32 0/7 weeks
12. Birth weight <1600 grams
- EMR: Cerner Care B
- Support Staff: NICU nurses, Family Practice Residents (which the neonatologist supervises/teaches while they are on Nursery rotation). Laborists and Pediatric Hospitalists. No APP support
-Required: active CA license, BLS, NRP, DEA, clean malpractice
Job ID 2710