Physician / Hospitalist / Georgia / Locum or Permanent / Pediatric Hospitalist Locum Tenens Coverage in South Cental Georgia Job

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Job description

Work Schedule: 12-hour day and night shifts (7am-7pm, 7pm-7am). Candidates who are flexible and willing to work both days and nights are preferred. Work Location: Hospital in South Central Georgia Scope of Work: Rounds, admissions, and consults in the pediatric ward, labor and delivery, and newborn nursery Level I and II nurseries Experience with high volume of sick newborns and high flow nasal cannula capability cases required Must be comfortable with caring for patients down to 32 weeks and 1,500 grams Ability to intubate for surfactant administration and manage bubble CPAP General surgery and orthopedics cases as needed (e.g. fractures requiring OR, appendectomies in older children) No NICU, PICU, DKA, pediatrics subspecialties, or TPN Circumcision not required but preferred Average daily census of 12-17 patients in the 10-bed pediatrics floor with dedicated nursing staff Approximately 1,500 deliveries per year NICU patients typically transferred to Macon, with sickle cell patients transferred to Augusta or Jacksonville Requirements: Active Georgia medical license Active Georgia DEA or willingness to change address to Georgia Board certification required PALS, NRP, and BLS certification required Current CV required TB skin test within the past 12 months COVID-19 vaccination required (exemptions may be possible) EMR: Cerner

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