Hospitalist Physician
Howard-Sloan Search, Inc.
Not Specified, IA, USA
Not Specified, IA, USA
- $8 p/week
- Healthcare
- Temporary
- Hospitalist physician
- inpatient care
- pediatric medicine
The Hospitalist Physician provides solo inpatient coverage including admitting, rounding, and supervising other healthcare providers during weekend shifts. Responsibilities include managing adult and pediatric patients, performing required medical procedures, and backing up nurse practitioners in the emergency department. The role requires board certification, multiple life support certifications, and comfort with pediatric care in a trauma level 4 hospital setting using EMR Epic.
$175-$190/hour
- Call on weekends (8a Fri - 8a Mon)
- 8:00 AM Friday to 8:00 AM Monday Morning rounds and then call
- Inpatient admitting, rounding and backing up the NP in the ED
- APPs provide coverage 24/7
- Patient population: adult, pediatric, medicine, trauma
- Solo coverage - only Hospitalist during coverage
- 1-2 admissions per day; 0 ICU; 5-6 inpatients
- Will respond to house codes
- Will cover Patient Care Unit on the 2nd floor of the hospital
- Will be responsible for supervising other healthcare providers
- EMR: Epic
- Trauma level 4
- Required procedures: Non-Invasive Vent Management (bipap/cpap), Intubation (ETT/INT), Chest Tube insertion, Central Line, PICC Line, Newborn Resuscitation, General Inpatient pediatrics, Non-displaced fractures, suturing of minor lacerations, evaluation and management of acute volume/BP issues, EKG interpretation
- 90 day credentialing timeline, but able to grant temp privs in 2 weeks, if needed
- Board Certified - Required
- Must be comfortable backing up the NP in the ED while covering
- Active IA license - Highly Preferred
- BLS, ACLS, ATLS, NRP, PALS - Required, must be obtained before starting
- Need to be comfortable with Peds - Required
- Travel reimbursement will need to be discussed
- COVID Vaccine - Required




