Pediatrician Locum - Pennsylvania Job
Provider Healthcare
Altoona, PA, 16601, USA
Altoona, PA, 16601, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- pediatrician locum
- outpatient pediatrics
- inpatient pediatrics
This full-time Pediatrician locum position in Pennsylvania involves outpatient and inpatient pediatric care with an average patient load of 25-35 daily. Responsibilities include office hours Monday to Friday, call rotation with two other physicians, and procedures such as central line placement and chest tube insertion. The role requires board certification or eligibility in pediatrics and relevant certifications like NRP, PALS, and BLS, with no midlevel providers in the practice.
STARTING JULY 5 - ONGOING (As long as you can fill)The Position: Full-time Monday Through Friday Office hours 9-4 five days a week Average 25-35 patients daily 80% scheduled 20% walk ins Call on 1:3 2 other physicians in practice No midlevels After Hours patients seen in the EM For EM Pediatric Patients (FDR Admits) Inpatient light 2% Inpatient census 0-4 Nursery Census 0-3 Level 1 Nursery 45 Births per month average Staff/Equipment 8 Exam Rooms RN/LPN/Lap Tech Respiratory Therapist Crash Cart Inhaler 02 Audiometer Nebulizer Airway IV Supplies Suction/Aspirator Peak/flow meters Lab Services Procedures required Outpatient Pediatrics Inpatient Pediatrics Nursery Level 1 Central Line Placement (umbilical catheters) High Risk and C-section deliveries Circumcision Preferred Skills Chest Tube Insertion Diagnostic/therapeutic tapsQualifications: Graduate of an Accredited Pediatric Residency Board Certified or Board Eligible and within 5 years of residency NRP, PALS, BLS Certifications Required Will look at PED and PEDOP License to Practice in the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaThe Hospital 42 Beds 500 deliveries annually 3 Obstetricians 1 midwife No midlevels No home deliveries In-house Anesthesia Level I NICU High Risk come CONEMAUGH No assist for C section




