Pediatric Hospitalist / Newborn Hospitalist needed in South Carolina!

Board Certified candidates only. Must have a completely clean background. No malpractice suits accepted.
Active South Carolina license strongly preferred.

Coverage Dates:

• January 9 11
• February 23 March 1
• FUTURE DATES

Schedule:

• 8:30 AM 4:30 PM in-house (8 hours)
• 16 hours of call daily (24/7 coverage)
• Census: 8 15 newborns; 0 2 pediatric patients per day
• Call includes nurse phone consults, possible ED admissions, and high risk deliveries
• No parent-initiated calls

Support:

• APRN support Wed Fri mornings
• 24/7 CRNA support for epidurals and C-sections
• Nursery, L&D, postpartum, and pediatrics located on the same floor

Scope of Practice:

• Primarily newborn care (90%)
• Basic pediatric admissions (10%)
• No PICU or complex subspecialty cases
• Procedures: circumcisions, CPAP management, frenotomy, simple polydactyly excision
• Rare emergencies: intubation, needle decompression, UVC placement

Level of Care & Transfers:

• Level II nursery; attend deliveries 32 weeks gestation
• (Level III NICU) approx. 2 hours ground transport
• (Level IV NICU) approx. 45 minutes by helicopter

OSMAN AMIN - 817 - 522 - 3270