Job ID: 2177
Type: Physicians
State: MT
Area: Central Montana
Specialty: PEDIATRICS
Description: Seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist to join our pediatric inpatient team
--Our inpatient medical experts include Pediatricians, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Pediatric Anesthesiologists, Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
--Full time = 182 shifts per year
--Schedule is typically 7 on/7 off schedule or 14 on/14 off
--Inpatient team of 2 Pediatric Physicians and 2 Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
--2 providers (1 physician, 1 nurse practitioner per shift) alternating 1st call every other day/night for work life balance.
--24 hour shifts (home call)
--Inpatient pediatric rounds, newborn rounds, and response to ED for pediatric patients
--Pediatric Hospitalist will need to be comfortable with occasional short term pediatric ventilator management post op (physician resources in pediatric anesthesia are available along with a strong, experienced, Respiratory Therapy team.
--Acuity ranges from overnight admission for observation to acute PICU level care.
Pediatric Unit:
--14 room, 16 bed unit
--Population of newborns to 17 years of age
--All general pediatric diagnosis including surgical, respiratory, pediatric/adolescent psych patients, NAS babies, patients with chronic conditions, some PICU, DKA, complex cardiac conditions, and trauma.
--Daily census approximately 6 patients - increase in cold and flu season
--All pediatric staff on unit is PALS and ENPC trained
--EPIC EMR with remote and HAIKU/Canto access.
Birth Center/NICU:
--Average of 2-5 deliveries a day – can be high risk population (I've seen a few days with no deliveries so lowered this a bit)
--Newborns average daily census 3-8
--Pediatric and NICU specific Mercy Flight transfer teams
--Level III NICU staffed with Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
--Nationally competitive shift-based compensation structures with additional performance bonuses
--Generous sign-on / relocation bonus
--Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
--5-7% retirement match + 457b program
--Paid malpractice + tail
--Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
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Community/Facility info: This health system has two campuses with 344 licensed acute care beds, a 124 bed nursing home and 12 bed residential Hospice. We serve an area of 15 counties with approximately 225,000 people.
Facts about the health system:
•We are the largest hospital in Montana.
•Level II Trauma Center
•Mercy Flight air-transport is based out of our state-of-the art Emergency Department.
•Cancer Institute, opened in December 2005, houses CyberKnife, one of only a few in the nation and the only one in the entire state.
•Heart Institute
•State-of-the-art operating rooms and equipment.
•October 2009, a new patient tower opened which includes Women and Children's Services, Neonatology, Radiology and a Heart and Vascular Institute.
This community has a population of just under 60,000. Settled around the Missouri River, this area provides numerous arts, cultural, outdoor and entertainment activities.
Contact: For more information please contact Ryan Hawkins at [email protected] or call 716-689-6000.