Job ID: 3254
Type: Physicians
State: AR
Area: Northern Arkansas
Specialty: PEDIATRICS
Description: Hospital is seeking Locum Pediatric Hospitalist to provide coverage starting June 2026
--Call coverage - 1 weekend/month. Not inhouse-Can take call from hotel/home, but call response time is 30 minutes.
--Schedule: Friday 5p-Monday 7a (scrict schedule - no accomodiations)
--Must be willing to start and work these dates:
June 5 Noon through June 8 7AM
June 19 Noon through June 22 7AM
--Patient Volume/Type: Coverage is newborn nursery, ER Coverage, and inpatient med-ped unit
--Inpatient volume will be very small - maybe 1-2 kiddos total (if that)
--Newborn Nursery - Average of 5 babies over the weekend in the nursery
--ER Coverage - 2-3 calls per day, generally able to be handled over the phone
--Will need to round at least once daily Saturday & Sunday in the inpatient unit & the nursery, otherwise it can be phone call coverage unless they need to come in to handle the issue
--Must know how to intubate and place lines; stabilize infants in case baby needs to be shipped. Does not need to circumcise.
--Experience required: Newer grads okay. Board Eligible okay, Board Certified preferred
--Required: AR license, DEA, Covid and Flu vaccine
Community/Facility info:
Contact: For more information please contact Ben Ferro at [email protected] or call 716-689-6000.