Pediatric - Critical Care Medicine Physician

Position Type: Locum Tenens

Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Location: South Carolina

Rate: $4500 for 24 hour on call on 1099 with Travel, Lodging and Malpractice Coverage

Shift: 24-Hour On-Campus Call

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: Ongoing

Position Details

Practice Setting:

• Acute Care Hospital
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Schedule:

• Weekend Coverage Only
• 24-Hour Shifts (7:00 AM 7:00 AM)
• Typically Saturday 7:00 AM through Monday 7:00 AM

Patient Population:

• Pediatrics

Patient Volume:

• Average Census: 11 Patients

Department Highlights:

• Round with 2 3 Pediatric/ED Residents
• Overnight Call Supported by 1 Resident
• Medical, Surgical, and Neuro ICU Coverage
• Level II & Level III NICU Support
• 24-Hour OR, Laboratory, and Advanced Imaging Services
• Multidisciplinary Specialist Support Available

Responsibilities:

• Management of critically ill pediatric patients
• Cardiac and respiratory arrest management
• Sepsis, renal failure, poisoning, and trauma care
• Surgical pre- and post-operative critical care
• Ventilator management
• Chest tube insertion
• Central and arterial line placement
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Blood transfusions
• Intracranial pressure evaluation
• Hemodialysis management
• Diagnostic taps and other ICU procedures

Equipment:

• Point-of-Care Ultrasound

EMR System:

• Epic

Requirements

• Board Certified in Critical Care Medicine
• Active South Carolina License Required
• DEA Required
• BLS Required
• ACLS Required
• PALS Required
• Minimum 1 Year Experience