Pediatric Hospitalist
Job Quick Facts:
• Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Facility Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ
• Service Setting: Inpatient/Outpatient
• Reason For Coverage: Scheduling Need
• Coverage Period: May 9, 2026 – Ongoing
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
• Shift Schedule: Mon-Thu/Fri; 8a-5p
• Call Schedule: Nights & weekends
- approx. 10 days per month
• Call Type: Beeper
• Call Response Time: 30 mins
• Phone Consults: Minimal
• Patient Volume: 2
• Admissions: 5
• Rounding Included: Both
• Physician in Practice: Available; full-time local in-office pediatrician.
• 24-hr Support Services:
- Anesthesia, Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Cath Lab, General Surgery, Lab, Neuro-Surgery, OR Response Time, Orthopedic Surgery, Radiology & Vascular Surgery.
• Support Staff: Front office staff, dedicated medical assistant & dedicated office manager.
• Required Procedures:
- Required:
- Ventilation Management (Newborn)
- Acute
- Intubation (ETT/NT)
- Newborn
- Circumcision (type)
- Inpatient
- Nursery Level I
- Attend C-sections/high risk
- Non-invasive vent management (bipap/cpap)
- Intubation (ENT/INT)
- Preferred:
- Non-Invasive Ventilation Management (neo-puff)
- Chronic
- Ventilation Management (Pediatric)
- Acute
- Pediatrics
- Conscious sedation
- Deep sedation
- Central line
- Arterial lines
- UVC
- UAC
- Lumbar puncture
- Paracentesis
- Thoracentesis
- Chest tube insertion
- Needle pneumothorax
- Decompression
- X-ray interpretation
- EKG interpretation
- PA Catheter
- Exchange transfusion
- Suturing minor lacerations
- Swallow studied
- PA catheter placement
- PICC line placement
- Cardiac stress test
- Echocardiogram
- With PICU
- Nursery Level II/NICU
- Deliveries
- Central Line Placement
• Lab & X-ray Onsite: Yes in the hospital
• Beds in the Dept: 8
• Nursery Level: I
• EMR: Athena (clinic), Medhost (hospital)
• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements:
• Active AZ License or Universal License (IMLC)
• BC
• PALS, NRP
• Can cover both IP & OP
• Must be experienced