Pediatric Hospitalist

PeaceHealth • Springfield, OR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon, is seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist to join its established hospitalist group. The team cares for newborns, children, and adolescents in a dedicated pediatric unit that provides acute and intermediate-level care. Hospitalists also provide moderate sedation services and support a regional infusion program, and work with pediatric surgeons and subspecialists to provide consultation and co-management as needed. Pediatric intensivists in Portland provide 24-hour telemedicine consultation to support stabilization and transfer for patients requiring critical care.

The team cares for well newborns in a delivery center averaging 2,500 deliveries per year and provides transitional NICU care for neonates over 36 weeks’ gestation with respiratory, metabolic, or feeding conditions. A newborn resuscitation team and dedicated neonatologists are available for newborns requiring resuscitation or longer-term NICU care. Hospitalists are not required to attend deliveries. The hospital is covered around the clock, with two hospitalists on the day shift and one overnight. Hospitalists may also provide telephone advice and consultation to outside emergency departments and primary care providers and accept regional transfers.

The pediatric team includes pediatric nurses, child life specialists, registered dieticians, clinical diabetes educators, pediatric pharmacists, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals. The advertised guaranteed first-year income is $201,011.20, based on 0.8 FTE. Benefits include an employment bonus, relocation stipend based on distance between locations, education loan reimbursement if applicable and eligible, CME and/or professional dues and fees up to $3,300 per calendar year based on 1.0 FTE and prorated for lower FTE, and a comprehensive benefits package.

PeaceHealth is a mission-driven healthcare organization with facilities in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Sacred Heart RiverBend serves pediatric patients from Central Oregon, Southern Oregon, and the Oregon Coast range. The hospital is described as a state-of-the-art regional medical center focused on evidence-based design, a patient-centered healing environment, clinical outcomes, and patient safety.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. degree, or foreign equivalent.
• Completion of an ACGME- or AOA-accredited Pediatric residency, or an RCPSC-accredited Canadian Pediatric residency.
• Unrestricted Washington State medical license or ability to obtain one.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS preferred, or ability to obtain it within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Care for newborns, children, and adolescents in a dedicated pediatric unit providing acute and intermediate-level care.
• Provide moderate sedation services and support the regional infusion program.
• Provide consultation and co-management in collaboration with pediatric surgeons and subspecialists.
• Care for well newborns and neonates over 36 weeks’ gestation requiring transitional NICU care.
• Participate in hospital coverage around the clock, with two hospitalists on the day shift and one overnight.
• Provide telephone advice and consultation to outside emergency departments and primary care providers and accept transfers from across the region.
• Support stabilization and transfer of patients requiring critical care in coordination with pediatric intensivists available by telemedicine.

Benefits

• Guaranteed first-year income of $201,011.20 based on 0.8 FTE.
• Employment bonus.
• Relocation stipend based on miles between locations.
• Education loan reimbursement, if applicable and eligible.
• CME and/or professional dues or fees up to $3,300 per calendar year based on 1.0 FTE, prorated for lower FTE.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and wellness benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree