Pediatrics Physician

Physician Assistant

We have a facility seeking a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) for locum tenens support as they look to fill a current need.

Job Description

• Coverage Dates: 3/02/2025 - 6 months
• Schedule Details: 12.5hr shifts AM & PM. Shift times either 7am - 7:30pm or 7pm - 7:30am, 7 days weekly, including holidays and weekends. Will accept nights only or rotating days & nights. Scheduling is done by 3-month blocks.
• Must be proficient with H&P's, rounding, presenting, notations on care etc. within Epic, coordinating specific orders (example: labs, imaging), interpreting results, performing all required procedures and basic and advanced life support skills, obtaining consults as needed, managing and coordinating discharges, assisting physician and medical team during emergency situations, updating all patient handoffs prior to patient sign out to oncoming PA, and preparing all scheduled admissions. Experience with ECMO and pediatric cardiology preferred (not required).
• Program Model: 1 PA per shift with potential flex to 2 depending on patient volume. Mixed resident/PA team. 2 residents and 1 PA. The PA works directly with the PICU fellow and attending.
• Patients per day: 4-7 ppd
• Admissions: 1-3, variance due to transfers and discharges
• Procedures Required: Arterial puncture, nasoduodenal placement (NDT), removal of chest tubes, arterial lines, central venous lines, and lumbar puncture. Extubating and removal of temporary pacing wires preferred (not required).
• Trauma Level: Level 1
• Run Codes: Will be responsible to initiate and assist PICU Team with running codes
• EMR: Epic
• Miscellaneous Information: 23 bed PICU with in-house PICU fellow and attending 24/7.

Requirements

• Must have 2 years of recent experience within pediatrics and be able to perform the required procedures
• Must be board-certified
• Life Support: PALS, BLS
• Must have active NY License
• DEA

Details for this opportunity

• Schedule: 7a-7:30p & 7p-7:30a, 7 days weekly, including holidays and weekends.
• Job Setting: Hospital
• Types of Cases: Arterial puncture, nasoduodenal placement (NDT), removal of chest tubes, arterial lines, central venous lines, and lumbar puncture. Extubating and removal of temporary pacing wires preferred (not required).
• Credentialing Timeframe: 90 days
• Electronic Medical Records (EMR): EPIC
• Trauma Level I