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

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