JOB OVERVIEW
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Neonatology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Lansing, MI
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: Jul 01, 2026 – Jul 01, 2027
- Shift Schedule: Day shift: 10 hours; Night shift: 14-hour home call
- Call Type: Beeper (Home Call)
- Call Ratio: 1:4
- Call Response Time: 30 minutes
- Reason for Coverage: Short staffing
- Callback Rate:
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered
- Patient Demographics: Neonatal / NICU newborns
- Average Daily Volume: 31 patients per day
- Admissions: 3 admissions per day
- Rounding: Included
- Phone Consults:
- Case Mix: Neonatology, high-risk deliveries, ventilation management
- No. of Beds in Department: 47 total beds (33 NICU, 12 Special Care, 2 bassinets)
- Trauma Level: Level I
- EMR System: Epic
- Office Equipment Available: Open Bay setting
- Specialty Backup Available:
- Support Staff Available: RNs, NNPs, PT, OT, Dieticians, Child Life Specialists
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Temporary Privileges Available:
- Credentialing Timeline: 120+ days
- PA catheter insertion
- Umbilical Venous Catheterization (UVC)
- Umbilical Artery Catheterization (UAC)
- PICC placement - NNP’s do them the majority of the time, but the Neos and Fellows back them up for difficult lines.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Board: Board Certified in Neonatology (or truly Board Eligible)
- Licenses: Active Full Michigan license
- DEA:
- Certifications: NRP (advanced provider or instructor), NALS (preferred)
- Experience:
- Other Qualifications: Fellowship in Neonatology
- Attend high-risk deliveries and C-sections
- Provide ventilation management including BiPAP/CPAP, oscillator, and Nitric Oxide
- Perform neonatal procedures such as chest tube insertion, central line, arterial line, PA catheter, UVC, UAC, and PICC
- Manage emergency situations and participate in neonatal resuscitation
- Supervise Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs) and document care using EPIC EMR
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