Pediatric Hospitalist in Salem, Oregon (unscheduled) (Physician )
Company: Salem Health Hospital and Clinics
Location: Salem
Posted on: March 13, 2023
Job Description:
Pediatric Hospitalist opening in Salem, Oregon. Position Type &
FTE: Unscheduled, 0.01 FTE Shift Type: Variable Pioneering
healthcare since 1896, Salem Health is a top workplace offering
market-leading pay where you can make a difference in the lives of
those in the community where you live. Through incorporation of
Lean driven principles, staff are able effect change in the
organization to solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.
As an employer of choice, we are devoted to assuring that we
provide a safe, healthy, and patient-centric workplace, while
keeping staff wellbeing and satisfaction top of mind. Your Role
With Us: Salem Health is seeking a Pediatrician to join our
established, hospital-based Pediatric Hospitalist team, in an
unscheduled role. The Pediatric Hospitalist team is a critical part
of our unit s culture, overseeing the safety of hospitalized
children and newborns, with 3,400 births annually. Salem Health has
a Level III NICU staffed 24/7 with Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and
Neonatologists and easy access to children s hospital subspecialty
support and PICU s, less than an hour away in Portland. The
Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine team is comprised of six (6)
pediatricians who work variable 12 and/or 24-hour shifts to provide
continuous coverage. Responsibilities include supporting
established practices with care of their inpatients, providing
consultation services to the Emergency Department, assuming
responsibility for unassigned patients, caring for newborns 35
weeks and greater, and managing hospital transfers, admissions and
discharges. Salem Health Women & Children s Services Division
includes:
- 10-bed Pediatric Unit which provides inpatient and outpatient
services
- 26-bed Mother Baby Unit
- 18-bed Labor & Delivery Unit (12 labor and 6 antepartum beds)
with two operating rooms
- 27-bed level IIIA Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Background/Expertise:
- MD/DO
- Board Certification in Pediatrics by the American Board of
Pediatrics or the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics
(Applicants who are not Board Certified must obtain board
certification within five years from completion of the applicable
Residency and/or Fellowship program for the privileges requested at
Salem Hospital)
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in
the state of Oregon
- Demonstrate experience and current competency, to include the
provision of inpatient care for at least 12 pediatric patients in
the previous 2 years.
- Will consider new graduates
- Demonstrate current competency to include the admission and/or
provision of patient care for hospital patients, including ED
evaluations/admits, in the previous 2 years.
- Current unrestricted federal DEA certification
- Current BLS and PALS certifications
- Knowledge of Lean methodology, a plus Total Rewards Offerings:
- Malpractice insurance provided
- Oregon Medical License and DEA fees covered
- Full comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans; Life
insurance; Short and long-term disability
- 401(K) retirement plan with employer contributions
- Employee Assistance Program
- Onsite fitness center with 24/7 badge access
- Public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer Why
Salem Health?
- Not-for-profit hospital, licensed for 644 acute-care beds
- Largest private employer in the state of Oregon
- Level II trauma center and Life Flight hub
- Busiest emergency department on the West Coast
- Magnet designation
- EPIC EMR
- Designated as a Top Workplace in Oregon
- Community members honored Salem Health nine times in the 2022
Best of the Mid-Valley awards
- Live amidst Oregon's Wine Country in the beautiful Willamette
Valley
- 1-hour drive to the Pacific Ocean, 1.5-hour drive to Mt. Hood,
and a 45-minute drive to Portland
- We invite you to learn more about our wonderful community and
the beautiful state of Oregon:
- There s something about Salem, Oregon!
- Travel Oregon Oregon Vacations & Travel Guide Salem Health
Hospitals and Clinics is an equal opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity,
sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran
status, genetic information, or any other status or condition
protected by law. Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics is committed
to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation
for applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to
participate in the job application or interview process, to perform
essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and
privileges of employment, please contact Click Here to Apply
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