Pediatric Hospitalist Physician

Owatonna, MN Pediatric Hospitalist LocumsQuick Highlights

• Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist
• Location: Owatonna, Minnesota
• Start Date: September 14, 2026
• Acute Care Hospital
• Low Daily Census
• Minnesota License Required
• Local Providers Preferred
• Family Medicine Physicians with Strong Pediatrics Experience Welcome

Required Licenses & CertificationsLicensure

• Active Minnesota medical license required

Board Requirements

• Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Pediatrician preferred
• Family Medicine physicians with significant pediatric experience will be considered

Certifications

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) required

Availability Needed

• Start Date: September 14, 2026
• Ongoing coverage needs

Patient VolumeAverage Daily Census

• 1-5 newborns per day
• 0-2 pediatric inpatients per day

Call-Back Expectations

• Providers may need to return to the hospital approximately every 3-4 shifts for:
  • Sick newborn evaluations
  • High-risk deliveries requiring newborn attendance
  • Neonatal resuscitations
  • Pediatric admissions
  • Urgent pediatric care needs

Practice Overview

• Acute Care Hospital
• Adult Trauma Level IV Facility
• Low-volume pediatric hospitalist service
• Focus on newborn and general pediatric inpatient care
• Stable patients remain local; higher-acuity patients are transferred for advanced care

Clinical Responsibilities

• Daily newborn rounding
• Pediatric inpatient rounding
• Attendance at deliveries when newborn resuscitation is anticipated
• Newborn stabilization and evaluation
• Pediatric admissions and consults
• Coordination of transfers when higher-level care is required

Acuity & Support

• Critically ill pediatric patients are transferred to a tertiary care center
• Sick newborns requiring advanced neonatal services are transferred
• Providers are not expected to manage ongoing critical pediatric or neonatal ICU-level care

Ideal Candidate

• Minnesota-licensed Pediatrician or Family Medicine physician with strong pediatric experience
• NRP certified
• Comfortable with newborn care and delivery attendance
• Able to independently evaluate and stabilize pediatric and neonatal patients
• Interested in a lower-volume pediatric hospitalist practice with occasional urgent call-back needs

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