Physician / Pediatrics / Pennsylvania / Locum or Permanent / Pediatric Pulmonolo
Cross Country Locums, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Duration: Full Time
Work Dates Needed
Start: June 15, 2026
End: Ongoing
Reason: Vacancy longterm permanent search
Preferred Schedule:
Coverage type: Scheduled clinical hours plus call
Pattern: 1 week per month, 5 days on campus + weekend oncall
During that week: Day inpatient coverage, outpatient clinic, bronchoscopies, and night call bundled together
Call: Inhouse, 15minute response time, 4 phone consults per day, some ICU consults but not exclusively ICU
Worksite Setting:
Facility: St. Christopher s Hospital for Children, Pennsylvania
HCO: Tower Health
Department: Pediatric Pulmonology
Setting: Inpatient and outpatient, both required
Rounding: Both new and existing inpatients
Support staff: 1 RN, 1 MA, 1 PA/NP, 1 office staff
Hospital: Stroke certified; Trauma Level 0, PEDs Level 0
Scope of Work
Specialty: Pediatrics Pulmonology (Physician)
Inpatient pediatric pulmonology (ward + some ICU consults)
Outpatient pediatric pulmonology clinic
Bronchoscopy
Daytime and nighttime call for 7 consecutive days during the coverage week
Skills (mostly preferred, not all strictly required): Full spectrum peds procedures: ventilation management (newborn/peds, acute & chronic), neopuff, newborn & pediatric intubation, conscious/deep sedation, central/arterial lines, UVC/UAC, LP, paracentesis, thoracentesis, chest tubes, needle decompression, Xray/EKG interpretation, exchange transfusion, minor suturing, circumcisions, swallow studies
Board: Fellowshiptrained Pediatric Pulmonologist, BE/BC in Pediatric Pulmonology (BC required on form; BE accepted in narrative)
Certifications: ACLS and PALS required (no BLS/ATLS/ABLS)
Start: June 15, 2026
End: Ongoing
Reason: Vacancy longterm permanent search
Preferred Schedule:
Coverage type: Scheduled clinical hours plus call
Pattern: 1 week per month, 5 days on campus + weekend oncall
During that week: Day inpatient coverage, outpatient clinic, bronchoscopies, and night call bundled together
Call: Inhouse, 15minute response time, 4 phone consults per day, some ICU consults but not exclusively ICU
Worksite Setting:
Facility: St. Christopher s Hospital for Children, Pennsylvania
HCO: Tower Health
Department: Pediatric Pulmonology
Setting: Inpatient and outpatient, both required
Rounding: Both new and existing inpatients
Support staff: 1 RN, 1 MA, 1 PA/NP, 1 office staff
Hospital: Stroke certified; Trauma Level 0, PEDs Level 0
Scope of Work
Specialty: Pediatrics Pulmonology (Physician)
Inpatient pediatric pulmonology (ward + some ICU consults)
Outpatient pediatric pulmonology clinic
Bronchoscopy
Daytime and nighttime call for 7 consecutive days during the coverage week
Skills (mostly preferred, not all strictly required): Full spectrum peds procedures: ventilation management (newborn/peds, acute & chronic), neopuff, newborn & pediatric intubation, conscious/deep sedation, central/arterial lines, UVC/UAC, LP, paracentesis, thoracentesis, chest tubes, needle decompression, Xray/EKG interpretation, exchange transfusion, minor suturing, circumcisions, swallow studies
Board: Fellowshiptrained Pediatric Pulmonologist, BE/BC in Pediatric Pulmonology (BC required on form; BE accepted in narrative)
Certifications: ACLS and PALS required (no BLS/ATLS/ABLS)