Pediatric Hospitalist
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Job Description
- Job Id: L-MD-54942
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Pediatric Hospitalist
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Fargo, ND
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
Shift Schedule: 7:00 a. m. – 5:00 p. m. (day shifts)
- On-Call Shift Schedule: Overnight call as needed
- Call Type: 2nd Call / Backup
- Call Ratio: 7 on/7 off
- Call Response Time: 20 minutes
- Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Long-Term Permanent Search
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Provided by Vendor
Patient Information
- Average Daily Volume: 11 patients/day
- Admissions: 1-2
- Rounding: Assigned Patients
- Phone Consults: 2
Facility Information
- EMR System: Epic
- Support Staff: RNs: 2, PA/NPs: 3
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: No
- Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
Required Procedures
- Required
- Inpatient
- Nursery Level II/NICU
- Intubation (ENT/INT)
- Pediatrics
Job Requirements
- Board: BC required; minimum: Eligible
- Licenses: Licensed in ND
- Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS
- Fellowship: Preferred
- Experience: Minimum 2 years Pediatric Hospitalist experience
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive pediatric hospitalist care for patients in pediatrics and nursery.
- Manage average daily census of approximately 11 patients.
- Handle 1-3 admissions per shift.
- Participate in overnight call coverage and respond to callback when needed.
- Collaborate with APRN/PA for primary evening call coverage and perform intubations as required.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive pediatric hospitalist care, including managing an average daily census of 11 patients and handling admissions. Participate in overnight call coverage and collaborate with support staff for primary evening call duties.
Requirements
Requires a board-certified or eligible physician with at least 2 years of pediatric hospitalist experience. Must hold active BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications and be licensed in North Dakota.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatric Hospitalist at Adelphi Staffing a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 650 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics — Physician Career Context
Of the 44 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 68% have no call, 27% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
Living in Fargo
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $295k
- Typical market rent
- $1,079/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.9
- State income tax
- Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Fargo, ND-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.