Physician - Pediatric Hospitalist - Block Schedule, Established Team

Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are
committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit.
At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their
careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art
facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

Pediatric Hospitalist Opportunity – Block Schedule – Montana 

Benefis Hospital, in Great Falls, Montana, is seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist to
join the pediatric inpatient team at our large regional health system. Our
inpatient medical experts include Pediatricians, Pediatric Nurse Practitioners,
Pediatric Anesthesiologists, Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
Additional outpatient pediatric resources include: Pediatricians, Pediatric
Nurse Practitioners, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Endocrinology,
Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Pediatric Neuropsychology, Pediatric Psychology,
and Pediatric Therapies. 

Pediatric Hospitalist Details 

* Full time = 182 shifts per year 

* Schedule is typically 7 on/7 off schedule or 14 on/14 off

* Inpatient team of 2 Pediatric Physicians and 2 Pediatric Nurse Practitioners 

* 2 providers (1 physician, 1 nurse practitioner per shift) alternating 1st
call every other day/night for work life balance. 

* 24 hour shifts (home call)  

* Inpatient pediatric rounds, newborn rounds, and response to ED for pediatric
patients 

* Each day can bring its own unique challenges with the variety of patients and
families that are cared for in our region. If we are unable to care for a
pediatric patient or if the patient requires a true PICU or Specialty care,
we have a medical jet for transport to Seattle Children's Hospital. 

* Pediatric Hospitalist will need to be comfortable with occasional short term
pediatric ventilator management post op (physician resources in pediatric
anesthesia are available along with a strong, experienced, Respiratory
Therapy team. 

* Acuity ranges from overnight admission for observation to acute PICU level
care. A great opportunity to care for a wide variety of conditions and make a
difference in our growing community.  

Pediatric Unit 

* 14 room, 16 bed unit 

* Population of newborns to 17 years of age 

* All general pediatric diagnosis including surgical, respiratory,
pediatric/adolescent psych patients, NAS babies, patients with chronic
conditions, some PICU, DKA, complex cardiac conditions, and trauma. 

* Daily census approximately 6 patients - increase in cold and flu season 

* Colorful, kid friendly rooms with designated family area for parents 

* All pediatric staff on unit is PALS and ENPC trained 

* EPIC EMR with remote and HAIKU/Canto access.  

Opportunity to teach Medical Students from Touro University and a clinical
faculty appointment with University of Washington School of Medicine (WWAMI
faculty Appointment) 

Birth Center/NICU 

* Average of 2-5 deliveries a day – can be high risk population

* Newborns average daily census 3-8 

* Pediatric and NICU specific Mercy Flight transfer teams 

* Level III NICU staffed with Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners  

* Pediatric Hospitalists have a collaborative relationship with NICU providers,
Surgeons, Peds Endocrinology, and Peds Cardiology along with a strong
relationship with our Emergency Department and local Outpatient Pediatric
providers.  

How we support you 

* Nationally competitive shift-based compensation structures with additional
performance bonuses 

* Generous sign-on / relocation bonus 

* Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues  

* 5-7% retirement match + 457b program 

* Paid malpractice + tail 

* Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional
development  

* Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership
to bring ideas forward and solve issues  

* J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration
council 

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and
adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in
north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and
enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe
place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless
activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical
rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school,
TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing
destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of
paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping,
backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and
ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and
hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West.
Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice
medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to
practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider. 

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a
level II trauma designation.  We are proud to be a standalone, financially
stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on
providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded
Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” for 7 years.  Benefis covers ¼ of
the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide
advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer
great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular,
advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art
emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including
fixed and rotor wing.   

Visit our website  https://www.benefis.org [https://www.benefis.org/]  for more
information 

Submit your CV today to learn more, EricaMartin@benefis.org
[EricaMartin@benefis.org] or ProviderCareers@benefis.org
[ProviderCareers@benefis.org]