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Seeking Pediatric Intensivist to Join Established PICU in Alexandria, LA!

Envision Physician Services is seeking a board eligible or board certified Pediatric Intensivist to join our collaborative care team to provide PICU services at Rapides Women's & Children's Hospital (RWCH). RWCH has a 6-bed Level II PICU and a 19-bed Pediatric floor. The ideal candidate has a passion for the care of Pediatric inpatient and critical care patients as well as teaching of family practice residents and RN/RT/NP team. Strong communication skills, teamwork, and quality of care are strong focuses in the unit and in the facility.

Opportunity Highlights:

Join an established Peds/PICU team to support the community!
Collaborative care with daily PNP coverage and support!
Flexible scheduling - Off 26-weeks a year!
Education opportunities with family practice residents, PNPs, and RN/RT teams!
Robust benefits which include malpractice, medical, dental, vision, and 401k (Effective day 1!)

Opportunity Details:

Staffing Model: 2 Pediatric Intensivists, 2 Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
PNPs on during the day
- H&Ps, progress notes, Discharge summaries
- Procedures: intubations, lumbar punctures, line placement, chest tube placement, CPR
Round/deliver care during the day
Take call from home at night (30-min response time)
Schedule:
- Week on/off
- Call from home
Coverage includes:
- Inpatient Pediatric floor
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatric Sedation Services
- No ECMO or post-op hearts
Rapides 2024 Census Data:
- Peds Admissions: 550
- Peds ADC: 6
- PICU Admissions: 250-300
- PICU ADC: 3
Pediatric Subspecialists includes:
- Cardiology Pulmonology GI
- Monthly subspecialty clinic (1-2x per month)

Facility Information

Facility Information: Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital is home to the area's largest pediatric intensive care unit, with 19 beds staffed by the area's only pediatric intensivists and a team of acute-care trained pediatric Nurse Practitioners who can provide a higher-level of care at a moment's notice.

A hospitalist service is available for patients on the pediatric unit. Hospitalists work with your physician to insure a seamless transition from outpatient care to inpatient service. Hospitalists are also available to communicate with patients and their families when questions arise. Hospitalists take care of inpatients at the request of the patient's physician.

It also offers non-invasive conscious sedation, performed by pediatric intensivists, for your child in the event that he or she requires more extensive testing.

Community Information

Alexandria is part of Rapides Parish located in central Louisiana. The parish has 11 towns and cities with a total population of 133,000. The nearest airport is Alexandria International Airport (AEX). Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers and New Orleans Saints are the 2 of the biggest sports team in the area. There are a lot of outdoor activities all year round including fishing and hunting. Lakes and rivers surround the area and Kisatchie National Forest is home to forested piney hills and hardwood bottoms of seven central and northern parishes.

Benefits and Compensation

Envision Physician Services is a dynamic physician- and clinician-led medical group that has been offering exceptional career opportunities for more than 60 years. With our national network of clinicians who are committed to delivering high-quality care, Envision Physician Services is nationally recognized for delivering clinical excellence supported by innovation, integration and exceptional leadership.

Candidates considering becoming a teammate at Envision Physician Services will find full-time, part-time and independent contractor opportunities available in a variety of community types, from rural and underserved communities to major metropolitan areas; practice settings, from small hospitals to academic health systems; and job levels, from entry level to senior management. Envision teammates also benefit from the following resources:

Strong leadership at local, regional and national levels
Exceptional quality of practice backed by comprehensive support services
Optimal care teams with flexible and equitable scheduling options
A-rated professional liability insurance
Extensive variety of practice settings coast-to-coast
Competitive compensation, including several benefit options
Opportunities for professional development, mentoring and career advancement
Clinician mental health and well-being support
Comprehensive education and training on leadership, management and clinical best practices, including a wide variety of CME programs
Clinical and scientific research opportunities

*Benefits vary by division, clinical specialty and employment status.

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Company Information

Envision Physician Services is a leading national medical group, delivering care when and where it's needed most. Our team of clinicians specializes in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, radiology and women's and children's care. Together, we care for more than 19 million patients a year and support healthcare partners at 1,000 clinical departments across the nation.

As a part of Envision Healthcare, we are making a meaningful difference in patients' lives and driving innovations that improve the delivery of care and the health of communities in every corner of America. We treat patients through more than 10 million emergency department and inpatient encounters, support the delivery of more than 120,000 babies, conduct more than 6 million radiology reads and provide more than 2 million anesthesia cases each year.

We are focused on protecting and empowering clinicians so they can focus on what matters most - caring for patients. We do this by providing mental health and well-being resources, administrative support, clinical best practices, clinical research opportunities, leadership coaching and more. Our unique structure enables us to develop local practices that support clinicians with regionally-based clinical leaders and operational expertise from our expansive nationwide network.

Each Envision partner facility or health system has its own unique culture, but all of our sites recruit and hire clinicians who share the group's core values of being patient-focused, team-oriented and caregiver-inspired.

Envision Physician Services values the diverse perspectives and experiences of our teams. We recognize that through our collective expertise, we can improve the delivery of care for patients and clinicians. Learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion here and how we are supporting clinician wellness here . We are proud to be an EOE/AA employer.

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