Pediatric Hospitalist - Block Schedule, Established Team

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.