Coverage Details:
- Facility: Southern Tennessee Regional Health System
- Lawrenceburg, TN
- HCO: LifePoint Health
- Specialty: Pediatrics
- Provider Type: MD
- Request Type: Locum Tenens
- Coverage Type: Call Only
- Practice Setting: Inpatient
- Start Date: August 10, 2026
- Duration: Ongoing
- EMR: MEDHOST
- Temporary Privileges Available
- Facility Accepts Multiple Providers
Practice Details:
- Average Patients per Shift: 3
- 6-Bed Department
- Admissions Required
- Rounding on Unassigned Patients
Requirements:
- Board Certified in Pediatrics
- Active Tennessee Medical License
- Fellowship Preferred
- PALS Required
- Estimated Credentialing: 10 Days
Call Details:
- 24-Hour Beeper Call Coverage
- Shift: 7:00 AM 7:00 AM
- Response Time: 30 Minutes
- No In-House Call Required
- Average Patient Contacts: Approximately 3 per 24-Hour Shift
- Approximately 3 Phone Consults
- Approximately 3 Admissions
- Call Coverage Includes New Births, Daily Rounding, and Pediatric Complications
- Physician is only required to report onsite when clinically necessary
- Onsite callback time does not include travel time
- Telephone calls and medical record reviews are not considered onsite callback
- Overtime requires prior facility approval
- Supporting documentation is required for callback and overtime hours submitted
Required Clinical Skills:
- Newborn & Pediatric Ventilation Management
- Intubation (Newborn & Pediatrics)
- Conscious & Deep Sedation
- Central & Arterial Line Placement
- UVC/UAC Placement
- Lumbar Puncture
- Thoracentesis
- Chest Tube Insertion
- Needle Pneumothorax Decompression
- X-ray & EKG Interpretation
- Exchange Transfusion
- Minor Laceration Suturing
- Circumcision
- Swallow Studies
Additional Information:
- Malpractice Insurance Provided by Vendor
- Travel and lodging details will be provided by the facility
