Locum - Physician - Neonatology Lansing, MI

Bed Capacity: 47 total beds ( 33 licensed NICU beds, 12 Special Care Nursery beds, 2 bassinets ). Description: UMH Sparrow Lansing Main Hospital is seeking a Board Certified in Neonatology, available to cover day shift, night/weekend call.

Title: Locum - Physician - Neonatology Lansing, MI

Description:

UMH Sparrow Lansing Main Hospital is seeking a Board Certified in Neonatology, available to cover day shift, night/weekend call. Provider are expected to arrive at the hospital within 30 minutes

Details:

• Date of Coverage: July 1, 2026 July 1, 2027
• Practice Setting: Level III NICU, Special Care Nursery
• Shift Schedule: Day Shift: 10 hours; Night Shift: 14-hour home call (must arrive within 30 minutes if called in)
• Reason for Coverage: Short staffing
• Call Ratio: 1:4
• Call Schedule: Variable / in flux due to staffing shortages
• Patient Demographics: Neonatal patients / NICU newborn population
• Trauma designation: Level I Trauma Center
• EMR System: EPIC
• Exam rooms: Open Bay setting

Patient Volume:

• Number of Admissions per Day: 3
• Average Daily Census / Case Volume: 31 patients per day
• Bed Capacity: 47 total beds (33 licensed NICU beds, 12 Special Care Nursery beds, 2 bassinets)

Clinic Responsibilities:

1. Attend high-risk deliveries and C-sections
2. Provide ventilation management, including:
   • BiPAP/CPAP
   • Oscillator ventilator support
   • Nitric Oxide (iNO)
3. Perform neonatal procedures, including:
   • Chest tube insertion
   • Central line insertion
   • Arterial line insertion
   • PA catheter insertion
   • Umbilical Venous Catheterization (UVC)
   • Umbilical Artery Catheterization (UAC)
   • PICC placement
4. Manage emergency situations and participate in neonatal resuscitation
5. Potentially supervise Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs)
6. Document patient care using EPIC EMR.

Additional Required Procedures:

• PA catheter insertion
• Umbilical Venous Catheterization (UVC)
• Umbilical Artery Catheterization (UAC)
• PICC placement

Support Staff:

• NICU Nurse Manager
• Operations Manager
• Physical Therapy (PT)
• Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Dieticians
• Nursing staff
• Child Life Specialists
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNPs)

*Credentialing approximately 120+ days

Rates to Submit:

• Malpractice rate - (must be included in the rates)
• Orientation - 1/2 of hourly rate
• Hourly rate: ***/hr.
• Holiday hourly: 1.5X
• Night call
• Weekend call
• Call back

Facility will reimburse:

• Hotel
• Mileage at IRS standard rate
• Flights