Description
BC/BE Pediatric Hospitalist | ED & Nursery | St. Louis Metro Area
Provide meaningful pediatric care across ED, nursery, and delivery settings with the support of a large pediatric group and the mission-driven culture of SSM Health.
Why Physicians Choose This Opportunity
- Flexible options: PRN, Part Time, or Full Time, with various position needs across the St. Louis Metropolitan area
- Large pediatric group: provide Pediatric ED coverage, round on newborns, and attend c-sections/deliveries
- Shift-based schedule: 12-hour day/night shifts with NRP Certification required
- Professional fulfillment: practice in a thoughtful, purposeful environment rooted in SSM Healths healing power of presence
In this role, youll provide pediatric care across designated hospital and program sites, partnering with local teams to deliver timely, thoughtful care to children and families throughout the St. Louis region. Youll also help support SSM Healths caring legacy by practicing within each sites established clinical standards, policies, and procedures.
Hospital Clinical Duties
- Manage pediatric admission, treatment, and discharge in collaboration with attending physicians as appropriate; no long-term inpatient care required
- Evaluate patients, perform appropriate procedures, and respond to Emergency Department requests for pediatric evaluation and treatment
- Attend high-risk deliveries and normal deliveries when requested, based on patient acuity and in-house/ED needs
- Provide nursery coverage for neonates during scheduled shifts and consult with the neonatologist as appropriate
- Respond to pediatric consults and collaborate with APNs and the Program team to ensure timely, appropriate, continuous care
Why SSM Health
At SSM Health, clinicians are part of a heartful heritage of healing and an integrated health system that encourages collaboration, supports professional growth, and seeks to elevate care for every person served.
Opened in 1828, SSM Health DePaul Hospital is a 540-bed, full-service Catholic hospital. SSM DePaul Hospital was the first hospital west of the Mississippi River and remains the oldest continuously existing business in St. Louis. Today, SSM DePaul Hospital serves patients from across the St. Louis metropolitan area, with a concentration in the surrounding communities of Bridgeton, Florissant, Hazelwood, St. Ann, Olivette, St. John, Maryland Heights, and Overland in Missouri. SSM Health DePaul Hospital offers comprehensive medical care, with all private rooms in a convenient, central location, and offers the most advanced technology and procedures, including spine, knee, hip, and weight loss surgery.
Bridgeton, Missouri is an established North St. Louis County community that offers residents a convenient home base with easy access to the amenities of the greater St. Louis metro area. Residents can enjoy local dining, shopping, parks, and recreation, along with nearby access to St. Louis attractions, cultural destinations, major sports venues, entertainment, and regional employment centers. With its neighborhood feel and strong connection to the broader metro area, Bridgeton offers a practical, well-located place to live while staying close to everything St. Louis has to offer.
SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law. To view all of our current provider career opportunities, visit joinssmhealth.com.
