peds hospitalist

[soulsearchin]

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does this field practically exist as much as it does in IM? what are the working hours like and is there as much flexibility as in IM?how much does it pay?

 

[notstudying]

Pediatric hospitalists are somewhat less common than adult, but it's a rapidly growing field. There are I think 4-5 fellowships for peds now, and I expect it to increase exponentially in the next few years. In many places it is very flexible-it tends to be more of shiftwork, like ED or PICU, but it is variable. The pay is generally less than adult hospitalists (of course...), and probably depends alot on the acuity and number of procedures done. There's a hospitalist section of the aap now, and the SOHM website has more info on the specialty (www.aap.org).

 

[Complications]

There's a big peds hospitalist group in Orlando. I heard pay starting around $165 and that is supposed to be the highest paid in the country ...

 

[Noelle]

There are a variety of Peds Hospitalist jobs out there - just take a look at the back of the Pediatrics journal! The thing to be aware of is that a "hospitalist" may mean you cover wards, newborn nursery, ED consults, PICU, NICU, delivery room. You may have in house call. Each position is SOOO vastly different from one another you have to be careful when considering these positions. At my residency we have two pediatric hospitalists who primarily just do inpatient wards with the residents - they do not cover private practice or subspecialty patients. They also have a variety of research and administrative duties.

Peds hospitalists are growing in demand as private pediatricians are handing that role over. Definitely take a look at the website mentioned previously.

 

[kickazzz2000]

I agree with the above. Generally Academic Hospitalists have very different job descriptions than those at smaller community hospitals where they may cover many more areas of the hospital.