Pediatric Hospitalist Locum Tenens Physician

Position Overview

HPA Healthcare is seeking a Pediatric Hospitalist for a 13-week locum tenens opportunity in Owatonna, Minnesota.

This assignment offers a lower-volume community hospital environment with newborn nursery rounding, limited pediatric inpatient coverage, and occasional urgent returns to the hospital.

Family Medicine physicians with strong pediatric experience are encouraged to apply.

Assignment Highlights

• 13-week assignment beginning 01/11/2027

• 15-20 days of monthly coverage needed

• 24-hour call coverage, 7:00 AM-7:00 AM

• Approximately 1-5 newborns per shift

• Approximately 0-2 pediatric inpatients

• Urgent hospital returns approximately every 3-4 shifts

• Routine newborn nursery and pediatric inpatient rounding

• Delivery attendance when neonatal resuscitation is anticipated

• No ongoing management of critically ill newborns or pediatric patients

• Higher-acuity patients transferred to tertiary care facilities

• Family Medicine physicians with strong pediatric experience accepted

• Active Minnesota license required

• NRP certification required

• Local physicians preferred

• Four hours of non-billable orientation

Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour Pediatric Hospitalist call coverage.

• Perform routine newborn nursery rounding and evaluations.

• Manage a low-volume pediatric inpatient census.

• Attend deliveries when newborn resuscitation is anticipated.

• Respond to urgent newborn and pediatric clinical needs.

• Evaluate new pediatric admissions.

• Stabilize patients requiring transfer to higher-acuity facilities.

• Coordinate transfers with receiving pediatric and neonatal specialty teams.

• Collaborate with nursing staff and other hospital providers.

• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and handoffs.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree

• Active Minnesota medical license

• Current NRP certification

• Pediatric Hospitalist experience preferred

• Family Medicine physicians with strong pediatric and newborn care experience considered

• Competency in neonatal resuscitation

• Experience with newborn nursery and pediatric inpatient care

• Ability to recognize and stabilize patients requiring higher-level care

• Availability for 24-hour call coverage