Services

Pediatric anesthesia staffing

Locum tenens coverage by a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist, for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

• Patients of every ageNeonates, infants, children and teenagers, including medically complex patients, and adults with congenital conditions.
• Flexible schedulingShort-term gaps, vacation and leave coverage, or recurring blocks.
• Licensed in four statesTexas, Oklahoma, New York and California. Other states can be discussed.
• Through agencies or directlyDr. Sakhai currently provides coverage through locum tenens agencies and can contract with facilities directly through Nur MD Consultants, PLLC.

Coverage depends on credentialing and privileges at your facility. Allow time for credentialing when you plan dates.

Perioperative consulting

Practical help with the pre-, intra- and postoperative care of surgical patients, in and out of the operating room, from someone who has done this work inside a large academic department.

• Quality improvement design and leadershipChoosing measures, getting clinicians on board, feeding back individual data, and keeping results going after the project ends. Experience includes hypothermia reduction and antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with penicillin allergy labels, and MOCA Part 4 projects with CME.
• Perioperative protocols and guidelinesTemperature management, antibiotic timing and selection, PACU documentation and nausea and vomiting scoring, and practice guideline libraries clinicians actually use.
• Clinical technology and dataEpic data retrieval and reporting, anesthesia record readiness for the Cures Act and OpenNotes, secure clinical messaging, mobile access, SharePoint knowledge libraries, and monitoring and warming technology in the OR.
• Department operations and recruitmentRecruiting and interviewing physicians, part-time and call equivalence policies, and communication across a large group.
• Education and simulationLectures and simulated operating room sessions on airway mechanics, induction of anesthesia and transport of the critically ill child.

Vascular access and IV therapy

Placing IVs in small, dehydrated or previously stuck veins is daily work in pediatric anesthesia. That skill transfers directly to clinics and businesses that depend on reliable IV access.

• Medical director for IV hydration businessesPhysician oversight, standing orders and protocols, screening criteria, and escalation plans for adverse events.
• Ultrasound-guided difficult IV accessTraining for nurses and clinicians in ultrasound-guided peripheral IV placement, from probe handling to troubleshooting.
• Program reviewA review of an existing IV service's safety, documentation and staff training.

For anesthesiologists

Nur MD is interested in hearing from pediatric anesthesiologists who'd like to take on locum tenens work.

• Tell us about yourselfYour board status, state licenses and the kind of schedule you're looking for.

Get in touch about locum work