Admission
Attendance at deliveries
Care of normal newborns equal to or greater than 2000 grams of body weight and equal to or greater than 35 weeks gestation
Circumcision of the newborn with anesthesia
Consultation
Core privileges include the procedures listed and such other procedures that are extensions of the same techniques and skills
Diagnosis
EKG Interpretation, preliminary
Emergency care of general pediatric patient (PALS required)
Endotracheal Intubation
Evaluation
Incision and drainage of abscess
Intravenous infusion
Level II Care of Infants - 2000 grams or over 35 weeks gestation
Lumbar puncture
Minor laceration repair
Needle decompression of tension pneumothorax/chest tube placement (emergent)
Newborn nursery care (routine)
Pain Management
Perform history and physical exam
Perform non-surgical procedures that are not life-threatening unless otherwise indicated
Perform venipuncture
Peripheral venous catheter
Phototherapy of hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice)
Placement of intravenous lines
Privileges include the care of patients up to the age of 21
Repair minor lacerations
Treatment
Treatment of simple, non surgical gastrointestinal conditions
Umbilical artery and vein catheterization
Urinary (bladder) Catheterization
Ventilator management (emergent)