Hospitalist - OB

JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Hospitalist - OB
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Springfield, Ohio
  
• Service Setting: Inpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
  
• Coverage Period: Jun 26, 2026 – Ongoing
  
• Shift Schedule: Fri 7a – Mon 7a, every other weekend
  
• Call Type: In-House
  
• Call Ratio: 1:4
  
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental Coverage
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered
  

• Patient Demographics: 60% Low Risk Pregnancy, 40% High Risk Pregnancy, 60% GYN
  
• Average Daily Volume: Varies
  
• Annual Deliveries: 1,300
• Admissions: Yes, average 4 nursery admissions per day
  
• Rounding: Included
  
• Case Mix: Circumcisions & emergent gyn cases ( ectopic pregnancy, hemorrhage)

• No. of Beds in Department: 34 (L&D/Postpartum/Triage)
  
• EMR System: EPIC
  
• Support Staff Available: L&D Nurses, Midwives (CNM), 1 APP per 12-hour shift
  

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
  
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes, emergency temps available
  
• Credentialing Timeline: 30-90 days
  

• Obstetrics Procedures:
  • Low Risk Pregnancy (i.e. History of Twins, Toxemia, Pyelonephritis, etc.)
    
  • High Risk Pregnancy (i.e. with Toxemia, Diabetes, Class II or Higher Cardiacs, Chronic Lung Problems, Chronic Renal Disease, etc.)
    
  • FHR Interpretation – NST/CST/FSE
    
  • OB ultrasounds – Performance of Interpretation
    
  • OB ultrasounds – Performance of Level I/Screening (Viability)
    
• Labor and Delivery Procedures:
  • Routine Delivery – Vaginal, Low Forceps, Decision-Making for C-Section
    
  • Complicated Delivery – C-Section, Breech, Multiple Births, Abruptions, etc
    
  • VBAC’s
    
  • Repair of 3rd & 4th Degree Lacerations
    
• Gynecology Procedures:
  • Surgical Gynecology – Open
    
  • Laparoscopic Diagnostic/Minor Only – Tubal Ligation, LOA’s, Chromal Tubation
    
  • Operative/Major (Includes Diagnostic) – Ectopic Pregnancy, Ovary Removal, Cystectomy, Extensive LOA’s
    

• Board: Board Certified – REQUIRED
  
• Licenses: Active OH license or ability to obtain – HIGHLY PREFERRED; must have OH license for June/July start
  
• DEA: Active DEA – REQUIRED
  
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS – REQUIRED
  
• Other Qualifications: Clean malpractice history – REQUIRED; NPDB Self-Query report (within 30 days) – REQUIRED
  

• Provide in-house laborist coverage for L&D unit, managing low and high-risk pregnancies.
  
• Perform routine vaginal deliveries, C-sections, and complicated deliveries (breech, multiple births, abruptions).
  
• Conduct emergent gynecologic surgeries including ectopic pregnancy, ovarian removal, cystectomy, and extensive adhesiolysis.
  
• Perform circumcisions and repair of 3rd/4th degree lacerations.
  
• Interpret fetal heart rate tracings (NST/CST/FSE) and perform/interpret Level I OB ultrasounds.