Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB/GYN) Physician - San Antonio, TX

Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB/GYN) Physician

Division: CHRISTUS Children's Hospital - San Antonio

Location: San Antonio, TX

Summary: CHRISTUS Children's, a world-class 240-bed freestanding children's hospital in San Antonio, serves as a focal point for pediatric services throughout the community. In 2013, CHRISTUS Health finalized an agreement partnering with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) to recruit, employ, and oversee physicians and advanced practice providers at CHRISTUS Children's. Baylor College of Medicine ( is recognized as one of the nation's premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, healthcare, and community service. BCM is currently associated with multiple educational, healthcare, and research affiliates.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine seeks to recruit an OB/GYN physician for the OB/GYN Division at CHRISTUS Children's. The position will be recruited at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor rank based on experience and qualifications.

Job Duties

• Prompt assessment of all patients presenting to the hospital, including patients presenting to the OB emergency room.
• Management of labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum care of all patients admitted to the hospital.
• Admission, management, and discharge of antepartum patients.
• Provide medical and/or surgical management of ectopic pregnancy and early pregnancy loss.
• Participate in and actively support the quality and safety programs of the hospital.
• Participate in and actively support committee activities of the hospital.
• Provide updates and clear communication between nursing and Ob/Gyn physicians.
• Organize post-acute care for Ob/Gyn patients in the outpatient setting when appropriate.
• Appropriately bill all provided services.
• Work in outpatient setting in collaboration with Certified Nurse Midwives

Physicians are not assigned clinical or divisional responsibilities post-call.

Applicants should be competent in operative vaginal delivery, vaginal delivery of twins, the medical and surgical management of obstetric hemorrhage, and general procedural and operative gynecology.

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicants must possess an MD, MD/PhD, or DO from an accredited medical school and have or be eligible to obtain an unrestricted Texas Medical License.
• Candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology and be board certified or board eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG).

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.