OB Hospitalist

Job Description
JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: OB Hospitalist
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Location: Warren, Ohio
• Service Setting: L&D, OB/GYN
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
• Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing
• Shift Schedule: 7a - 7p
• Call Type: In-House
• Call Ratio: 1:1
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental Coverage (Insufficient employed physicians and midwives)
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Patient Demographics: OB/GYN patients (L&D and GYN ER coverage)
• Average Daily Volume: Approximately 1-2 deliveries per day, plus unassigned GYN emergency patients
• Admissions: Yes (deliveries)
• Case Mix: OB/GYN: Low risk and high risk pregnancy, vaginal deliveries, C-sections, GYN surgical cases, and ER consults

FACILITY INFORMATION

• EMR System: Epic
• Office Equipment Available: L&D unit equipment (N/A for office)
• Specialty Backup Available: Anesthesia, OB/GYN physicians, CNM
• Support Staff Available: RNs, CNM

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
• Credentialing Timeline: 120 days

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

Obstetrics: 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.)

Labor and Delivery: Routine Delivery - Vaginal, Low Forceps, Decision-Making for C-Section, Complicated Delivery - C-Section, Breech, Multiple Births, Abruptions, etc., VBACs, Repair of 3rd & 4th Degree Lacerations

Gynecology: Laparoscopic Diagnostic/Minor Only-Tubal Ligation, LOA's, Chromal Tubation, Surgical Gynecology - Open

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: Board Certified or Board Eligible in OB/GYN
• Licenses: Active OH license or willingness to obtain
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS (highly preferred; must be willing to obtain during credentialing)
• Other Qualifications: Self-Query NPDB report required at time of presentation (within 30 days)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient OB/GYN laborist coverage for the L&D unit
• Manage routine and high-risk pregnancies, including vaginal deliveries, C-sections, and VBACs
• Provide GYN emergency room coverage for unassigned patients
• Provide call coverage for the midwife during the night shift (7p-7a)
• Collaborate with on-site anesthesia, nursing staff, and CNM