Obstetrics and Gynecology Physician | Medical Director

Swedish Medical Group is seeking a full-time board-certified/board-eligible Obstetrics and Gynecology physician to join the First Hill/Ballard OB-GYN and Midwifery practice in Seattle, Washington.

This is a highly collaborative, full-scope practice serving a diverse patient population at First Hill and Ballard locations with strong connections to midwifery, maternal-fetal medicine, OB-GYN Hospitalists, other OB-GYN subspecialties and the Swedish OB-GYN Residency Program. The ideal candidate is clinically skilled, team-oriented, and enthusiastic about providing exceptional patient-centered care while helping teach and support residents in a dynamic academic-community environment.

Position Details:

• Full-time position based in the First Hill/Ballard OB-GYN and Midwifery practice
• Combined 1.0 FTE role consisting of 0.8 FTE clinical practice and 0.2 FTE as Medical Director for the First Hill/Ballard OB-GYN and Midwifery group
• Full-scope OB-GYN opportunity with a mix of obstetrics, gynecology, procedures, surgery, and longitudinal outpatient care
• Collaborative practice model with OB-GYN physicians, certified nurse midwives, maternal-fetal medicine, OB hospitalists, nurses, advanced practice clinicians, and residents
• Teaching-focused environment with opportunities to work with Swedish OB-GYN residents in clinic, inpatient consultation, labor and delivery, and surgical care
• Opportunities for more formal residency faculty engagement
• Shared call and inpatient support model designed to promote safe patient care, team communication, and sustainable physician practice
• Comprehensive and multidisciplinary team with access to high-risk obstetric consultation, specialty gynecology resources, and robust hospital-based services

The Medical Director reports through the Swedish Medical Group (SMG) leadership structure and provides physician leadership for the First Hill/Ballard group in support of Swedish and SMG initiatives, priorities, and operational goals. Responsibilities include:

• Partnering with operational and nursing leaders to align clinical practice, staffing, access, workflows, and resource needs across the First Hill and Ballard locations
• Promoting clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory readiness, and a culture of continuous improvement, including review of relevant quality, safety, patient-experience, access, and operational performance data
• Supporting development, implementation, and adoption of evidence-based standards, policies, procedures, and care pathways consistent with Swedish, SMG, and service-line priorities
• Facilitating effective collaboration among OB-GYN physicians, certified nurse midwives, advanced practice clinicians, nursing, hospitalists, maternal-fetal medicine, specialty services, and residency leadership
• Serving as a physician liaison and escalation resource for clinical, operational, communication, and professionalism concerns, with appropriate coordination through established SMG leadership channels
• Supporting clinician recruitment, onboarding, engagement, retention, peer support, and professional development, and assisting with workforce and succession planning
• Leading or participating in practice meetings, performance-improvement work, and change-management efforts; communicating decisions, expectations, and progress to clinicians and other stakeholders
• Representing the First Hill/Ballard group in relevant SMG, Swedish, and women's health leadership forums and helping translate system and service-line priorities into local action

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation is between $368,740 and $434,237 per year
• Sign-on bonus eligible position
• Comprehensive benefits include health, vision, dental, retirement, and malpractice coverage
• As a non-profit organization, Swedish is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

The compensation amounts listed may include productivity or quality/service incentives, call pay, extra shift incentives, as applicable to the position. In addition, providers may have CME benefits available to them.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Must have completed an accredited OB-GYN residency program
• 2+ years of experience is required

Where You'll Work

Swedish Medical Group is an integrated team of more than 1,300 physicians and advanced practice clinicians serving the greater Seattle area. As part of Swedish Health System, medical group providers benefit from centralized system support and a shared EMR (Epic). With easy access to seven Swedish Medical Center campuses, providers are able to serve northwest Washington residents with superior integrated, coordinated care.

Where You'll Live

Seattle is the Pacific Northwest's largest urban center, with a metro population of 3.25 million, and is home to world-class arts and entertainment, a robust economy and an outstanding school system. The city hugs Puget Sound and offers magnificent mountain views to the north, east and south. Home to the world's biggest tech giants, Seattle offers some of the highest minimum wages in the country, along with a notable music and arts scene, outdoor lifestyle and amazing coffee.

Who You'll Work For

Swedish is a comprehensive health network with a long history of excellence. The Seattle-based system operates five hospitals with more than 1,500 beds, and more than 115 primary and specialty care clinics. Part of the Providence family, Swedish is world-renowned for its innovative and ground-breaking diagnoses, treatments and medical research at its five award-winning institutes: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neuroscience and orthopedic. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person it serves.

Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran