OBGYN Physician

Job Description

Job Description

JOB OVERVIEW

• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Clinton, NC 28328
  
• Service Setting: Inpatient
  
• Coverage Type: Call Only
  
• Coverage Period: Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026
  
• Shift Schedule: 24-hour call, 8A to 8A
  
• Call Type: Beeper
  
• Call Response Time: 20 minutes
  
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered
  

• Patient Demographics: Obstetric patients (pregnant women)
  
• Average Daily Volume: 1-3 deliveries per 24-hour period (average 27/month)
  
• Admissions: Varies
  
• Rounding: Both
  
• Case Mix: Obstetrics (low risk, high risk emergent), Gynecology (emergent)
  

• No. of Beds in Department: 3 labor rooms, 14 postpartum beds
  
• EMR System: MediTech 6.1
  
• Specialty Backup Available: Anesthesiology (24/7), Radiology (24/7), Hospitalist support
  

• Hospital Privileges Required: No
  
• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
  

• Required
  

  • Low risk pregnancy
    
  • OB Ultrasounds - Performance of, interpretation
    
  • Routine delivery (Vaginal, Low forceps, Decision-making for c-section)
    
  • Complicated delivery (C-section, Breech, Multiple births, Abruptions, VBAC's)
    
  • Repair of 3rd & 4th degree lacerations
    
  • Office/minor gynecology - IUD, Cystoscopy, Colposcopy, cryosurgery, LEEP, etc.
    
  • Surgical gynecology (Open, Laparoscopic diagnostic/minor only - tubal ligation, LOA's, chronal tubation, Operative/major (includes diagnostic) - ectopic pregnancy, ovary removal, cystectomy, extensive LOA's, Laser certification)
    

• Board: BC required (Certified)
  
• Licenses: Active NC License, NC DEA, NC Medicaid Credential
  
• DEA: NC DEA required
  
• Experience: Actively delivering babies with case logs from past 12-24 months
  
• Other Qualifications: Fully vaccinated, no recent malpractice cases, and PECOS enrolled
  

• Round on patients daily
  
• Perform emergent C-sections and vaginal deliveries
  
• Perform emergent GYN procedures (e.g., ectopic pregnancy, ovary removal)
  
• Manage high-risk deliveries and arrange transfers to higher-level NICU if needed
  
• Provide on-call coverage via cell phone with 20-minute response time