Physician Obstetrics & Gynecology - Competitive Salary

Job Description

### Locums | OB/GYN | Paducah, KY (KY License or IMLC)### Why This Role

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• Low-volume inpatient call coverage
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• Ongoing need for approximately 6‚Äì7 days per month
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• Daily midwife coverage
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• Temporary privileges available
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• Travel and lodging covered
### Assignment Details \n
• Location: Paducah, Kentucky
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• Initial Required Dates: November 25‚Äì29, 2026
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• Ongoing Need: Approximately 6‚Äì7 days per month, with potential for additional coverage
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• Shift: 24-hour coverage, 7:00 AM‚Äì7:00 AM
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• Coverage Type: In-house and beeper/phone call
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• Setting: 100% inpatient/hospital-based
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• Patient Volume: Approximately 1‚Äì6 patients daily
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• Credentialing: Approximately 90 days; expedited processing may be available
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• Temporary Privileges: Available
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• EMR: Epic
### Requirements \n
• Board certified or board eligible through the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• Active Kentucky medical license or IMLC eligibility
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• Active BLS certification
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• Active DEA registration
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• Full availability for November 25‚Äì29, 2026
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• OB and GYN call coverage
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• Prior work history within the health system must be disclosed at submission
### Clinical Details \n
• Routine vaginal and low-forceps deliveries
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• Cesarean-section decision-making and performance
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• Complicated deliveries, including:
- Breech presentation - Multiple births - Placental abruption - VBAC\n
• Repair of third- and fourth-degree lacerations
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• GYN call coverage required
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• Level II nursery
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• Approximately 700‚Äì800 deliveries annually
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• Approximately 140‚Äì190 labor-and-delivery triage visits monthly
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• Midwives take call and deliver their own patients
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• Onsite laboratory and ultrasound services
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• Low cesarean-section volume
### Travel \n
• Economy airfare
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• Lodging within policy
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• Economy rental car
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• Mileage reimbursed at the standard rate
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