Obstetrics & Gynecologist

• Job Id: L-MD-69914
• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Location: Springfield, MO 65804
• Service Setting: Inpatient
• Coverage Type: Clinical Only
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
• Shift Schedule: 12 or 24-hr shifts
• Weekday: 12 or 24 hours (7a – 7p / 7a – 7a)
• Weekend: 6a – 3p / 2p – 11p / 10p – 7a
• Reason for Coverage: Vacancy - Unspecified (Historical)
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Covered by Agency

Patient Information

• Patient Demographics: Inpatient OB (low/high risk), GYN consults
• Average Daily Volume: 9 (6 Day, 3 Night)
• Rounding: Both
• Case Mix: Obstetrics, Gynecology

Facility Information

• Beds in Department: 12 LDR + 3 low intervention rooms
• EMR System: Epic

Privileges & Compliance

• Hospital Privileges Required: No
• Credentialing Timeline: Varies by facility (typically 30-90 days)

Required Procedures

Required

• Low risk pregnancy
• High risk pregnancy

FHR Interpretation - NST/CST/FSE

• OB Ultrasounds - Performance of, interpretation (Level I/Screening (viability), Level II/Targeted (anatomic))
• Amniocentesis
• 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)

Preferred

Laser certification

Job Requirements

• Board: BC/BE
• Licenses: None
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, ATLS
• Experience: OBGYN Hospitalist experience preferred

Other Qualifications

Ability to cover inpatient OB and GYN consults

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient obstetric care, including low and high-risk deliveries.
• Perform gynecological consults on the floor and in the ER.
• Manage scheduled C-sections and complicated deliveries.
• Collaborate with midwives and nursing staff for patient care.
• Maintain coverage for weekday and weekend shifts in 12 or 24-hour blocks.