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Ascension
Nashville, Tennessee

OB/GYN Hospitalist

OB/GYNNo callPart-Time

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Facility Name: Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital
  • Schedule: Part-Time; 12 or 24-hour shifts (7a-7p / 7p-7a, 7-8 shifts per month)
  • CME allowance + dedicated CME days

Malpractice Coverage with Tail

  • This job location is currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.
  • How you’ll make an impact in this role
  • Join an established team of 2 physicians and 2 APPs
  • Call structure: Rotating schedule
  • Practice setting: inpatient
  • Employed position within a nonprofit health system
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in OB/GYN
  • Eligible for state medical licensure and DEA registration

We treat physician burnout as a systemic challenge, not an individual responsibility. By protecting your shift limits, offering flexible schedule structures, and providing robust administrative support, we ensure you can bring your best self to work and leave work behind when you step out

Manage complex labor, delivery, and postpartum cases across a high-volume unit, serving as the lead attending for high-risk obstetric conditions

About the Facility

  • 683 licensed acute and rehab care beds
  • Serving a population of approximately 730,000

High volume specialty care in women's health, orthopedics and multidisciplinary lung cancer and robotic surgery

Recent expansions at our Midtown hospital include a new ICU and surgical tower, and the Women's Hospital Pavilion which opened in 2023.

  • Integrated referral network
  • Part of Ascension, a national nonprofit Catholic health system
  • Why Physicians Choose Ascension
  • Physician-led, collaborative culture
  • Long-term practice stability
  • National network with local autonomy
  • Mission-centered care rooted in service
  • Ambient listening AI technology

What Minimum Requirements You’ll Need

  • Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
  • Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.

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  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Key Responsibilities

Manage complex labor, delivery, and postpartum cases across a high-volume unit. Serve as the lead attending for high-risk obstetric conditions within an inpatient hospital setting.

Requirements

Must be a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) and Board Certified or Board Eligible in OB/GYN. Requires eligibility for Tennessee state medical licensure and DEA registration.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

ObstetricsGynecologyInpatient careLabor and delivery managementPostpartum careHigh-risk obstetric careClinical leadershipPatient assessmentMedical documentationCollaborative care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates OB/GYN Hospitalist at Ascension a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Ob/gyn — ranked against 799 active Ob/gyn listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

OB/GYN — Physician Career Context

OB/GYN pay on WeekdayDoc is down 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top OB/GYN Jobs

7 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution6 jobs

2
<$365k
1
$400k
1
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2
$455k-500k

Annual compensation range

#1

OBGYN Physician Charlottesville (Per Diem)Per Diem

Sentara Health · Charlottesville, Virginia

$373k-$494k
#2

OB/GYN Physician

Beth Israel Lahey Health · Exeter, New Hampshire

$315k-$466k
#3

Physician, OB/GYN – Telemedicine Opportunity – DrHouse

$100-$200/hr
#4

OB/GYN Opportunity | Mississippi Gulf Coast

$300k-$400k
+ 5 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 80% of Ob/gyn listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 799 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Nashville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$413k
Typical market rent
$1,834/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Ascension

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

CME allowance
Dedicated CME days
Malpractice coverage with tail
Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription, HSA/FSA)
Employer-matched 403(b)
Disability and life insurance
Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare)