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Healthcare United
Fairfield, Connecticut

OB/GYN Medical Director Physician Opportunity in Fairfield County, CT | 100% Outpatient | Clinical Leadership Role

OB/GYNFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Healthcare United is seeking an experienced OB/GYN Medical Director Physician for a full-time outpatient opportunity in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

This position offers a strong mix of clinical care and leadership, with approximately 75% direct patient care and 25% administrative responsibilities. The physician will provide outpatient OB/GYN care while also supporting clinical operations, quality initiatives, provider performance, team-based care, documentation standards, and overall care delivery across assigned locations.

The ideal candidate will be a mission-driven OB/GYN physician with strong clinical skills, leadership experience, and a desire to serve a diverse community patient population. This is a great fit for a provider who enjoys both patient care and mentoring clinical teams in a collaborative outpatient environment.

The Medical Director will work closely with executive clinical leadership, nursing leadership, operations, practice management, quality, and clinical informatics teams to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.

  • Job Responsibilities
  • Provide outpatient OB/GYN care to patients in a community health setting
  • Serve as a clinical leader for OB/GYN services across assigned locations
  • Maintain a role consisting of approximately 75% clinical care and 25% administrative responsibilities
  • Work closely with the Chief Medical Officer, nursing leadership, operations, practice managers, and clinical staff
  • Support day-to-day clinical operations and delivery of patient care
  • Provide guidance, supervision, mentorship, and support to clinicians and clinical teams
  • Help advance team-based care models across assigned departments and locations
  • Monitor clinician productivity, clinical performance, quality metrics, and documentation standards
  • Participate in peer review activities and quality improvement initiatives
  • Collaborate with clinical informatics staff to improve EPIC workflows, documentation, in-basket management, and operational efficiency
  • Assist with clinician staffing, scheduling, coverage needs, and productivity goals
  • Review clinician quality scorecards and support improvement efforts
  • Help ensure adherence to clinical protocols, daily huddles, and organizational care standards
  • Partner with leadership to meet clinical, quality, financial, and operational goals
  • Support patient-centered care delivery across a diverse community patient population
  • Serve as a senior clinical resource when needed

Requirements

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
  • Completion of an accredited OB/GYN residency program
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Active or eligible unrestricted Connecticut medical license
  • Active Federal DEA and Controlled Substance Registration
  • Current CPR certification required
  • ACLS certification required
  • Three to five years of clinical management experience preferred
  • Outpatient OB/GYN, community health, FQHC, public health, or women’s health leadership experience preferred
  • Strong clinical operations knowledge
  • Ability to supervise, advise, mentor, and support physicians and clinical staff
  • Experience monitoring provider productivity, quality metrics, peer review, and documentation standards
  • Strong understanding of quality, safety, infection control, and ethical standards of care
  • EPIC experience preferred
  • Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse patients, providers, staff, and leadership teams
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required
  • MHA or MPH preferred but not required

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Full-time outpatient position
  • 100% outpatient setting
  • Mix of clinical care and administrative leadership
  • Opportunity to serve in a physician leadership role
  • Strong clinical and operational support
  • Collaborative team-based care environment
  • Excellent health and welfare benefit options
  • Patient-centered, mission-driven practice setting
  • Opportunity to support women’s health care across a diverse Fairfield County community

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director provides outpatient OB/GYN care while managing clinical operations and quality initiatives across assigned locations. Responsibilities include mentoring clinical teams, monitoring provider productivity, and collaborating with executive leadership to ensure high-quality care delivery.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Provider Performance MonitoringEPIC Workflow ManagementStaffing And Scheduling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates OB/GYN Medical Director Physician Opportunity in Fairfield County, CT | 100% Outpatient | Clinical Leadership Role at Healthcare United a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Ob/gyn — ranked against 865 active Ob/gyn listings on WeekdayDoc.

OB/GYN — Physician Career Context

OB/GYN pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

OB/GYN by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 5% in ob/gynranked against 865 Ob/gyn listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOB/GYN median $340k (middle half $258k–$406k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingConnecticut index 103.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
OB/GYN listings in Connecticut14 active865 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedConnecticut Physician listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $80k) · 21% offer loan repayment354 active listings, Nov 2026
OB/GYN hiring demand#7 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 42 days · 40% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 308 postings, 192 closed
New OB/GYN listings287 in the last 30 days290 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
OB/GYN pay trend+4.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (865 Ob/gyn listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.4this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Ob/gyn listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 865 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Healthcare United

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation
Full-time outpatient position
100% outpatient setting
Mix of clinical care and administrative leadership
Opportunity to serve in a physician leadership role
Strong clinical and operational support
Collaborative team-based care environment
Excellent health and welfare benefit options

Living in Fairfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$833k
Typical market rent
$3,430/mo
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

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

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