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Jefferson Health Plans
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hospitalist Physician - Laborist - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health

OB/GYNIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Jefferson Health is currently seeking a full-time OBGYN Hospitalist Physician to join our department in a Laborist role at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City, Philadelphia.

Job Description

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team of physicians and certified nurse midwives dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to all of our patients, ranging from adolescence to adulthood. We provide low-risk and high risk prenatal care, as well as the full range of gynecological care, including preventative care and management of gynecological issues.

Schedule will be three (3) 12-hour shifts per week.

The Jefferson Enterprise offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, including time and funding for continuing medical education.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years previous experience preferred.
  • Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine.
  • Valid, unrestricted medical license (MD/DO) in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Board Certified preferred.
  • Professional interactive skills (verbal and written) essential

Work Shift

  • Rotating (United States of America)
  • Worker Sub Type
  • Regular
  • Employee Entity
  • Thomas Jefferson University
  • Primary Location Address
  • 833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value.

Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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Key Responsibilities

The OBGYN Hospitalist will provide comprehensive prenatal and gynecological care to patients ranging from adolescence to adulthood. The role involves working as part of a clinical team to manage both low-risk and high-risk obstetric cases.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

ObstetricsGynecologyPatient managementLabor and deliveryCommunication skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Hospitalist Physician - Laborist - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health at Jefferson Health Plans 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 842 active Ob/gyn listings on WeekdayDoc.

OB/GYN — Physician Career Context

OB/GYN pay on WeekdayDoc is down 6.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 842 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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