OB Hospitalist - Physician - Des Moines - $150,000 Recruitment Incentive
Listed compensation
$400K
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job Description
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Description:
MercyOne is seeking a BC/BE OBGYN to join its OB Hospitalist service in Des Moines, IA. MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is committed to offering advanced health care services with a patient-focused approach. If you’re driven to make a key difference as part of a leading team in obstetric and infant care in Des Moines, we welcome the opportunity to speak with you.
- Opportunity Details
- 7 shifts per month (24-hours)
- Flexible schedule
- No call
- Care for: OBED Patients & unassigned emergent patients (vaginal deliveries and C-sections)
- 1400 annual OBED visits; 1/3rd result in Delivery
- Access to subspecialists including MFM
- Iowa’s only maternal transport team
- Adjunct Faculty Family Medicine Residency
- Opportunity Highlights
- Annual base salary of $400,000
- $150,000 recruitment incentive
- Moving allowance up to $15,000
- Paid malpractice with tail coverage
- 403B with match and 457B savings plans
- Annual CME allowance up to $6,000
- Comprehensive day-one benefits
- PSLF eligible
- J-1 and H1-B candidates encouraged to apply
Mercy One Des Moines Medical Center is a 622-bed Level II Trauma center that has been faithfully serving the community since 1893. Averaging 3,000 deliveries per year, MercyOne Des Moines is equipped with a 44-bed Level III NICU, an 8-bed OB ED, 15 labor suites, and 40 postpartum recovery rooms.
Greater Des Moines is consistently ranked nationally among the best places to live with low cost of living and strong job market. Spend Saturdays at the nationally renowned Downtown Farmers' Market and afternoons strolling in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Bike to the job you love and come home to the community of friends and family. Enjoy abundant trails for walking, running and biking. Surrounding suburbs are known for top-notch schools, clean and safe neighborhoods. Cultural events, music and art festivals, the Iowa State Fair and Iowa Cubs games at Principal Park are just a few attractions Des Moines has to offer. This is a place where culture flourishes and opportunities can grow, where a work/life balance can be achieved, where education is unmatched and award-winning arts and entertainment is always just around the corner. Live life without compromise. For more of what Des Moines has to offer check out www.catchdesmoines.com and www.dsmpartnership.com
To learn more contact
Cory Pulido, Physician Recruitment
cory.pulido@mercyone.org
www.mercyone.org
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Key Responsibilities
Provide obstetric care for OBED patients and unassigned emergent patients, including performing vaginal deliveries and C-sections. Serve as part of the OB Hospitalist service within a Level II Trauma center.
Requirements
Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in OBGYN. Candidates must be capable of handling high-volume deliveries and emergent obstetric cases.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates OB Hospitalist - Physician - Des Moines - $150,000 Recruitment Incentive at Trinity Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Ob/gyn — ranked against 634 active Ob/gyn listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
OB/GYN — Physician Career Context
Of the 42 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 69% have no call, 38% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$400k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $456k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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