Locums OB Hospitalist Opportunity – Richmond, Virginia
Position Overview
Specialty: OB Hospitalist
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Program Start: November 2020
This is a locums OB Hospitalist opportunity within a high-volume obstetric program with strong onsite clinical support, including 24/7 in-house anesthesia, Level IV NICU, and onsite Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM).
Schedule & Coverage
Physician Schedule: 24-hour shifts
Shift Changes: 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM
GYN Coverage: OB Hospitalists provide GYN coverage
Midwife Backup: OB Hospitalists provide backup coverage for midwives
Family Practice Backup: Not required
Backup for Hospitalists: Available
Licensure & Certification
Medical License: Not specified in the provided details
Board Certification: Not specified in the provided details
Additional Certifications: Not specified in the provided details
Clinical Responsibilities
OB Hospitalists will be expected to:
- Provide obstetric hospitalist coverage
- Provide GYN coverage
- Perform circumcisions
- Provide occasional first assist
- Back up midwives
- Participate in deliveries and obstetric patient management
- Coordinate care with onsite specialists and clinical support teams
First Assist Support
First Assist Required: Occasionally
First Assist Availability: Yes
Support: First assist is provided by the hospital
Program & Volume
Average Hospital Deliveries: Approximately 269 per month
Estimated Deliveries for Hospitalists: Approximately 158 per month
Estimated Hospitalist Patient Encounters: Approximately 794 per month, excluding deliveries
Clinical Resources
MFM: Onsite
NICU: Level IV
Anesthesia: In-house, 24/7
Residency Program: None
EMR
Meditech
Key Opportunity Highlights
- Richmond, Virginia
- OB Hospitalist
- 24-hour physician shifts
- 8:00 AM / 8:00 PM shift changes
- GYN coverage included
- Circumcisions required
- Occasional first assist
- First assist provided by the hospital
- Backup for midwives required
- Backup support available to hospitalists
- Level IV NICU
- MFM onsite
- 24/7 in-house anesthesia
- High-volume obstetric setting
- Approximately 158 hospitalist deliveries per month
- Approximately 794 monthly hospitalist patient encounters, excluding deliveries
- Meditech EMR
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