OB Hospitalist

UM St. Joseph Medical Center, a member of the University of Maryland Medical System, is seeking a full-time BC/BE OB Hospitalist to join the Women’s Health team in Towson, MD.

About the role

The OB/GYN physician provides high-quality, efficient, patient-centered, and cost-effective care to all assigned patients. Responsibilities include reproductive health care before, during, and after pregnancy, as well as collaboration with Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to comanage Labor and Delivery triage and the labor floor. The OB Hospitalist handles deliveries of high-risk patients with support from Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM), performs operative deliveries and cesarean sections, rounds on postoperative patients, and conducts newborn circumcisions.

This is a strictly inpatient role covering the ED, floor, and Labor & Delivery. The hospital averages 2,200 deliveries per year. Gynecologic surgery responsibilities include suction D&Cs for miscarriages and heavy menstrual bleeding, medical and surgical management of ectopic pregnancies, and laparoscopy for ovarian cysts/masses and torsion. The role involves seeing patients across the risk spectrum.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, patient-centered care for reproductive health, including prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care
• Collaborate with CNMs, NPs, and MFM to manage Labor and Delivery triage and labor floor
• Perform deliveries for high-risk patients with MFM support
• Conduct operative deliveries and cesarean sections
• Round on postoperative patients and perform newborn circumcisions
• Manage gynecologic surgeries, including suction D&Cs, ectopic pregnancy treatment, and laparoscopy for ovarian cysts/masses and torsion
• Provide inpatient coverage for ED, floor, and Labor & Delivery

Schedule

• 3 twelve-hour shifts per week
• 24 hours of weekend call (either 2 twelve-hour shifts or one 24-hour shift) every four weeks
• Must be available to work days, nights, and weekends
• Regular weekly schedule with option to pick up additional shifts for extra compensation

Unit Details

• 9 Labor, Delivery, and Recovery (LDR) rooms
• 2 Operating Rooms (ORs)
• 5 Triage beds
• 20-bed Level III NICU
• 30 beds for postpartum, antepartum, and gynecology patients
• EPIC EMR with Stork module

Support

• GYN Oncology support
• OB/GYN backup
• 24/7 Maternal Fetal Medicine backup
• Collaboration with Certified Nurse Midwives

Requirements

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in OB/GYN
• License to practice medicine in the state of Maryland

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance
• Generous paid time off
• CME leave and allowance
• Retirement plan (403-B) with employer match