Opening: Physician Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Laborist Position Type: Locum Tenens Facility: Inpatient Location: 1-hour outside of Boston, MA Start Date: February 2025 Length: 6-12 months Hours: 8am - 8pm, 8pm - 8am, 12 or 24 hour shifts available Details: OBGYN Inpatient Laborist No call 1,100 deliveries annually Procedures - Cesarean, vaginal delivery Other responsibilities include ED and phone consult Only laborist on but physician back-up always available 4 PA's employed plus Nursing staff No trauma level Hospital accept some high risk patients including twins, gest diabetics, HTN spectrum, AMA, etc. Extremely high risk patients, such as higher order multiples, starting BMI >45, pre gestational diabetics, are referred to tertiary care centers. On any given shift there are typically 3-4 active labor patients and 10-12 total (including post-partum patients). This is, of course an average - varies day to day. Also important to know, the MD will have a mid-level on with them (a PA with OB experience, or (hopefully) a midwife. This person takes care of the vast majority of the " busy work" such as rounding on post-partum, discharging patients, etc. Credentials: Active Massachusetts medical license. MA DEA and CSR. Board eligible or board certified. Compensation and Benefits: Travel, Housing and Medical Malpractice provided. Please contact Mimi Hagan for more information at (text/call) or email
