A facility is seeking an OB/GYN for locum tenens coverage.
The facility is located in Tupelo, Mississippi.
This facility averages 170 total hospital deliveries per month, with hospitalists handling about 18 of those. In addition, hospitalists are expected to manage an estimated 270 patient encounters and perform approximately 285 procedures monthly, not including deliveries. There is no MFM on site, but in-house anesthesia is available. The facility has a Family Medicine residency program, and hospitalists work 24-hour in-house call shifts. Hospitalists are required to provide GYN coverage for the ED and serve as first assist, with assistance available from OB/GYN community providers. They are not required to perform circumcisions or back up midwives, but they do provide backup for Family Practice, and OB/GYN ED call backup is also available.
Dates Needed: Immediate, ongoing
Call Ratio/Schedule: TBD
Case Load/PPD: 10 patients per day; hospital deliveries for hospitalist (monthly average): 18; total hospital deliveries (monthly average): 170
Shift Type: 24-Hour Shift
Assignment Type: Inpatient
Assignment Duration: Locums
Call Required: Yes
Board Certification Required: Yes
Support Staff: In house anesthesia; no MFM on site
Government: No
Reference ID: ORD-191927-MD-MS