OB/GYN Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- LocumTenens
- Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
- 5 hours ago
Job Summary
Job Description
- Job Reference Id: ORD-193699-MD-PA
- Title: MD
- Dates Needed: Immediate, ongoing
- Shift Type: 24-Hour Shift; In-House Call
- Assignment Type: Inpatient
- Call Required: Yes
- Board Certification Required: No
- Job Duration: Locums
A facility is seeking an OB/GYN for locum tenens coverage.
About the Facility LocationThe facility is located in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
About the Clinician's WorkdayThis position involves 24-hour shifts with hospitalists providing emergent GYN coverage and first assist support, including performing circumcisions. Hospitalists will not back up midwives or family practice but will have backup available when needed. The hospital has a Level III NICU and averages 84 deliveries per month, with hospitalists handling about 26 of those. Hospitalists also have around 266 patient encounters monthly, not including deliveries. Maternal-fetal medicine cases are referred to Morgantown or Winchester. There is a family medicine residency program at Jefferson Medical Center, with opportunities for FMOBs to practice and for residents to rotate at this hospital. In-house anesthesia is available, and the facility uses EPIC for its electronic medical records.
Additional Job Details- Case Load/PPD: 26 deliveries per month
- Support Staff: anesthesia, 1st assist
- Call Ratio/Schedule: 24hr in house call
- Location Type: On-Site
- Government: No
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Job ID: 479765765
Originally Posted on: 6/4/2025