Locum - Physician - OB/GYN

77 Consultants; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 138,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

77 Consultants seeks a board-certified/eligible OB/GYN for inpatient hospital coverage in Paducah, KY. This locum role requires handling deliveries, cesareans, and complex obstetric cases with in-house call and EPIC EMR.

Coverage dates include November 25-29 with potential for additional shifts. Licensure in Kentucky or IMLC, BLS, and DEA are required to start immediately.

Qualifications

• Board certification or eligibility by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Active Kentucky medical license or IMLC to practice in Kentucky.
• Current BLS certification is required and DEA registration is current.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine vaginal deliveries and low forceps deliveries.
• Make decisions and perform cesarean deliveries as needed.
• Manage complicated deliveries including breech, multiples, and abruption.
• Provide VBAC management and gynecologic call coverage.

Skills

Vaginal deliveries

C-section decision-making

Managing complicated deliveries

VBAC

Repair of obstetric lacerations

Gynecological call coverage

Education

Board Certification/Eligible in OB/GYN

Kentucky Medical License or IMLC

DEA Registration

Tools

EPIC EMR

Job description

**Job Type:** Locum **Specialty:** Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN)

**Coverage Dates:** November 25-29, with additional shifts anticipated (6-7 per month)

**Schedule:** 7 AM - 7 AM

**Call Coverage:** In-House and Beeper/Phone Call

**Average Call Back Hours:** Minimal; daily midwife coverage available

**Number of Providers Required:** 1-3

**Practice Setting:** Inpatient/Hospital-Based

**Patient Population:** Adults

**Care Distribution:** 100% Inpatient

**Average Patient Load:** 1-6 patients per day

**Trauma Level Designation:** Not applicable

**Required Clinical Skills:

• Routine vaginal deliveries and low forceps delivery


• C-section decision-making and execution


• Management of complicated deliveries, including breech, multiples, and abruptions


• VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean)


• Repair of 3rd and 4th-degree lacerations


• Gynecological call coverage mandatory

**EMR System:** EPIC

**Additional Information:

• Onsite labs and ultrasound facilities


• Equipped with hospital labor and delivery resources


• Low volume of C-section patients


• Midwifery coverage for delivery of their patients


• Nursery Level: II


• Annual delivery volume: 700-800


• L&D triage visits: 140-190 per month

**Shift Details:

• 6-7 shifts monthly with potential for additional shifts; beeper call from 7 AM to 7 AM

**Mandatory Job Requirements:

• Board Certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (required)


• Active Kentucky medical license or IMLC (required)


• Current BLS certification (required)


• Current DEA registration (required)


• Availability for the specified coverage dates (November 25-29); no exceptions

**Certification Requirements:

• BLS


• Board Certified/Eligible


• DEA Registration

**License Requirements:

• Kentucky Medical License