Locums OB Hospitalist Physician

Northeast Healthcare Recruitment; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 332,000 - 517,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Healthcare Recruitment, Inc. (NEHCR) is seeking an experienced Locums OB Hospitalist to provide coverage in Corpus Christi, Texas. The physician will manage a high-volume obstetrical patient population on 24-hour shifts.

This assignment emphasizes obstetric triage, labor management, cesarean delivery support, and collaboration with NICU teams. Coverage dates and EMR are specified to support seamless care delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of OB experience.
• Experience managing high-acuity and complex obstetrical patients.
• Comfortable working independently in an OBED and managing unassigned patients.
• Strong experience with emergency obstetrical care and operative procedures.
• Ability to manage complicated deliveries, TOLAC patients, and maternal-fetal medicine cases.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• NCC fetal heart monitoring certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive OB hospitalist coverage, including OBED and obstetrical triage.
• Evaluate, admit, manage, and discharge unassigned obstetrical and gynecological patients.
• Respond to labor, deliveries, obstetrical emergencies, and acute maternal conditions.
• Manage complex and high-risk obstetrical patients, including maternal-fetal medicine and TOLAC cases.
• Provide emergency care until the patient’s assigned physician arrives and assumes care.
• Perform deliveries and assist with complicated deliveries as needed.
• Provide surgical assistance and first assist for cesarean sections when available.
• Perform emergency surgical management of unassigned gynecological patients.
• Provide OB/GYN consultations throughout the hospital.
• Accept transferred patients and coordinate transport for critically ill obstetrical or gynecological patients.
• Respond to major obstetrical emergencies, including hemorrhage and massive transfusion protocol activation.
• Conduct history and physical examinations and coordinate ongoing patient care.
• Collaborate with nursing staff, physicians, and other care-team members.
• Maintain accurate documentation in the EMR.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, fetal monitoring, and other initiatives.

Skills

OB hospitalist experience

High-acuity obstetrics

Independent OBED work

Maternal-fetal medicine awareness

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Locums OB Hospitalist Physician to providecoverage in Corpus Christi, Texas. This opportunity is ideal for a physiciancomfortable managing a high-volume, high-acuity obstetrical patient population.

Assignment Details

• Coverage Dates:September 14 and September 18
• Schedule:24-hour shifts, 8:00 AM–8:00 AM
• Annual BirthVolume: Nearly 4,000 deliveries per year
• Maternal CareLevel: Level IV
• NICU: Level III
• EMR: Meditech

Responsibilities

• Providecomprehensive OB hospitalist coverage, including OBED and obstetricaltriage
• Evaluate,admit, manage, and discharge unassigned obstetrical and gynecologicalpatients
• Respond tolabor, deliveries, obstetrical emergencies, and acute maternal conditions
• Manage complexand high-risk obstetrical patients, including maternal-fetal medicine andTOLAC cases
• Provideemergency care until the patient's assigned physician arrives and assumescare
• Performdeliveries and assist with complicated deliveries as needed
• Providesurgical assistance and first assist for cesarean sections when available
• Performemergency surgical management of unassigned gynecological patients
• Provide OB/GYNconsultations throughout the hospital
• Accepttransferred patients and coordinate transport for critically illobstetrical or gynecological patients
• Respond tomajor obstetrical emergencies, including hemorrhage and massivetransfusion protocol activation
• Conduct historyand physical examinations and coordinate ongoing patient care
• Collaboratewith nursing staff, physicians, and other members of the care team
• Maintainaccurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Participate inquality improvement, patient safety, fetal monitoring, and otherdepartmental initiatives

Candidate Requirements

• Minimum of 5years of OB experience required
• Experiencemanaging high-acuity and complex obstetrical patients
• Comfortableworking independently in an OBED and managing unassigned patients
• Strongexperience with emergency obstetrical care and operative procedures
• Ability tomanage complicated deliveries, TOLAC patients, and maternal-fetal medicinecases
• Excellentcommunication and collaboration skills
• NCC fetal heartmonitoring certification preferred