Family Practice - With OB Physician

Family Practice - With OB Physician at ProLocums summary :

The Family Practice - With OB Physician role involves providing comprehensive healthcare, including obstetric and gynecological services, in a small community clinic. The physician will manage 1-2 weeks of hospital OB call per month while treating an average of 15-17 patients daily in the clinic, performing minor procedures and handling c-sections. This position requires a qualified physician capable of handling obstetric emergencies, and the role includes concurrent OB call during the clinic shifts.

Schedule : Details :

• ASAP - ongoing
• Schedule : 1-2 weeks of Hospital OB Call each month and 4-8 days in the Clinic for General GYN patients (consecutive)
• Shift type- 4 -10 hour shift in clinic a week and OB / pediatric on call. 1 : 4 hospital coverage.
• Inpatient and outpatient coverage
• If FP / OB, provider will take pediatric and OB call at the same time!
• Must be qualified to handle c-sections. OB procedures and minor family practice procedures. OB cases.
• 18-25 clinic patients
• Admissions per day : clinic-based provider with 0-1 hospital admission
• Patients / day : in the clinic, they would see about 15- 17 patients a day in the clinic
• Types of cases : a variety of Family Practice and OB types of cases
• Number of deliveries : 94 a year C-sections : approx. 40 / year
• NICU level : no, it is 50 mins away in Redding, Redding is a LVL 3
• In house anesthesia? 15 min call response time
• EMR : Cerner
• Support staff : Supervisor, MA, clerks
• Patient Type- Female, all adult ages, pregnancies, well women, GYN problems
• Volume of deliveries : 10-15 a month. May increase slightly as the hospital north of site just lost a couple of their docs.
• Would they consider one regular Family Practice physician and one OBGYN who would handle the C-sections? No, we need someone who can do both. We are a small facility in a small community need someone qualified to do both.
• Do you know the patient ratio of Family Practice cases vs OB cases? Family Practice : 95%
• Is the OB 24-hour call week to be concurrent with one of the other weeks the physician would work in the clinic? Or is that separate for a total of 2-3 weeks per month? Concurrent
• Would you consider FP with OB experience since there is no OB fellowship under the FM certification? They need to be able to do C-sections on their own.
• How many hours of call and is there a post call day? 24hr shifts / 1 week
• What s the backup situation? General Surgeon on Call that can close C-section
• Am I doing OR gyn days as well? No, would be Family Medicine Pt's in Clinic and OB Call only.
• Is call in house or ok from hotel? No in house call. Hotel only.
• Is there a cap on how many clinic patients are given? 14

Keywords :

Family Practice, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Healthcare, C-sections, Patient Care, Clinic, Pediatrics, Physician, Community Health