Perinatology at Fort Sanders Perinatal Center

Fort Sanders Perinatal Center is looking for a fulltime Perinatologist to fill the position of a retiring partner in 2027.

About This Opportunity

• Start Date 2027
• Full-time Employment
• BC / BE

Fort Sanders Perinatal Center is a part of Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Covenant Health.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has approximately 4,000 deliveries / year.

Our primary office provides prenatal care in conjunction with Nurse Practitioners to those patients who are needing MFM supervision of their pregnancy. The MFM also has the option to participate in the delivery of these patients or designate one of the 12 OB / GYN associated with our practice to manage the labor and delivery portion of their care.  We also provide consultative and perinatal ultrasound for OB / GYN physicians in the community at our main office as well as in our satellite offices located at other Covenant Healthcare facilities for the convenience of the referring providers and their patients. Maternal transport services at the 5 other hospitals in the Covenant Health network located in East Tennessee are supervised by our group.

We work closely with East Tennessee Childrens Hospital, located across the street from Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, to provide comprehensive care for mothers & babies. ETCH neonatology service consistently delivers outcome measures that are in the top 10 percentile for NICUs of similar size and volume across the nation.

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About Fort Sanders Perinatal Center

After over 35 years of dedication to the growth and reputation of Fort Sanders Perinatal Center, the groups founder who opened the doors of the Perinatal Center will be retiring.

We are looking to fill his position with a BE / BC MFM interested in carrying on the legacy of Fort Sanders Perinatal Center into the future.

You will be joining 4 other experienced Perinatologists, one of which is also BC in Genetics. There is the ability for the applicant to pursue a special interest role within the group if desired.

Our physicians are employed by Covenant Health. However, physicians manage the office as if it were an independent practice. This unique hybrid model has all the benefits of private practice while also receiving the protections of being part of a large healthcare system.

We also employ seven Nurse Practitioners, four Genetic Counselors, three Certified Diabetic Educators and 15 Perinatal Sonographers. We currently operate three satellite offices at other Covenant outpatient sites providing ultrasound and consult for the community OB / GYNs.