Laborist

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As our Full- or Part-Time In-House Laborist, you will help pregnant patients at Saint Joseph East Women's Hospital receive immediate and expert obstetrical care so they can safely navigate labor, delivery, and obstetrical emergencies in a well-equipped community hospital setting.

Every day you will evaluate and manage OB ED patients, stabilize and manage emergencies, cover vaginal deliveries, and provide first assist for C-sections. You will not have clinic responsibilities or traditional on-call duties, though a hybrid role may be considered for interested candidates.

This hospital supports 15 delivering providers from 5 local practices, averaging 140 deliveries per month, with approximately 5% covered by Laborists. The hospital is equipped with 2 OB ED beds, 12 L&D/AP rooms, 3 L&D ORs, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, a Level III NICU, and Dedicated In-House OB Anesthesia. Epic EMR is utilized.

To be successful in this role, you must be ABOG Board Certified or Eligible and possess a valid and unrestricted Kentucky state medical license or be license-eligible. You must also be able to work 7 (for full-time) or 3.5 (for part-time) 24-hour shifts per 28-day block, with an equivalent number of 12-hour shifts as an option.

Highlights of this role:

• Evaluation and disposition of OB ED patients. Approximately 200 OB ED visits/month.
• Stabilization and management of OB emergencies for community providers in clinic or taking call from home
• Cover vaginal deliveries for community providers who are unavailable due to patient care or unable to make it to the hospital in time. This represents only about 5% of all deliveries.
• First assist C-sections
• Courtesy labor management tasks such as strip review, AROM, Cook catheter placement, etc. for community providers in clinic or taking call from home
• Management of unattached OB patients
• GYN consults on unattached patients. NO GYN SURGERY REQUIRED. Consults who are surgical candidates will be discussed with and handed off to the on-call physician.
• NO CLINIC OR CALL. Opportunity for hybrid role may be considered for interested candidates.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate and signing bonus
• Excellent working relationship with community providers and nursing staff
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid malpractice insurance/tail coverage
• CME allowance

• ABOG Board-Eligible/Board-Certified 
• Active or eligible license in the state of Kentucky