Job Description
Join a dynamic inpatient obstetrics team covering a critical maternity leave period and beyond. This full time locum tenens role offers hands on experience with both low and high risk pregnancies, deliveries, and minor gynecologic surgeries in a supportive hospital environment. Flexible holiday coverage and the potential for ongoing assignments make this an attractive opportunity for board certified OB/GYN physicians.
Key Details
- Assignment Type: Locum Tenens
- Setting: Inpatient Hospital
- Start Date: December 18, 2026
- Schedule: Days (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
- Patient Population: Adult (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
- Location: Clyde, NC
- Stipends: Housing and travel options can be discussed for non local candidates
Benefits
- Weekly direct deposit
- Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
- Supportive credentialing assistance
- Lodging and mileage reimbursement (if applicable)
- Flexible scheduling (optional if applicable)
Job Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive obstetric care for low and high risk pregnancies.
- Perform fetal heart rate monitoring (NST/CST/FSE) and interpret results.
- Conduct OB ultrasounds - Level I (viability) and Level II (targeted) as needed.
- Manage routine vaginal deliveries and assist with low forceps deliveries.
- Lead decision making for cesarean sections, breech deliveries, multiple births, abruptions, and other complicated births.
- Repair third and fourth degree perineal lacerations.
- Perform office based procedures: IUD insertion, cystoscopy, colposcopy, cryosurgery, LEEP, etc.
- Execute minor surgical gynecology (open and laparoscopic) and operative cases such as ectopic pregnancies, ovary removal, and extensive tubal ligations.
Qualifications
- Board certified or board eligible in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
- Active, unrestricted NC medical license with NC Medicaid eligibility.
- Current ACLS certification and any additional required certifications.
- Clean malpractice history and NPDB record to expedite credentialing (estimated 90 days).
- Fellowship training (2 years) and experience in both routine and complex obstetric deliveries preferred.
Working Hours
- Day shifts with an average of 4 6 patient encounters per shift.
- Standard schedule of Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with occasional holiday coverage (December ).
Skills
- Proficiency in low and high risk obstetric management, including fetal monitoring and ultrasound interpretation.
- Competence in vaginal, forceps, and cesarean deliveries, as well as management of breech, multiple, and abruptio cases.
- Ability to perform minor and operative gynecologic surgeries (open, laparoscopic, and major procedures).
- Strong communication, teamwork, and decision making abilities in a fast paced hospital setting.
