OBGYN Hospitalist

Position Overview

It’s an exciting time to grow your career! Now is your opportunity to build the practice you’ve always imagined.

We’re hiring highly skilled OB-GYNs in an expanding practice in the Poconos in eastern Pennsylvania. This is a unique opportunity to create a collective of likeminded physician colleagues to help deliver women’s health excellence to our community.

Campus and practice leadership opportunities are available for those with interest and who qualify. Now is your chance to influence women’s health care in our region.

We invite you to apply and refer a clinician from your professional network for full time, part time and per diem opportunities.

Get to know us:

The LVPG practice consists of general ob/gyn physicians, advanced practice clinicians, certified nurse midwives, and ob/gyn hospitalists to provide comprehensive women’s healthcare in the Pocono region. The Pocono campus supports approximately 750 births annually and is one of five maternal-newborn hospital sites for LVHN, creating a robust interdisciplinary regional team using evidence-based practice and providing a care network for maternal services. Maternal-fetal medicine consultation is available, and their service accepts transports to our tertiary care facility in Allentown, PA. Newborn services at Pocono include a Level III NICU and access to our Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital pediatricians, including medical and surgical specialists. Beyond obstetrics, LVHN-Pocono is a full-service hospital nestled in the beautiful Pocono mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania with convenient access to northern New Jersey and New York City.

Shifts are 24 hours and full-time employment allows for either 7 or 8 shifts per month. Hospital-based gynecology care will also be performed. Opportunities exist for participation in education, clinical research, quality and patient safety, and healthcare administration. LVHN is looking for full time, part time and per diem OB/GYN Hospitalists to join the team!

Physicians will cover both OB and GYN patients during their shift to include: 

• Performing full deliveries
• Scheduled C-sections (approximately 1/3 of deliveries)
• Post partum rounds
• Working with care team for triage of new patients
• GYN Consults within the ED

Currently there are 2 full time OBGYN Hospitalists that are part of this team. Additional coverage comes from additional OBGYN’s and OBGYN Hospitalists within the system. Midwife support is also available at Pocono Medical Center.  The hospital is a Level III Trauma Center.  In house Anesthesia and Pediatrics provide support. 

Unit (medical director) and campus (vice-chair) leadership opportunities are available too for appropriate candidates if you apply now!

In an obstetrics and gynecology career with LVHN, you will experience:

• Over 30 service sites for obstetrics and gynecology in 11 counties serving women’s preventive, gynecologic and obstetrics needs.
• Five Family Birth and Newborn Centers throughout the region provide maternity care.
• Additional locations provide gynecologic surgical care for women using traditional and advanced minimally invasive techniques.
• Multiple locations give physicians and APCs the option to choose the setting in which they practice.
  • Intimate and familiar patient settings or busy bustling practices
  • Community-based programs or academic tertiary referral hospitals
• Collaborate with a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurse midwives dedicated to providing exceptional care.
• Ability to teach and train students and residents at some locations.

Benefits & Perks 

As a nationally certified Great Place to Work™, we acknowledge the dedication of our colleagues and offer a generous Total Rewards package that makes LVHN an even better place to work and grow your career.  Explore our benefits.

• Starting Bonus
• Resident and Fellow Educational Stipends
• Malpractice Insurance with Tail Coverage
• CME Time and Allowance
• Relocation (if applicable)

Qualifications

• Board Eligible or Board Certified
• A current PA Medical License or ability to obtain one is required
• Ideally 3-5 years of clinical experience in obstetrics

Recruiter Details

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