Physician - OB Laborist
Apply NowCompany: UAB St. Vincent's
Location: Birmingham, AL 35242
Description:
We Are Hiring
What You Will Do
St. Vincent's is looking for a Board Certified/ Board Eligible OB/GYN Physician for our Laborist OB Hospitalist Department in Birmingham Alabama.
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with St. Vincent's to provide medical services to patients.
Position Highlights:
Responsibilities:
What You Will Need
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Education:
- Specialty: OB/GYN Laborist
- Schedule: 12 hour shifts, Combination of Days / Nights
- Practice Detail: Physician-driven, employed OB Laborist program managing labor, OB ED, and Gyn emergencies.
- EMR System: Cerner
- Facility: St. Vincent's
- Location: Birmingham
- This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type
What You Will Do
St. Vincent's is looking for a Board Certified/ Board Eligible OB/GYN Physician for our Laborist OB Hospitalist Department in Birmingham Alabama.
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with St. Vincent's to provide medical services to patients.
Position Highlights:
- Employed by financially sound health system
- Excellent payor mix
- Experienced team player who communicates well with private-practice physicians
- Supportive and collegial OB/GYN physicians
- Excellent back up from very collegial groups of independent physicians
- Outstanding subspecialty support including level III NICU and MFM on-site
Responsibilities:
- Evaluates and treats patients with appropriate medical diagnostic and treatment skills.
- Recommends, participates in, and works to ensure the success of efforts to improve cost effectiveness and quality of care provided to patients.
- Accepts patient referrals from other physicians. Acts as admitting, attending and/or consulting physician for patients who require hospitalization for primary medical diagnoses, depending on needs of patients, medical staff and hospital.
- Participates in academic programs (e.g. medical education and research) as requested.
- Provides appropriate documentation that meets insurance company requirements; appeal all denials in a timely manner.
- Participates in inpatient and outpatient consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.
What You Will Need
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- Licensed Graduate Doctoral Physician MD/DO credentialed from the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
- Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) preferred.
Education:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.