Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
Protean Med LLC
Paducah, KY, 42001, USA
Paducah, KY, 42001, USA
- Healthcare
- obstetrics
- gynecology
- labor and delivery
An Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician provides comprehensive hospital-based maternal care including routine vaginal deliveries, complex C-sections, and management of high-risk pregnancies. The role requires decision-making for complicated deliveries, performing necessary surgical repairs, and supporting a midwife program within a hospital setting using EMR systems like Epic. The physician must be board certified, licensed, and capable of covering specified shifts to ensure continuous patient care in a labor and delivery unit.
Job Details:
Submission Requirements
- Practice Setting: Hospital/Call
- Reason for Coverage: Short staffed
- Total Number of Beds: 8
- No Other OB/GYNs Provide Coverage During Locums Coverage Dates
- Onsite Labs & Ultrasound
- Office Equipment: Hospital Labor and Delivery
- Low volume of C-section patients
- Average Number of Nursery Admissions Per Day: Varies. Usually under 10
- Delivery volume: 100 births last year
- Nursery Level: II
- Documentation System/EMR: Epic
- Strong midwife program; NO MIDWIFE TAKING FIRST CALL FOR THE WEEKEND LISTED
- Routine Delivery Vaginal, Low Forceps
- Decision-Making for C-Section
- Complicated Delivery C-Section, Breech, Multiple Births, Abruptions, etc
- VBAC s
- Repair of 3rd & 4th Degree Lacerations
Submission Requirements
- Board Certified - REQUIRED
- Active KY License - REQUIRED
- BLS Certified - REQUIRED
- COVID Vaccinated - Preferred
- Must be able to cover dates listed above - REQUIRED, no exception




