Physician / ObGyn / New Mexico / Locum Tenens / OB/GYN Physician Job
Adelphi Staffing, LLC
Socorro, NM, 87801, USA
Socorro, NM, 87801, USA
- Healthcare
- Contract
- OB/GYN Physician
- locum tenens
- obstetrics
This locum tenens position seeks an OB/GYN Physician to provide inpatient clinical and on-call coverage in Socorro, New Mexico, managing both routine and high-risk obstetric and gynecologic cases. The role requires hospital privileges, experience with deliveries and gynecologic surgeries, and the use of Epic EMR. The assignment includes travel benefits and malpractice coverage while supporting a hospital-based OB/GYN practice.
JOB OVERVIEW
PATIENT INFORMATION
FACILITY INFORMATION
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
Requirements: Must meet contagious disease workforce immunity requirements; offsite drug screen required within 14 days of start
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Job Title: OB/GYN Physician
- Job Type: Locum Tenens (Contract)
- Location: Socorro, NM
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: 10/16/2025 Ongoing
- Clinical Shift Schedule: MondayFriday, 8a5p
- On-Call Shift Schedule: Night call 5p8a; weekend call Fri 5p Mon 8a; provider on call while working clinic 8a5p
- Call Type: In-House
- Call Ratio: As scheduled
- Call Response Time: 30 minutes COVERAGE DATES
- Dec 2728
- Jan 910
- Jan 23 (7:0019:00)
- Jan 29 Feb 2 (until 8:00a)
- Feb 12
- Feb 19
- Feb 26 Mar 1 (AM)
PATIENT INFORMATION
- Patient Demographics: Obstetric and Gynecologic patients
- Patient Volume/Census: 810 deliveries per month;
- Admissions: Yes
- Rounding: Included
- Phone Consults: Yes
- Case Mix: Low and occasional high-risk pregnancies; C-sections (21%); gynecologic surgeries; routine and complicated OB cases
FACILITY INFORMATION
- EMR System: Epic
- Office Equipment Available: Standard OB/GYN clinic and hospital equipment
- Specialty Backup Available: 2 OBGYNs, RN, MA; C-section assist available when on call
- Support Staff Available: RNs, MAs
- Reason for Coverage: Supplemental coverage
PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 3090 days typical; case logs required
- Privileging Criteria: Minimum past 12 months50 vaginal deliveries, 20 C-sections, 25 gynecologic surgeries (must include at least 5 major abdominal cases)
- Immunization
Requirements: Must meet contagious disease workforce immunity requirements; offsite drug screen required within 14 days of start
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Lodging covered up to $132/day; rental car up to $40/day; malpractice covered REQUIRED PROCEDURES
- Routine vaginal deliveries
- Complicated vaginal deliveries
- Cesarean sections
- Low forceps deliveries
- Breech and multiple births
- Repair of 3rd & 4th degree lacerations
- OB ultrasound performance & interpretation (Level I and II)
- Surgical gynecology: D&C, hysterectomy, uterine suspension, anterior




