What are the responsibilities and job description for the OB GYN Hospitalist position at Legacy Health?
Overview
At Legacy, we are committed to making life better for others by providing state-of-the-art care with compassion. If this is how you view your work as an OB/GYN, we invite you to consider joining our community.
The OB/GYN Hospitalist position will be primarily located at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, OR. This community hospital serves a diverse, multicultural population 20 minutes outside of Portland. Additional opportunities for coverage at other sites within the Legacy system (either coverage or additional FTE) may be available if interested. For emergency coverage the group of Hospitalists are credentialed at multiple sites.
As an OB/GYN Hospitalist at LMH you will be part of Legacy Medical Group (LMG) Women’s Health Services. The group practices collaboratively, with outpatient CNM and OB/GYN clinics as well as 24//7 in-house Certified Nurse Midwifery presence on Family Birth. The group works closely with Legacy Medical Group Maternal Fetal Medicine physicians, who have a clinic presence during the week and collaborate on pregnant people requiring transfer to Randall Children’s for a higher level of care.
The OB/GYN Hospitalist also provides coverage for the Emergency Department and inpatient gynecologic consults and emergencies (miscarriage, ovarian torsion, ectopic pregnancy, h backup available. Dedicated in-house Anesthesia is present 24/7.
Shifts are either 12 hours or 24 hours. These shifts are in-house where there is a well-appointed call room on the Labor & Delivery unit at Legacy Mount Hood. The hospital boasts a history of excellent collegiality among all departments and a staff committed to each other and the community. Weekend shifts are split evenly among the group of FTE’d employees, as are holidays which are on a rotating schedule.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Graduate of four-year U.S. Medical School or equivalent with residency completed in OB/GYN
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in OB-GYN.
- Unrestricted license to practice medicine in Oregon
- Current BLS from the American Heart Association required.
- Bilingual a plus!
Required procedures/skills:
- Full OB scope of both low and high-risk pregnancies including NSVD, operative vaginal delivery, cesarean section, management of third stage labor, hemorrhage, level 1 ultrasound, repair of episiotomy and lacerations, VBAC. .
- Gynecology procedures including D&C, minor and major laparoscopy with adnexal surgery (oophorectomy, cystectomy, salpingectomy, ectopic), tubal ligation (laparoscopic and postpartum).
Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled. Sorry, no J1 or H-1B visa opportunities.
For additional information please formally apply or contact Erin Pendergraft at EPENDERG@LHS.ORG.
Working Conditions
Risk of exposure to blood and body fluids . Must be able to lift push pull 20 40 pounds. Risk of exposure to hazardous airborne pathogens particles Annual N95 HMR Full Face fit testing and E required .
