What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician - OB Hospitalist position at St. Vincent’s Health System?
- Specialty OB/GYN (OB Laborist)
- Schedule Part-time, 12-hour shifts
- Practice Detail Physician-driven, employed OB Laborist program managing labor, OB ED, and Gyn emergencies.
- EMR System Cerner
- Hospital St. Vincent's
- Location Birmingham, AL
- 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
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to partner with St. Vincent's to provide medical services to patients.
Position Highlights
- Experienced (at least 3 years) 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
- 24-hour anesthesia support
- 3,580 deliveries last year and tracking over 4,000 this year
- Employed by financially sound health system
- Competitive pay
- Part-time schedule allows for excellent work-life balance
- Medical malpractice insurance
- Excellent payor mix
- 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 consultation for specialty, which may include on call schedules.
- Why Birmingham? Our wonderful climate, tree-blanketed and hilly terrain, and the wonderful hospitality of our people make Birmingham an ideal place to live.
- Outstanding public and private schools, colleges and universities, including a world class medical research university at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
- Birmingham is home to the Birmingham Civil Rights District National Monument, a progressive business climate that fosters growth, a revitalized downtown where people go to work, live and play, and an unparalleled food and art scene that has grabbed the attention of visitors and publications across the world.
- Highest concentration of health care jobs in any of the top 50 MSAs in the country.
- With one of the lowest costs of living of any major metro in the Southeast and more green space per capita than any other city of our size, Birmingham is one of America’s best-kept secrets
- 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.
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) required.
