🔸Locum OB/GYN Physician - Call Only Coverage | Sep Start | Ruidoso, New Mexico🔸MG

Locum OB/GYN Physician - Call Only Coverage | New Mexico

Description

We are seeking a Board-Certified OB/GYN Physician for a locum tenens opportunity in New Mexico. This is a call-only assignment providing coverage for Labor & Delivery, Emergency Department OB/GYN consultations, and inpatient consultations. Coverage may become ongoing to accommodate permanent provider time-off requests.

Coverage Dates:

• Evening of September 16, 2026, through the morning of September 21, 2026
• Morning of September 25, 2026, through the morning of September 28, 2026

The assignment offers a manageable patient volume, a supportive clinical environment, and the opportunity to work alongside two permanent OB/GYN physicians.

About the Facility

• Community hospital located in New Mexico
• On-site laboratory services
• Level I Nursery (Well-Baby Care)
• Two permanent OB/GYN providers on staff
• EPIC EMR
• Hospital privileges required
• Credentialing may take up to 90 days, with potential temporary privileges available for qualified providers

Compensation:

Pay Rate: Details can be discussed further after applying to the job posting.

Travel expenses reimbursed, including:

• Mileage
• Rental car
• Hotel
• Flight

Malpractice Covered

Job Responsibilities

• Provide 24-hour call coverage for OB, ER, and inpatient consultations
• Manage low-risk and high-risk pregnancies
• Interpret fetal heart rate monitoring, including NST, CST, and FSE
• Perform vaginal deliveries and manage labor progression
• Perform and manage complicated deliveries, including:
  • Cesarean sections
  • Breech deliveries
  • Multiple gestations
  • Placental abruptions
• Perform VBAC management
• Repair third- and fourth-degree lacerations
• Perform emergency and on-call gynecologic surgical procedures, including:
  • Tubal ligations
  • Lysis of adhesions
  • Chromotubation procedures
  • Ectopic pregnancy surgery
  • Oophorectomy
  • Ovarian cystectomy
  • Diagnostic and operative laparoscopy
• Respond to patient care needs within a 20-minute response time requirement

Qualifications

• Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Active and unrestricted medical license
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NRP certification required
• Ability to provide case logs for privileging
• Successful completion of required drug screening and immunization requirements
• Minimum of 1 year of experience preferred

Working Hours

• Call-only assignment
• 24-hour call shifts: 8:00 AM – 8:00 AM
• Weekday callback rate: approximately 10%
• Weekend callback rate: approximately 20%
• Coverage includes nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled (no holiday coverage currently required)

Skills

• Low-risk pregnancy management
• High-risk pregnancy management
• Fetal heart rate interpretation (NST/CST/FSE)
• Vaginal deliveries
• Cesarean sections
• Breech and multiple birth deliveries
• VBAC management
• Third- and fourth-degree laceration repair
• Emergency obstetric care
• Gynecologic surgical procedures
• Diagnostic and operative laparoscopy
• Clinical decision-making in labor and delivery emergencies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Practice Details

• OB volume: 90%
• GYN volume: 10%
• Low-risk pregnancies: 60%
• High-risk pregnancies: 40%
• C-section rate: 30%
• Average deliveries per physician: 4 per week
• Average GYN surgeries: 2 per week
• Surgical GYN responsibilities are on-call only