Hospitalist - OB Locum Tenens | Iowa
Updated 3/24/26
Iowa, Iowa, United States
Physician
Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Details & requirements for this opportunity:
- Specialty: Hospitalist - OB
- Requirement: Physician (MD/DO)
- Location: Iowa
- Start date: ASAP
- Schedule: 24 hours (in-house)
- Credentialing Timeframe: 60-90 days
- License: An active Iowa state license is required
- EMR: ---
- Must be Board-Certified or Board-Eligible
- Other Details: We are seeking a Locum OB/GYN Hospitalist to provide inpatient coverage with flexible scheduling, averaging approximately four 24-hour shifts per month. The role involves overseeing the labor and delivery unit, triaging patients, performing vaginal and cesarean deliveries, managing high- and low-risk obstetric cases, handling emergencies, and providing urgent gynecologic consultations and surgeries. The hospitalist will collaborate with advanced practice providers, nursing staff, and other care team members, supervise APPs, support complex surgical cases as needed, and participate in teaching and mentoring of residents and medical students. Responsibilities also include coordinating patient care across imaging, lab, and pharmacy services, and offering a full spectrum of obstetric and gynecologic services, including routine exams, prenatal and postnatal care, contraception counseling, endometriosis and infertility management, menopausal care, in-office procedures, pelvic prolapse repairs, permanent sterilization, ultrasound imaging, and urinary incontinence treatment.
- White-glove licensing and credentialing assistance
- Rf: T65878
Job Responsibilities
* Manage high- and low-risk obstetric cases, emergencies, and urgent gynecologic consultations/surgeries
* Supervise and collaborate with advanced practice providers and nursing staff
* Assist peers with complex surgical cases as needed
* Participate in teaching and mentoring of residents and medical students
* Coordinate patient care across imaging, lab, and pharmacy services
* Provide comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic services, including routine exams, prenatal/postnatal care, contraception counseling, endometriosis and infertility management, menopausal care, in-office procedures, pelvic prolapse repairs, permanent sterilization, ultrasound imaging, and urinary incontinence treatment
Qualifications
* Experience in inpatient obstetric care and hospitalist settings
* Ability to manage high- and low-risk obstetric emergencies
* Experience supervising advanced practice providers and teaching residents
* Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills
Working Hours
* Approximately 4 shifts per month on average
* 24-hour in-house shifts, with flexibility for 24–96 hour scheduling
* Coverage needed for specific dates across March through June
Skills
* Effective communication and team collaboration
* Leadership and supervisory skills
* Emergency and critical care management
* Teaching and mentoring capabilities
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