Per Diem Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospitalist
Job at a glance
Job description
The OBGYN Hospitalist’s primary responsibilities will include: evaluation and treatment of patients in a 6 bed OBED, surgical assist, primary OB/GYN coverage for unassigned patients, providing backup for midwifery group, accepting out of hospital transfers, ED coverage, emergency gyn surgeries, care of unassigned gyn patients requiring admission and/or surgery. Must be comfortable seeing both obstetrics and gynecology patients and demonstrate a strong level of experience. Must be comfortable performing urgent and emergent OB and gyn surgeries.
The OBGYN Hospitalist’s primary responsibilities will include delivery attendance, OB ED triage and management, patient evaluation and treatment, fetal monitoring, surgical assist and ED coverage of unassigned patients and high-risk OB patients. Must be comfortable seeing both obstetrics and gynecology patients and demonstrate a strong level of experience.
- The hospitalist team consists of 4.4 FTEs, including a Medical Director, and 4 Per Diem physicians
- Teaching opportunities with residents and medical students
- Private, on-site call room dedicated to the Hospitalist
- Compensation is $209 - $215 per hour depending on shift and coverage
The compensation amounts listed may include productivity or quality/service incentives, call pay, extra shift incentives, as applicable to the position. In addition, providers may have CME benefits available to them
Where You’ll Work
Swedish Medical Center's Issaquah Highlands campus is a full-service community hospital 17 miles east of downtown Seattle. The 80-bed facility provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient specialty care, including oncology, cardiology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, emergency, intensive care and a host of specialized surgical services. The Swedish Issaquah emergency department received the prestigious Summit Award by Press Ganey Associates for maintaining patient satisfaction scores in the 95th percentile or above for at least three years.
Where You’ll Live
Issaquah is a scenic suburb of Seattle, east of the city on the south end of Lake Sammamish. With the Tiger, Squak and Cougar mountains surrounding it and state parks just minutes away, Issaquah feels farther from the urban center than it really is. Its historic shops, such as the famous Boehm’s Candies, attract visitors from around the world, while Duthie Hill Park’s 120 acres of evergreen forest are a popular hiking and mountain-biking destination.
Who You’ll Work For
Swedish is a comprehensive health network with a long history of excellence. The Seattle-based system operates five hospitals with more than 1,500 beds, and more than 115 primary and specialty care clinics. Part of the Providence family, Swedish is world-renowned for its innovative and ground-breaking diagnoses, treatments and medical research at its five award-winning institutes: cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neuroscience and orthopedic. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person it serves.
Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran