Locums - OB Laborists Needed in Lexington, KY!

New Job Details – OB Laborist
Location: Lexington, KY
Duration: ASAP – ongoing
Reason for coverage: Ongoing recruitment; expanding service offerings. Seeking 2 laborist locums
Schedule: 8–10 inpatient shifts per month, typically in 4–5 day blocks of 12-hour shifts. Scheduling based on provider availability. Holiday availability requested
Shift: Days 8a–8p or nights 8p–8a, with rounding during the shift
Urgent dates (day shift, 8a–8p): Active KY license and clean malpractice history required for temp privileges

• 11/23–11/29
• 12/13–12/16
• 12/20–12/26

Volume: High-volume birth center with 400+ births per month. Patients per day vary by case type
Scope: Readily available for obstetric emergencies on L&D, antepartum, and mother-baby. Rounds, performs deliveries, manages labor, and works with MFM to accept transfers (acts as an extender for MFM). Low and high-risk OB, ultrasounds, amniocentesis, routine and complicated L&D, VBACs, C-sections, and circumcisions. GYN surgery not required. Familiarity with MFM preferred, not required
Group/Support: TBD
Requirements (boards, license):

• MD/DO, board certified. Active Kentucky license required for urgent dates; IMLC may be considered for non-urgent dates in 2027
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• BLS, NRP, and DEA
• Clean malpractice history prioritized. Open to reviewing minor malpractice settlements on a case-by-case basis
• Case logs required: Fifty (50) deliveries to include ten (10) C-sections in the past 12 months and the performance of twenty-five (25) gynecological surgical procedures, reflective of the scope of privileges requested in the past 24 months or successful completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited residency or clinical fellowship within the past 12 months
• MFM fellowship preferred, not required