OB/GYN Physician - Modesto, California

Job Description
Join a dynamic hospital laborist program delivering comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care in a busy acute-care setting. You will provide 12- and 24-hour coverage for labor and delivery, perform a full spectrum of OB/GYN procedures, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe outcomes for mothers and babies. Flexible shift options accommodate both day and overnight schedules.

Key Details

• Assignment Type: Locum Tenens
• Setting: Hospital
• Start Date: ASAP
• Schedule: 12-hour and 24-hour shifts (day and night coverage)
• Patient Population: Adult
• Location: Modesto, CA

Benefits

• Weekly direct deposit
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage
• Supportive credentialing assistance
• Lodging and mileage reimbursement (if applicable)
• Flexible scheduling (optional if applicable)

Job Responsibilities

• Provide laborist coverage for obstetric deliveries, including routine vaginal births, forceps-assisted deliveries, and cesarean sections.
• Manage high-risk obstetric scenarios such as breech presentations, multiple births, abruptions, and complex C-sections.
• Perform fetal heart rate monitoring and interpret NST, CST, and FSE findings.
• Conduct OB ultrasounds (Level I screening and Level II targeted) and document findings.
• Repair third- and fourth-degree perineal lacerations.
• Deliver office/minor gynecologic procedures: IUD insertion/removal, cystoscopy, colposcopy, cryosurgery, LEEP.
• Perform surgical gynecology, including open procedures, laparoscopic diagnostic/minor cases, and operative cases such as ectopic pregnancy management, oophorectomy, and cystectomy.

Qualifications

• Board-certified OB/GYN (minimum board certification required).
• Successful completion of a 1-year OB/GYN fellowship (preferred).
• BLS and PALS certifications current.
• Ability to obtain credentialing within 90 days.
• Experience with low-risk pregnancies required; high-risk pregnancy experience preferred.

Working Hours

• 12-hour or 24-hour shifts covering labor and delivery units.
• Expect 10–15 patient encounters per shift, including deliveries, ultrasounds, and procedural care.

Skills

• Low-risk pregnancy management, routine and assisted vaginal deliveries.
• Decision-making for cesarean delivery and management of complicated deliveries (breech, multiple gestations, abruptions).
• Fetal heart rate monitoring interpretation (NST, CST, FSE).
• OB ultrasound acquisition and interpretation (Level I & II).
• Repair of third- and fourth-degree perineal lacerations.
• Proficiency in office gynecologic procedures (IUD, colposcopy, LEEP, etc.).
• Surgical competence in open, laparoscopic, and operative gynecologic cases.